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)
170993000864	1451	Hoyne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8905 S Crandon Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6425	249	16	15.5	76.3%	0 (0.0%)	238 (95.6%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$20,708			$3,943			$16,765	28.4	28.7	1431	20
171824002103	1452	Maple Elementary School	Public	1-6	1405 Maple Ave	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 654-4502	410	24	16.8	75.1%	254 (62.0%)	40 (9.8%)	66 (16.1%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.8%)	$14,252			$2,283			$11,970	28.3	28.1	1444	8
171476004930	1453	Fairmont School	Public	PK, KG-8	735 Green Garden Pl	Lockport	60441	Will County	Fairmont School District 89	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 726-6156	291	35	8.4	100.0%	33 (11.3%)	81 (27.8%)	169 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	$24,605			$1,504			$23,101	28.3	24	1548	95
170141906359	1454	Spring Garden Elementary School	Public	K-4	14975 E Bakerville Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Spring Garden CCSD 178	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 244-8070	131	11	12.3	57.3%	127 (96.9%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$14,285			$1,938			$12,347	28.3	28.1	1443	11
170993000929	1455	Lovett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6333 W Bloomingdale Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3130	342	29	12	80.4%	2 (0.6%)	253 (74.0%)	84 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,507			$3,449			$16,059	28.3	18	1758	303
173219003368	1456	William Holliday Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Joseph Dr	Fairview Heights	62208	St. Clair County	Pontiac-W Holliday School District 105	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 233-7588	410	33	12.4	60.5%	108 (26.3%)	177 (43.2%)	61 (14.9%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.7%)	$14,219			$1,766			$12,453	28.3	35.4	1275	181
171200004019	1457	Malta Elementary School	Public	K-5	5068 IL Route 38	Malta	60150	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 754-2970	287	19	15	68.3%	124 (43.2%)	97 (33.8%)	49 (17.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$19,906			$1,549			$18,357	28.3	28.5	1435	22
171324001572	1458	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	3-5	801 Springfield Rd	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	East Peoria School District 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 427-5450	143	11	13.3	62.2%	113 (79.0%)	3 (2.1%)	16 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.7%)	$16,614			$2,107			$14,508	28.3	42.2	1130	328
170993006475	1459	CICS - West Belden Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2245 N McVicker Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 637-9430	521	30	17.3	86.6%	4 (0.8%)	35 (6.7%)	476 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$19,735			$163			$19,572	28.2	20.6	1658	199
170471000166	1460	Schneider Elementary School	Public	K-5	304 Banbury Rd	North Aurora	60542	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5014	338	30	11.4	44.7%	69 (20.4%)	17 (5.0%)	222 (65.7%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	$19,071			$2,165			$16,907	28.2	27.2	1470	10

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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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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.