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)
170381000068	551	Annawan Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 W South St	Annawan	61234	Henry County	Annawan CUSD 226	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 935-6623	247	18	13.4	40.9%	224 (90.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	$15,267			$763			$14,504	70	63.8	677	126
171638001957	552	Western Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Western Ave	Geneva	60134	Kane County	Geneva CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 463-3500	344	28	12.3		300 (87.2%)	6 (1.7%)	26 (7.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$18,250			$744			$17,506	70	62.9	694	142
170993001143	553	Ward J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2701 S Shields Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-9050	515	33	15.8	79.4%	27 (5.2%)	36 (7.0%)	49 (9.5%)	399 (77.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$17,022			$3,010			$14,012	69.8	59.2	757	204
174169002094	554	Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary	Public	K-5	1212 Sanctuary Ln	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 428-6100	548	44	12.5	30.8%	106 (19.3%)	62 (11.3%)	107 (19.5%)	239 (43.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	$15,927			$1,278			$14,648	69.7	72.6	504	50
174041004871	555	Virginia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 S Morgan St	Virginia	62691	Cass County	Virginia CUSD 64	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 452-3363	180	10	18.2	66.1%	163 (90.6%)	5 (2.8%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$12,350			$1,851			$10,499	69.7	54	857	302
170942005409	556	South Side Elementary School	Public	K-5	715 S New St	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 351-3890	289	20	14.4	41.9%	153 (52.9%)	77 (26.6%)	12 (4.2%)	15 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)	$16,647			$1,700			$14,946	69.7	55.1	841	285
173474004427	557	Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary School	Public	K-6	345 N Walnut Ln	Schaumburg	60194	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 357-5555	461	39	11.8		182 (39.5%)	37 (8.0%)	121 (26.2%)	96 (20.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	$17,207			$524			$16,683	69.7	70.4	556	1
173057003176	558	Navajo Heights Elementary School	Public	4-5	12401 S Oak Park Ave	Palos Heights	60463	Cook County	Palos Heights School District 128	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 385-3269	156	12	12.9		119 (76.3%)	7 (4.5%)	25 (16.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$15,585			$1,331			$14,254	69.6	69.3	579	21
171887002173	559	Heyworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 S Joselyn St	Heyworth	61745	McLean County	Heyworth CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 473-2822	490	31	15.7	24.1%	439 (89.6%)	4 (0.8%)	28 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$13,924			$483			$13,441	69.5	72.2	519	40
171324001574	560	P L Bolin Elementary School	Public	3-5	428 Arnold Rd	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	East Peoria School District 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 427-5350	135	10	13.8	40.0%	107 (79.3%)	8 (5.9%)	9 (6.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	$18,554			$1,649			$16,906	69.5	58.1	776	216

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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.