Best Elementary Schools in Illinois

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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)
170993000916	1961	Libby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 S Loomis Blvd	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9050	253	19	13.1	86.6%	4 (1.6%)	143 (56.5%)	106 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,779			$4,759			$21,020	12.4	18.3	1748	213
170993001151	1962	Westcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	409 W 80th St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3090	409	26	16	85.6%	0 (0.0%)	396 (96.8%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,542			$3,762			$16,780	12.4	14.2	1901	61
173499003667	1963	Round Lake Beach Elementary School	Public	1-5	1421 Ardmore Dr	Round Lake Beach	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 270-9930	375	30	12.3	94.4%	40 (10.7%)	13 (3.5%)	316 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$19,504			$1,221			$18,283	12.3	11.2	1994	31
173321003444	1964	Pleasant Acres Elementary School	Public	K-5	1625 Short St	Rantoul	61866	Champaign County	Rantoul City School District 137	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 893-5402	297	24	12.2	96.6%	41 (13.8%)	94 (31.6%)	130 (43.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (9.1%)	$18,040			$4,014			$14,026	12.3	16.4	1818	146
170993000646	1965	Cameron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1234 N Monticello Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4290	634	49	12.9	97.2%	2 (0.3%)	101 (15.9%)	526 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$18,105			$3,326			$14,778	12.3	15.8	1837	128
173123003294	1966	Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School	Public	K-4	1907 W Forrest Hill Ave	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 672-6571	403	28	14.6	89.1%	38 (9.4%)	286 (71.0%)	37 (9.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.9%)	$15,636			$2,673			$12,963	12.3	10.4	2027	61
170993001021	1967	Park Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7037 S Rhodes Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3070	257	19	13.5	93.0%	1 (0.4%)	249 (96.9%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$23,645			$3,241			$20,404	12.2	10.9	2007	40
174125004123	1968	Clearview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Delaware Rd	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 303-1600	414	39	10.6	76.6%	7 (1.7%)	48 (11.6%)	348 (84.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$25,505			$2,133			$23,372	12.2	19	1709	259
172397006213	1969	Bernard Long Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 Farrish St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 876-6409	348	30	11.6	98.3%	11 (3.2%)	321 (92.2%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,647			$5,760			$13,886	12.2	12.9	1940	29
170993001163	1970	Woodson South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4414 S Evans Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1280	298	25	11.9	85.9%	1 (0.3%)	279 (93.6%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$24,133			$4,357			$19,777	12.2	11.6	1984	14

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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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