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)
173027005457	261	Wolfs Crossing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3015 S Eola Rd	Aurora	60503	Will County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 636-3700	458	29	15.5	26.4%	206 (45.0%)	41 (9.0%)	84 (18.3%)	102 (22.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$16,338			$725			$15,612	85.6	86.7	243	18
171983004183	262	Leggee Elementary School	Public	K-5	13723 Harmony Rd	Huntley	60142	McHenry County	Huntley Community School District 158	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 659-6200	885	68	13	15.8%	591 (66.8%)	35 (4.0%)	156 (17.6%)	93 (10.5%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$14,066			$256			$13,810	85.6	82.2	329	67
173717003860	263	Wasco Elementary School	Public	K-5	4N782 School St	Wasco	60183	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(331) 228-2900	445	30	14.9	14.2%	380 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.8%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$16,574			$278			$16,296	85.6	90.9	164	99
170993000743	264	Edgebrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6525 N Hiawatha Ave	Chicago	60646	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-1194	508	37	13.7	15.0%	288 (56.7%)	5 (1.0%)	110 (21.7%)	53 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.2%)	$18,750			$2,731			$16,019	85.4	94.3	100	164
173474003632	265	Adolph Link Elementary School	Public	K-6	900 W Glenn Trl	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 357-5300	617	44	13.9		231 (37.4%)	23 (3.7%)	107 (17.3%)	230 (37.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$15,444			$648			$14,796	85.4	81.7	346	81
173822003910	266	Arbury Hills Elementary School	Public	1-4	19651 Beechnut Dr	Mokena	60448	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 479-2106	174	18	9.7	22.4%	127 (73.0%)	10 (5.7%)	25 (14.4%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$20,882			$374			$20,508	85.4	82.8	323	57
172064002353	267	Jonesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	309 Cook Ave	Jonesboro	62952	Union County	County of Union School District No43	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 833-5148	325	27	12	50.8%	305 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	$16,369			$906			$15,463	85.3	66.9	612	345
171950004518	268	Luther J Schilling School	Public	2-4	16025 S Cedar Rd	Homer Glen	60491	Will County	Homer CCSD 33C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 226-7900	604	43	14		505 (83.6%)	6 (1.0%)	72 (11.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$14,824			$446			$14,379	85.3	82.1	334	66
174053004082	269	Wallace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1463 N 33rd Rd	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Wallace CCSD 195	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 433-2986	400	29	13.7	26.8%	341 (85.3%)	5 (1.3%)	46 (11.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$14,820			$882			$13,938	85	67.6	605	336
172610002792	270	Millburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18550 W Millburn Rd	Old Mill Creek	60083	Lake County	Millburn CCSD 24	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 356-8331	704	58	12.1	20.0%	429 (60.9%)	27 (3.8%)	118 (16.8%)	99 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.4%)	$16,899			$392			$16,507	84.9	87.2	233	37

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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:

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

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.