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)
170675005828	511	Liberty Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1690 Career Center Rd	Bourbonnais	60914	Kankakee County	Bourbonnais School District 53	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 929-5000	743	55	13.5	49.0%	452 (60.8%)	103 (13.9%)	121 (16.3%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.3%)	$12,329			$709			$11,620	72.8	70.1	559	48
171270001521	512	Dunlap Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 S 1st St	Dunlap	61525	Peoria County	Dunlap CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 243-7772	264	20	13.5	24.6%	202 (76.5%)	19 (7.2%)	9 (3.4%)	18 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$11,963			$588			$11,375	72.8	85.6	262	250
173016003116	513	Oregon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1150 Jefferson St	Oregon	61061	Ogle County	Oregon CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 732-5300	769	50	15.3	55.1%	630 (81.9%)	15 (2.0%)	89 (11.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.0%)	$15,794			$1,350			$14,444	72.5	67.2	610	97
170783000398	514	Howard B Thomas Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	44W575 Plato Rd	Burlington	60109	Kane County	Central CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 464-6008	644	39	16.5	22.4%	325 (50.5%)	16 (2.5%)	143 (22.2%)	129 (20.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	$14,537			$489			$14,047	72.4	65.3	643	129
170993000755	515	Everett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3419 S Bell Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4550	98	17	5.9	83.7%	7 (7.1%)	2 (2.0%)	78 (79.6%)	8 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$39,589			$6,047			$33,542	72.4	74.6	469	46
170855000484	516	Hampshire Elementary School	Public	K-5	321 Terwilliger Ave	Hampshire	60140	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 683-2171	452	28	15.9	27.7%	336 (74.3%)	7 (1.5%)	95 (21.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$14,412			$1,054			$13,358	72.3	70.7	545	29
170843004563	517	Carlinville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	450 W Buchanan St	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Carlinville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 854-9523	264	16	16.5	47.3%	236 (89.4%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	$12,822			$1,574			$11,248	72.2	69	581	64
171038001253	518	John Middleton Elementary School	Public	1-5	8000 E Prairie Rd	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Skokie School District 73-5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 673-1222	519	49	10.5	33.3%	203 (39.1%)	50 (9.6%)	73 (14.1%)	137 (26.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.1%)	$23,884			$920			$22,963	72.2	74.5	472	46
172631005199	519	Walnut Trails Elementary School	Public	K-4	301 Wynstone Dr	Shorewood	60404	Will County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 290-7400	504	39	12.9	22.2%	342 (67.9%)	46 (9.1%)	82 (16.3%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$14,551			$321			$14,230	72.1	71.2	537	18
170846000465	520	Carlyle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	951 6th St	Carlyle	62231	Clinton County	Carlyle CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 594-3766	357	27	13.4	54.6%	323 (90.5%)	10 (2.8%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$11,833			$1,189			$10,644	72.1	72.3	514	6

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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.

Educational resources:

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

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.