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)
170993000919	1121	Linne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3221 N Sacramento Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5262	624	47	13.4	54.5%	103 (16.5%)	23 (3.7%)	456 (73.1%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	25 (4.0%)	$15,473			$3,023			$12,451	41.4	47.1	1013	108
172127002399	1122	Helen Keller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7846 163rd St	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Kirby School District 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 532-2144	397	36	11.1		287 (72.3%)	19 (4.8%)	63 (15.9%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$16,970			$953			$16,017	41.4	39.6	1180	58
171749002053	1123	Grass Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	26177 W Grass Lake Rd	Antioch	60002	Lake County	Grass Lake School District 36	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 395-1550	187	17	10.8		146 (78.1%)	4 (2.1%)	32 (17.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$28,520			$1,156			$27,363	41.2	37.7	1215	92
173042003148	1124	Kimball Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2905 Meadow Dr	Rolling Meadows	60008	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 963-5200	483	35	14	40.2%	222 (46.0%)	5 (1.0%)	193 (40.0%)	31 (6.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.8%)	$16,181			$814			$15,367	41.2	40.9	1156	32
170031005013	1125	West Carroll Primary	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 Wacker Rd	Savanna	61074	Carroll County	West Carroll CUSD 314	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 273-7747	416	26	16	60.6%	360 (86.5%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$13,937			$2,573			$11,364	41.2	47	1014	111
171966002240	1126	John Greer Elementary School	Public	3-5	609 W Main St	Hoopeston	60942	Vermilion County	Hoopeston Area CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 283-6667	236	20	11.8	55.5%	178 (75.4%)	15 (6.4%)	42 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$19,955			$1,664			$18,291	41.1	34.6	1294	168
172772002466	1127	Nashville Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	750 E Gorman St	Nashville	62263	Washington County	Nashville CCSD 49	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 327-4304	584	39	14.9	37.8%	537 (92.0%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.9%)	$12,507			$897			$11,610	41.1	47.8	996	131
170825000435	1128	Trico Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16343 Highway 4	Campbell Hill	62916	Jackson County	Trico CUSD 176	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 426-1111	456	26	17.2	69.5%	368 (80.7%)	2 (0.4%)	76 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$12,401			$1,941			$10,461	41.1	33.9	1306	178
174125004128	1129	Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 North Ave	Waukegan	60087	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 303-2080	285	24	11.9	64.6%	21 (7.4%)	41 (14.4%)	210 (73.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$25,575			$2,100			$23,475	41	27.8	1455	326
171371001698	1130	Parkwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	2150 Laurel Ave	Hanover Park	60133	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 213-5595	340	19	17.8	71.8%	22 (6.5%)	43 (12.6%)	255 (75.0%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$17,233			$3,246			$13,987	41	23.6	1556	426

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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.

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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.