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)
170993000628	1211	Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy	Public	K-8	9300 S Princeton Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5720	199	14	14.2	83.4%	0 (0.0%)	195 (98.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,951			$3,832			$23,119	37.5	34.2	1301	90
170942006339	1212	International Prep Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1605 W Kirby Ave	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 351-3995	568	49	11.7	57.2%	93 (16.4%)	66 (11.6%)	375 (66.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.5%)	$16,356			$1,784			$14,572	37.5	44.2	1082	130
171641005693	1213	Genoa Elementary School	Public	3-5	602 E Hill St	Genoa	60135	DeKalb County	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 784-3742	338	23	14.6	40.5%	260 (76.9%)	3 (0.9%)	64 (18.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$12,936			$870			$12,065	37.5	43.1	1109	104
173300005060	1214	Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School	Public	K-5	4900 Columbus Rd	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 228-7117	496	41	12.1	70.2%	352 (71.0%)	53 (10.7%)	19 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.9%)	$14,652			$2,969			$11,683	37.3	53	882	332
173870003934	1215	Memorial Elementary School	Public	3-4	101 E Adams St	Taylorville	62568	Christian County	Taylorville CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 287-7929	261	17	15	59.4%	238 (91.2%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$11,821			$1,148			$10,673	37.3	26.2	1495	280
172989003095	1216	Olympia West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	302 N School St	Minier	61759	Tazewell County	Olympia CUSD 16	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 392-2671	254	17	14.9	36.2%	236 (92.9%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$12,811			$1,176			$11,636	37.2	52.4	891	325
174290003655	1217	Westfield School	Public	PK, KG-4	2309 9th St	Winthrop Harbor	60096	Lake County	Winthrop Harbor School District 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 872-5438	332	21	15.8	48.8%	152 (45.8%)	36 (10.8%)	107 (32.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.3%)	$16,906			$995			$15,910	37.2	45.1	1053	164
170993005690	1218	Durkin Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8445 S Kolin Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2322	676	49	13.9	75.7%	24 (3.6%)	76 (11.2%)	565 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	$18,280			$2,897			$15,383	37.1	34.4	1297	79
174305004319	1219	Hartford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 W 2nd St	Hartford	62048	Madison County	Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 254-9814	166	13	12.6	71.7%	133 (80.1%)	17 (10.2%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.0%)	$13,457			$2,260			$11,197	37.1	33.8	1307	88
171455001808	1220	Southeast Elementary School	Public	K-5	9800 S Francisco Ave	Evergreen Park	60805	Cook County	Evergreen Park Education Service District 124	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 422-1021	314	26	12	54.8%	75 (23.9%)	87 (27.7%)	134 (42.7%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$19,427			$921			$18,506	37.1	42	1135	85

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.