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)
172103004410	41	Prairie Elementary School	Public	1-5	1530 Brandywyn Ln	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 634-3144	464	29	16.1		162 (34.9%)	7 (1.5%)	25 (5.4%)	242 (52.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	$21,020			$335			$20,686	97.4	91.7	155	114
170993006590	42	Bronzeville Classical Elementary School	Public	K-7	8 W Root St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-8085	395	22	17.9	17.7%	21 (5.3%)	289 (73.2%)	23 (5.8%)	33 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	$18,057			$2,619			$15,438	97.3	93.8	112	70
173084003213	43	George B Carpenter Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 N Hamlin Ave	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Park Ridge CCSD 64	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 318-4370	438	39	11.3		355 (81.1%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (8.9%)	21 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	$19,665			$354			$19,311	97.3	96.2	60	17
174169004365	44	Fry Elementary School	Public	K-5	3204 Tall Grass Dr	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 428-7400	583	36	16.3	7.5%	172 (29.5%)	19 (3.3%)	33 (5.7%)	322 (55.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.0%)	$12,626			$1,044			$11,582	97.3	94.9	88	44
170798000405	45	Brook Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Regent Dr	Oak Brook	60523	DuPage County	Butler School District 53	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 325-6888	265	29	9.1		94 (35.5%)	6 (2.3%)	14 (5.3%)	136 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	$25,830			$19			$25,811	97.1	99	9	36
173717005708	46	Norton Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	2033 Smith Rd	West Chicago	60185	DuPage County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(331) 228-2700	501	37	13.6	8.6%	334 (66.7%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.8%)	91 (18.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	$18,247			$320			$17,927	97.1	93.7	115	69
174284004300	47	Greeley Elementary School	Public	K-4	275 Fairview Ave	Winnetka	60093	Cook County	Winnetka School District 36	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 446-6060	307	29	10.5		257 (83.7%)	3 (1.0%)	22 (7.2%)	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$24,635			$218			$24,417	97	97.3	36	11
172889003028	48	Glen Oaks Elementary School	Public	2-5	9045 S 88th Ave	Hickory Hills	60457	Cook County	North Palos School District 117	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 233-6800	692	50	13.8	59.8%	480 (69.4%)	24 (3.5%)	119 (17.2%)	22 (3.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.1%)	$16,798			$1,550			$15,248	96.9	91.9	150	102
173717004065	49	Bell-Graham Elementary School	Public	K-5	4N505 Fox Mill Blvd	Saint Charles	60175	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(331) 228-2100	512	38	13.6	8.0%	401 (78.3%)	3 (0.6%)	45 (8.8%)	30 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.1%)	$17,128			$308			$16,820	96.9	96.9	43	6
173255003381	50	Prairie Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	14714 Willowbrook Rd	South Beloit	61080	Winnebago County	Prairie Hill CCSD 133	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 389-3301	477	33	14.5	13.6%	378 (79.2%)	8 (1.7%)	53 (11.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	$11,753			$475			$11,279	96.9	97.5	33	17

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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.