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)
174169003609	341	Arlene Welch Elementary School	Public	K-5	2620 Leverenz Rd	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 428-7200	573	42	13.8	28.4%	178 (31.1%)	74 (12.9%)	28 (4.9%)	251 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	38 (6.6%)	$16,277			$1,189			$15,088	80.9	80.1	369	28
171857000077	342	Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	Public	1-5	810 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 990-4901	284	30	9.4	35.9%	132 (46.5%)	20 (7.0%)	22 (7.7%)	101 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$18,072			$430			$17,641	80.9	80.9	359	17
170993000601	343	Beaubien Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5025 N Laramie Ave	Chicago	60630	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-3500	966	60	16.1	40.6%	356 (36.9%)	36 (3.7%)	334 (34.6%)	165 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	68 (7.0%)	$16,674			$2,014			$14,661	80.8	84.9	276	67
170940004571	344	Chadwick-Milledgeville Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 E 8Th St	Milledgeville	61051	Carroll County	Chadwick-Milledgeville CUSD 399	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 225-7141	218	17	13	43.6%	197 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$12,772			$658			$12,114	80.8	79.8	376	32
170993000741	345	Ebinger Elementary School	Public	K-8	7350 W Pratt Ave	Chicago	60631	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-1070	749	53	14.2	16.3%	597 (79.7%)	7 (0.9%)	88 (11.7%)	29 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.5%)	$17,601			$2,291			$15,310	80.7	81.8	344	1
170993001105	346	Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	K-8	6239 N Leavitt St	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-2045	551	38	14.6	56.6%	133 (24.1%)	134 (24.3%)	66 (12.0%)	185 (33.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.3%)	$18,213			$2,682			$15,531	80.7	72.7	503	157
172316002552	347	Lisbon Grade School	Public	K-8	127 S Canal St	Newark	60541	Kendall County	Lisbon CCSD 90	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 736-6325	117	11	10.2	12.8%	104 (88.9%)	5 (4.3%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$10,362			$417			$9,945	80.7	72.2	522	175
173474003651	348	Nathan Hale Elementary School	Public	K-6	1300 W Wise Rd	Schaumburg	60193	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 357-6200	493	42	11.6		273 (55.4%)	20 (4.1%)	74 (15.0%)	111 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$17,580			$862			$16,718	80.7	80.8	362	14
170993000868	349	Chicago World Language Academy	Public	K-8	1340 W Harrison St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-7000	451	31	14.5	40.8%	52 (11.5%)	145 (32.2%)	143 (31.7%)	87 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$17,292			$2,440			$14,852	80.5	72	525	176
171326001578	350	East Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7616 E Prairie Rd	Skokie	60076	Cook County	East Prairie School District 73	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 673-1141	540	48	11.2	33.3%	186 (34.4%)	31 (5.7%)	99 (18.3%)	184 (34.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	$20,389			$901			$19,488	80.5	71.7	527	177

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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.