Best Elementary Schools in Illinois

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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)
170033205815	1001	Webster Elementary School	Public	2-4	310 N Monroe St	Rushville	62681	Schuyler County	Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 322-4311	176	15	11.7	54.5%	156 (88.6%)	5 (2.8%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.7%)	$16,398			$3,050			$13,348	47.1	39.9	1175	174
172511002742	1002	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	811 Chicago Ave	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 450-2036	440	42	10.4	42.0%	4 (0.9%)	42 (9.5%)	288 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (24.1%)	$23,389			$1,489			$21,900	47	40.8	1159	157
174231004256	1003	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	3-5	1501 E 6th St	Sterling	61081	Whiteside County	Sterling CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 625-1449	350	22	15.8	62.0%	177 (50.6%)	11 (3.1%)	130 (37.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.4%)	$14,995			$1,961			$13,034	46.9	39.2	1185	182
172718004751	1004	Mt Olive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	804 W Main St	Mount Olive	62069	Macoupin County	Mount Olive CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 999-4241	357	30	11.9	48.2%	346 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$14,429			$2,364			$12,065	46.9	30.8	1380	376
171332005001	1005	Annette Officer Elementary	Public	K-4	558 N 27th St	East Saint Louis	62205	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 646-3970	339	29	11.6	99.4%	2 (0.6%)	330 (97.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$27,226			$7,317			$19,909	46.9	38.8	1191	186
170996001221	1006	Greenbriar Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 W Greenbriar Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 756-4159	196	13	15.1	97.4%	20 (10.2%)	62 (31.6%)	114 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,208			$4,302			$18,907	46.8	58.1	777	229
172385002597	1007	Home Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Home Ave	Stickney	60402	Cook County	Lyons School District 103	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 783-4500	244	22	10.9	73.4%	17 (7.0%)	5 (2.0%)	217 (88.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$18,771			$652			$18,119	46.8	47.7	1000	7
173042003156	1008	Virginia Lake Elementary School	Public	K-6	925 N Glenn Dr	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 963-7100	664	45	14.6	60.1%	175 (26.4%)	32 (4.8%)	403 (60.7%)	28 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	$16,022			$1,000			$15,021	46.7	47.6	1003	5
170942000553	1009	Robeson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2501 Southmoor Dr	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 351-3884	458	29	15.7	51.1%	170 (37.1%)	156 (34.1%)	45 (9.8%)	32 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (11.8%)	$16,715			$2,158			$14,557	46.6	56.9	801	208
172511002744	1010	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1927 S 15th Ave	Broadview	60155	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 450-2047	318	23	13.8	43.1%	0 (0.0%)	237 (74.5%)	57 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	$20,342			$1,587			$18,756	46.6	27.9	1452	442

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.