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)
173138003308	651	Northview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2100 Plum Street	Peru	61354	LaSalle County	Peru Education Service District 124	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 223-1111	575	41	13.9	49.4%	402 (69.9%)	10 (1.7%)	117 (20.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	$12,299			$1,366			$10,933	64.8	68.6	588	63
173027006004	652	Southbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	820 Preston Ln	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 551-9800	581	42	13.8	21.0%	348 (59.9%)	54 (9.3%)	92 (15.8%)	48 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	$14,503			$552			$13,951	64.8	69.7	568	84
170855005956	653	Gilberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	729 Paper Bark Ln	Gilberts	60136	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(224) 484-5900	707	44	16.2	22.6%	445 (62.9%)	13 (1.8%)	161 (22.8%)	58 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	$14,491			$1,002			$13,489	64.7	75	465	188
172529002759	654	Valley View Elementary School	Public	K-5	6515 W IL Route 120	Mchenry	60050	McHenry County	McHenry CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(779) 244-1500	539	43	12.5	43.0%	349 (64.7%)	6 (1.1%)	148 (27.5%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.6%)	$18,636			$728			$17,908	64.6	51.7	907	253
172043002311	655	Jerseyville East Elementary School	Public	2-4	201 N Giddings Ave	Jerseyville	62052	Jersey County	Jersey CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 498-3814	384	25	15.6	47.4%	354 (92.2%)	5 (1.3%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$11,977			$1,590			$10,387	64.6	48.7	985	330
171824000670	656	Olson Park Elementary School	Public	1-6	1414 Minahan Dr	Machesney Park	61115	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 654-4504	343	21	16.2	50.7%	250 (72.9%)	22 (6.4%)	39 (11.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	$13,653			$1,991			$11,662	64.5	63.9	673	17
174221004236	657	Henry W Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 S Arlington Heights Rd	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 520-2755	489	32	15	17.2%	323 (66.1%)	5 (1.0%)	60 (12.3%)	72 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.5%)	$18,640			$1,006			$17,633	64.4	70.6	549	108
171065001283	658	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-4	152 Boskydells Dr	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 346-6212	86	8	10.2	45.3%	71 (82.6%)	6 (7.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.0%)	$13,155			$1,682			$11,472	64.3	71.5	534	124
173338003453	659	Reed-Custer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	162 S School St	Braidwood	60408	Will County	Reed Custer CUSD 255U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 458-2145	653	51	12.9	41.7%	527 (80.7%)	4 (0.6%)	92 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$16,456			$253			$16,204	64.1	63.5	682	23
173912004645	660	Unity West	Public	K-5	1035 County Road 600 N	Tolono	61880	Champaign County	Tolono CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 485-3918	423	34	12.6	32.6%	354 (83.7%)	9 (2.1%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.4%)	$14,543			$4,329			$10,214	64.1	57.1	794	134

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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.