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)
170993000706	1731	Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	5415 S Union Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1666	238	26	9.1	98.3%	2 (0.8%)	211 (88.7%)	25 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,553			$4,923			$21,630	18.2	15.8	1838	107
171242005043	1732	New Beginnings Learning Academy	Public	K-6	15703 Clyde Ave	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 768-5200	326	18	18.1	99.1%	2 (0.6%)	313 (96.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,471			$2,023			$16,448	18.2	16.8	1798	66
170993001065	1733	Ryder Elementary Math & Sci Special School	Public	PK, KG-8	8716 S Wallace St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3843	351	35	10.1	89.2%	1 (0.3%)	341 (97.2%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$28,275			$4,009			$24,265	18.1	14.9	1874	141
173451003621	1734	C Henry Bloom Elementary School	Public	K-5	2912 Brendenwood Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 229-2170	410	22	18.6	73.2%	124 (30.2%)	152 (37.1%)	86 (21.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (10.0%)	$15,302			$2,527			$12,775	18.1	26.8	1476	258
173123003266	1735	Hines Primary School	Public	K-4	4603 N Knoxville Ave	Peoria	61614	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 672-6525	435	27	16.1	82.5%	81 (18.6%)	258 (59.3%)	43 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.0%)	$15,038			$2,083			$12,955	18	19.4	1698	37
173451003603	1736	Whitehead Elementary School	Public	K-5	2325 Ohio Pkwy	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 229-2840	638	38	16.6	79.6%	98 (15.4%)	99 (15.5%)	361 (56.6%)	21 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.9%)	$16,045			$3,418			$12,627	18	18.7	1726	10
170993000657	1737	Chalmers Elementary Specialty School	Public	PK, KG-8	2745 W Roosevelt Rd	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1720	209	22	9.5	93.3%	2 (1.0%)	196 (93.8%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$27,194			$6,211			$20,983	17.9	10.8	2012	275
171332004987	1738	Dunbar Elementary School	Public	K-4	1835 Tudor Ave	East Saint Louis	62207	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 646-3840	338	26	13	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	337 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,880			$6,408			$18,472	17.9	18.4	1743	5
173996004021	1739	Yankee Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	2102 S Anderson St	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 384-3608	404	33	12.1	81.7%	107 (26.5%)	226 (55.9%)	25 (6.2%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.7%)	$15,022			$1,837			$13,184	17.9	18	1759	20
173451003571	1740	Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-5	4820 Carol Ct	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 229-2176	425	26	16	74.1%	73 (17.2%)	107 (25.2%)	211 (49.6%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$16,395			$1,890			$14,505	17.8	25.7	1508	232

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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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Educational resources:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.