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)
171542001851	951	Serena Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	255 Pleasant Dr	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Flossmoor School District 161	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 647-7300	319	25	12.6	68.3%	20 (6.3%)	159 (49.8%)	102 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.0%)	$18,581			$1,606			$16,975	49.4	54.8	847	104
170993001118	952	Sutherland Elementary School	Public	K-8	10015 S Leavitt St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-2580	631	44	14.5	36.3%	172 (27.3%)	361 (57.2%)	67 (10.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	$17,662			$2,450			$15,212	49.3	56.7	808	144
170993000618	953	Bridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3800 N New England Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3718	1,112	70	15.8	59.4%	362 (32.6%)	25 (2.2%)	646 (58.1%)	50 (4.5%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	21 (1.9%)	$15,542			$2,564			$12,979	49.3	44.2	1081	128
173093004789	954	Pawnee Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	810 4th St	Pawnee	62558	Sangamon County	Pawnee CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 625-2231	304	30	10.1	29.9%	293 (96.4%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$14,899			$1,280			$13,619	49.3	51.1	922	32
174007004434	955	Jamie McGee Elementary School	Public	K-5	179 Commonwealth Dr	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 759-4300	454	29	15.9	47.4%	104 (22.9%)	112 (24.7%)	137 (30.2%)	69 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	$19,566			$1,183			$18,383	49.2	55.1	843	112
173441003527	956	Earl H Hanson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4000 9th St	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 793-5930	228	26	8.8	67.1%	54 (23.7%)	88 (38.6%)	13 (5.7%)	42 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (13.2%)	$15,337			$1,906			$13,432	49.2	60.1	744	212
171884002169	957	Herscher Intermediate School	Public	2-5	391 N Main St	Herscher	60941	Kankakee County	Herscher CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 426-2242	374	30	12.4	37.2%	345 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$16,290			$752			$15,539	49.2	63.3	689	268
173312003436	958	Rankin Elementary School	Public	K-8	13716 5th St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Rankin Central School District 98	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 346-3182	198	18	10.7	34.8%	179 (90.4%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$20,362			$818			$19,544	49.2	40.7	1161	203
171377001722	959	Juliette Low Elementary School	Public	K-5	1530 S Highland Ave	Arlington Heights	60005	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 593-4383	275	29	9.4	62.9%	96 (34.9%)	10 (3.6%)	126 (45.8%)	30 (10.9%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$20,483			$989			$19,495	49.1	45.1	1052	93
174257004273	960	Willow Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8345 Archer Ave	Willow Springs	60480	Cook County	Willow Springs School District 108	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 839-6828	410	31	13.2	71.5%	154 (37.6%)	48 (11.7%)	190 (46.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$21,258			$1,638			$19,620	49	38.9	1188	228

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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.