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)
174182004189	381	John Laidlaw Elementary School	Public	K-5	4072 Forest Ave	Western Springs	60558	Cook County	Western Springs School District 101	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 246-7673	420	33	12.7		363 (86.4%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$15,219			$378			$14,841	79.4	84.7	279	102
170492000183	382	Chatham Elementary School	Public	K-4	525 S College St	Chatham	62629	Sangamon County	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 483-2411	488	29	17.1	32.0%	374 (76.6%)	33 (6.8%)	23 (4.7%)	25 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	$12,035			$867			$11,167	79.3	72.5	511	129
170017602401	383	Cowden-Herrick Grade School	Public	K-5	301 N Broadway St	Herrick	62431	Shelby County	Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 428-5223	161	17	9.7	59.0%	157 (97.5%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,080			$2,154			$9,926	79.2	85.4	265	118
171704002013	384	Meadowview Elementary School	Public	K-6	2525 Mitchell Dr	Woodridge	60517	DuPage County	Woodridge School District 68	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 795-6400	413	31	13.2	36.1%	233 (56.4%)	39 (9.4%)	84 (20.3%)	35 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	$17,747			$944			$16,803	79.2	77.1	422	38
172862003589	385	Prairieland Elementary School	Public	K-5	1300 E Raab Rd	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 557-4424	459	32	14.5	20.3%	351 (76.5%)	22 (4.8%)	41 (8.9%)	20 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	$13,052			$1,333			$11,718	79.1	79.5	380	5
173846003919	386	North Elementary School	Public	K-5	1680 Brickville Rd	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 899-8209	291	20	14.4	19.6%	233 (80.1%)	11 (3.8%)	23 (7.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.9%)	$14,892			$243			$14,649	79.1	73.8	484	98
170369000059	387	Amboy Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	30 E Provost St	Amboy	61310	Lee County	Amboy CUSD 272	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 857-3619	282	22	13	45.0%	255 (90.4%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$17,175			$1,791			$15,384	79.1	85.4	268	119
171950004519	388	William J Butler School	Public	2-4	1900 S Farrell Rd	Lockport	60441	Will County	Homer CCSD 33C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 226-5155	567	35	16.2		474 (83.6%)	6 (1.1%)	62 (10.9%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	$14,893			$347			$14,545	79	68.7	587	199
171446001803	389	Willard Elementary School	Public	K-5	2700 Hurd Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 905-3601	373	34	10.9	26.5%	209 (56.0%)	45 (12.1%)	85 (22.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	$25,445			$74			$25,371	79	82.1	333	56
170000105651	390	River Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4141 IL Route 84 S	Hanover	61041	Jo Daviess County	River Ridge CUSD 210	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 858-9005	228	21	10.7	56.6%	191 (83.8%)	3 (1.3%)	18 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.0%)	$21,267			$1,654			$19,613	79	73.7	488	98

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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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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.