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)
172625002795	801	Milton Pope Elementary School	Public	K-8	3197 E 28th Rd	Marseilles	61341	LaSalle County	Miller Township CCSD 210	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 357-8151	197	14	14	20.3%	179 (90.9%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$17,482			$885			$16,597	55.9	49	977	176
172151002419	802	Ladd Community Cons School	Public	PK, KG-8	232 E Cleveland St	Ladd	61329	Bureau County	Ladd CCSD 94	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 894-2363	202	16	12.6	57.9%	155 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$14,641			$846			$13,794	55.8	53.1	879	77
174333005213	803	Westwood Elementary School	Public	1-5	14124 W South Street Rd	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 337-8173	353	21	16.8	49.9%	184 (52.1%)	6 (1.7%)	149 (42.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$14,304			$1,285			$13,019	55.8	62.6	698	105
172919003052	804	J M Hannum Elementary School	Public	K-5	9800 S Tripp Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 423-1690	416	28	14.9	51.7%	109 (26.2%)	64 (15.4%)	199 (47.8%)	19 (4.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	$17,002			$1,258			$15,745	55.8	53.6	866	62
174251001739	805	Willow Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	815 W 7th St	Centralia	62801	Marion County	Willow Grove School District 46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 532-3313	146	14	10.4	69.2%	129 (88.4%)	7 (4.8%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$15,405			$3,312			$12,093	55.7	48.4	990	185
170993000729	806	Drummond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1845 W Cortland St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-4120	301	24	12.8	14.6%	144 (47.8%)	21 (7.0%)	77 (25.6%)	19 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.3%)	$21,321			$2,511			$18,809	55.7	64.9	654	152
171371001724	807	Fox Meadow Elementary School	Public	K-6	1275 Jenna Dr	South Elgin	60177	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 888-7182	582	30	19.4	31.8%	226 (38.8%)	32 (5.5%)	225 (38.7%)	57 (9.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.2%)	$17,453			$1,978			$15,475	55.6	53.9	858	51
170993000647	808	Canty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3740 N Panama Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-1238	818	59	13.9	50.2%	342 (41.8%)	17 (2.1%)	421 (51.5%)	23 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	$18,627			$2,386			$16,241	55.5	61.5	719	89
174068004088	809	North Wamac Grade School	Public	K-8	1500 Case St	Centralia	62801	Marion County	North Wamac School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 532-1826	133	9	14.7	98.5%	111 (83.5%)	5 (3.8%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (8.3%)	$13,061			$1,982			$11,080	55.5	56.2	819	10
170942000543	810	Bottenfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1801 S Prospect Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 351-3807	453	29	15.6	42.4%	204 (45.0%)	145 (32.0%)	20 (4.4%)	43 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	$15,745			$1,808			$13,937	55.5	53.6	867	57

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.