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)
170471000172	1241	Goodwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Poplar Pl	North Aurora	60542	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5003	286	27	10.5	39.2%	114 (39.9%)	35 (12.2%)	116 (40.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	$20,700			$2,051			$18,649	36.2	33	1321	80
174302004317	1242	Westview Elementary School	Public	3-5	200 N Addison Rd	Wood Dale	60191	DuPage County	Wood Dale School District 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 766-8040	286	22	12.7	49.7%	98 (34.3%)	10 (3.5%)	155 (54.2%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$17,987			$972			$17,015	36.2	29.6	1408	166
173451003618	1243	Arthur Froberg Elementary School	Public	K-5	4555 20th St	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 874-2464	421	25	16.8	67.7%	156 (37.1%)	92 (21.9%)	113 (26.8%)	27 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.6%)	$16,622			$2,738			$13,884	36.1	27.9	1454	211
173237003376	1244	Posen Elementary School	Public	4-5	14545 S California Ave	Posen	60469	Cook County	Posen-Robbins Education Service District 143-5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 388-7204	264	20	13.4	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	97 (36.7%)	160 (60.6%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$23,368			$3,916			$19,451	36.1	22	1606	362
173708003773	1245	Springfield Ball Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2530 E Ash St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 525-3275	394	25	15.7	61.2%	156 (39.6%)	161 (40.9%)	16 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.2%)	$14,901			$194			$14,707	36.1	40.1	1172	73
170993006451	1246	LEARN Charter - South Chicago Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	8914 S Buffalo Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 722-8577	406	25	16.2	93.1%	2 (0.5%)	372 (91.6%)	30 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,309			$1,395			$20,914	36	33.1	1315	69
170006505246	1247	Saunemin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	39 Main St	Saunemin	61769	Livingston County	Saunemin CCSD 438	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 832-4421	120	15	8	56.7%	105 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	$23,830			$1,549			$22,281	36	22.3	1597	350
172881004772	1248	North Clay Elementary/Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	550 Route 45 N	Louisville	62858	Clay County	North Clay CUSD 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 665-3393	373	36	10.4	41.6%	347 (93.0%)	4 (1.1%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$14,627			$2,180			$12,446	36	29.5	1409	161
171845002130	1249	Bryant Elementary School	Public	K-5	14700 Main St	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Harvey School District 152	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 331-1390	305	19	16.4	48.9%	1 (0.3%)	207 (67.9%)	78 (25.6%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$21,544			$2,844			$18,699	35.9	27.3	1468	219
170993001043	1250	Prussing Elementary School	Public	K-8	4650 N Menard Ave	Chicago	60630	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3460	666	46	14.6	66.5%	265 (39.8%)	19 (2.9%)	324 (48.6%)	39 (5.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	$16,799			$2,829			$13,970	35.8	39.7	1179	71

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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.