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)
173020003119	481	C R Hanna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 14th Ave	Orion	61273	Henry County	Orion CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 526-3386	456	32	14.2	23.7%	434 (95.2%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$10,051			$301			$9,751	74.8	76.9	430	51
173621005739	482	Shiloh Middle School	Public	4-8	1 Wildcat Xing	Shiloh	62269	St. Clair County	Shiloh Village School District 85	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 632-7434	326	20	16.7	29.4%	198 (60.7%)	72 (22.1%)	18 (5.5%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	$12,801			$1,092			$11,710	74.5	72.4	512	30
170801004559	483	Mary Morgan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 N Colfax St	Byron	61010	Ogle County	Byron CUSD 226	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 234-5491	626	50	12.6	28.8%	541 (86.4%)	7 (1.1%)	46 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	$14,887			$470			$14,418	74.5	82.7	326	157
174083004876	484	Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 N West St	Warrensburg	62573	Macon County	Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 672-3612	464	29	16	50.6%	386 (83.2%)	16 (3.4%)	21 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.8%)	$10,462			$1,496			$8,966	74.5	71.5	533	49
171079001309	485	East Side Elementary School	Public	K-6	501 E Randolph St	Mc Leansboro	62859	Hamilton County	Hamilton County CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 643-2328	410	28	14.7	54.6%	386 (94.1%)	6 (1.5%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,019			$2,722			$9,297	74.4	73.6	491	6
171047005498	486	Heritage Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 Woodhill Dr	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Ccsd 93	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 588-6200	325	27	11.9	28.3%	152 (46.8%)	20 (6.2%)	61 (18.8%)	81 (24.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$22,528			$196			$22,331	74.4	72.2	518	32
171305001549	487	East Dubuque Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 N School Rd	East Dubuque	61025	Jo Daviess County	East Dubuque Unified School District 119	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 747-3117	351	29	11.9	40.5%	301 (85.8%)	11 (3.1%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	$9,809			$530			$9,279	74.2	66.4	619	132
172870003012	488	Manchester Elementary School	Public	K-4	3501 Blaine Rd	Poplar Grove	61065	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 765-2826	139	11	12.9	49.6%	98 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	$16,709			$751			$15,958	74.2	63.9	675	187
172865003008	489	J Leigh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8151 W Lawrence Ave	Norridge	60706	Cook County	Norridge School District 80	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 583-2068	622	41	15.1	48.1%	430 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (17.7%)	65 (10.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$12,983			$1,223			$11,761	74.2	63.5	684	195
171997002257	490	Mossville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12207 Old Galena Rd	Chillicothe	61523	Peoria County	Il Valley Central Unified School District 321	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 579-2328	416	25	16.4	43.5%	373 (89.7%)	7 (1.7%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$10,012			$83			$9,929	74.1	82.1	332	158

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.