Best Elementary Schools in Illinois

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the IAR test scores by the Illinois State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 2067)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
172511002740	981	Jane Addams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	910 Division St	Melrose Park	60160	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 450-2023	441	27	16.6	49.7%	21 (4.8%)	35 (7.9%)	363 (82.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$20,214			$1,297			$18,917	48.1	35.9	1262	281
171125001350	982	Coretta Scott King Magnet School	Public	K-5	1009 Blackhawk Dr	University Park	60484	Will County	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 367-4700	276	21	13.1	99.6%	24 (8.7%)	201 (72.8%)	26 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)	$17,816			$895			$16,920	48.1	57.6	785	197
170993000971	983	Inter-American Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	851 W Waveland Ave	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5490	637	45	14	47.9%	65 (10.2%)	15 (2.4%)	542 (85.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$17,899			$2,667			$15,232	47.8	40.9	1152	169
171377001718	984	Brentwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 Dulles Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 593-4401	435	36	12.1	64.4%	150 (34.5%)	35 (8.0%)	127 (29.2%)	108 (24.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$20,599			$1,036			$19,563	47.7	49.4	961	23
173369003465	985	Ernest F Kolb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9620 Normandy Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Ridgeland School District 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 598-8090	357	24	15	77.9%	209 (58.5%)	21 (5.9%)	89 (24.9%)	33 (9.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,197			$2,631			$13,566	47.7	39.3	1184	199
171851002144	986	New Central Elementary School	Public	K-4	215 N Pearl St	Havana	62644	Mason County	Havana CUSD 126	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 543-2241	279	22	12.8	56.3%	256 (91.8%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	$15,435			$831			$14,604	47.7	62.8	697	289
172569002780	987	Monroe Center Grade School	Public	3-5	17500 Hwy 72	Monroe Center	61052	Ogle County	Meridian CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 645-2230	309	23	13.3	30.7%	256 (82.8%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (13.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$16,052			$451			$15,602	47.6	59.7	748	239
172017006829	988	Glenn Raymond School	Public	1-5	101 W Mulberry St	Watseka	60970	Iroquois County	Iroquois County CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 432-4581	297	24	12.3	71.0%	235 (79.1%)	5 (1.7%)	39 (13.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$14,287			$990			$13,297	47.5	44.1	1087	99
170993000808	989	Grissom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12810 S Escanaba Ave	Chicago	60633	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5380	291	21	13.8	78.7%	20 (6.9%)	39 (13.4%)	230 (79.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,717			$3,421			$18,296	47.5	50	949	40
174047004373	990	Mt Carmel Grade School	Public	3-6	1520 Poplar St	Mount Carmel	62863	Wabash County	Wabash CUSD 348	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 262-5699	382	26	14.6	55.5%	348 (91.1%)	7 (1.8%)	11 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	$12,265			$2,759			$9,506	47.5	41.9	1139	149

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on IAR English Language Arts, IAR Mathematics test scores released by the Illinois State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Illinois State Board of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.