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)
170732000380	501	Brook Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1214 Raymond Ave	La Grange Park	60526	Cook County	Brookfield Lagrange Park School District 95	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 354-3740	872	63	13.8	17.9%	520 (59.6%)	20 (2.3%)	272 (31.2%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	$13,232			$801			$12,431	73.3	72.6	507	6
172870003014	502	Poplar Grove Elementary School	Public	K-4	208 N State St	Poplar Grove	61065	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 765-3113	248	22	11.5	48.8%	167 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$16,256			$735			$15,521	73.3	82.7	325	177
172862006130	503	Benjamin Elementary School	Public	K-5	6006 Ireland Grove Rd	Bloomington	61705	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 557-4410	629	35	18.2	10.3%	316 (50.2%)	36 (5.7%)	35 (5.6%)	199 (31.6%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	$10,540			$753			$9,788	73.3	87.3	230	273
171983004840	504	Martin Elementary School	Public	3-5	10920 Reed Rd	Lake in the Hills	60156	McHenry County	Huntley Community School District 158	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 659-5300	764	58	13.1	26.7%	501 (65.6%)	40 (5.2%)	142 (18.6%)	64 (8.4%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	$13,741			$256			$13,485	73.3	78.7	389	115
173735003866	505	Marine Elementary School	Public	K-5	725 W Division St	Marine	62061	Madison County	Triad CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 667-5404	132	8	15.7	18.9%	125 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$12,469			$362			$12,107	73.1	72.2	520	15
172475004725	506	Maroa-Forsyth Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	641 E Shafer St	Forsyth	62535	Macon County	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 877-2023	600	37	16.3	35.5%	449 (74.8%)	43 (7.2%)	20 (3.3%)	48 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.3%)	$9,693			$1,123			$8,570	73.1	69.6	571	65
170143406538	507	Dimmick Community Cons School District 175	Public	PK, KG-8	297 N 33rd Rd	La Salle	61301	LaSalle County	Dimmick Community Cons School District #175	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 223-2933	155	12	12.6		132 (85.2%)	2 (1.3%)	13 (8.4%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.2%)	$17,801			$921			$16,880	73.1	72	524	17
174263004281	508	L J Stevens Intermediate School	Public	2-5	221 Ryan St	Wilmington	60481	Will County	Wilmington CUSD 209U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 926-1689	363	24	15.4	52.1%	303 (83.5%)	4 (1.1%)	40 (11.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$13,366			$1,938			$11,428	73	76.5	439	69
172925003069	509	William Hatch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Ridgeland Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 524-3095	365	27	13.5	17.5%	167 (45.8%)	84 (23.0%)	48 (13.2%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	53 (14.5%)	$18,895			$804			$18,090	73	75.6	459	50
173474003636	510	Buzz Aldrin Elementary School	Public	K-6	617 Boxwood Dr	Schaumburg	60193	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 357-5400	538	44	12.3		221 (41.1%)	22 (4.1%)	139 (25.8%)	128 (23.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$18,306			$772			$17,534	72.9	67.9	599	89

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.