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)
170315000011	591	Stone Elementary School	Public	K-5	1404 W Stone Ave	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 628-4020	443	30	14.7	42.4%	172 (38.8%)	6 (1.4%)	210 (47.4%)	31 (7.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$15,339			$1,095			$14,244	67.8	63.6	678	87
172799004766	592	New Berlin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 N Cedar St	New Berlin	62670	Sangamon County	New Berlin CUSD 16	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 488-6054	440	36	12.1	30.5%	404 (91.8%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (2.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$13,893			$873			$13,019	67.7	59	763	171
170993006036	593	Disney II Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3815 N Kedvale Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-3750	431	1	431	30.9%	171 (39.7%)	32 (7.4%)	178 (41.3%)	28 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	$16,797			$2,288			$14,509	67.7	72.9	501	92
172139002408	594	Mable Woolsey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	106 Pleasant Ave	Knoxville	61448	Knox County	Knoxville CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 289-4134	402	28	14.4	50.0%	362 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$13,797			$1,671			$12,125	67.6	73	497	97
172989003093	595	Olympia North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 N State St	Danvers	61732	McLean County	Olympia CUSD 16	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 963-4514	289	18	16	38.4%	256 (88.6%)	4 (1.4%)	12 (4.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	$14,164			$1,330			$12,835	67.5	67.8	601	6
170468000145	596	C I Johnson Elementary School	Public	3-5	1934 Liberty St	Aurora	60502	DuPage County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 299-5400	378	23	16.5	65.3%	21 (5.6%)	26 (6.9%)	320 (84.7%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	$20,535			$3,434			$17,101	67.5	53.8	861	265
170022204118	597	Richmond Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	5815 Broadway St	Richmond	60071	McHenry County	Nippersink School District 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 678-4717	409	34	11.9	20.5%	346 (84.6%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (10.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$16,185			$602			$15,583	67.4	69.4	577	20
172814001559	598	Oster-Oakview School	Public	4-6	809 N Cedar Rd	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 485-2125	360	23	15.4	16.4%	278 (77.2%)	9 (2.5%)	59 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$14,677			$411			$14,266	67.4	65.3	642	44
171353002145	599	Woodland Elementary School	Public	3-5	59 S State Route 157	Edwardsville	62025	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 692-8791	431	29	14.7	26.0%	305 (70.8%)	48 (11.1%)	17 (3.9%)	19 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.8%)	$13,533			$1,456			$12,076	67.3	64.8	656	57
172976003088	600	Laverna Evans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	802 Dartmouth Dr	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	O Fallon CCSD 90	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 632-3335	432	21	20.7	39.6%	227 (52.5%)	116 (26.9%)	27 (6.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.3%)	$10,375			$666			$9,709	67.3	63.5	683	83

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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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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.