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)
170993003995	1841	Hampton Elementary Fine & Perf Arts School	Public	PK, KG-8	3434 W 77th St	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4030	434	32	13.5	94.0%	5 (1.2%)	186 (42.9%)	237 (54.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$19,755			$3,261			$16,493	15.2	12	1967	126
173499003670	1842	W J Murphy Elementary School	Public	1-5	220 Greenwood Dr	Round Lake Park	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 270-9950	428	33	12.8	85.5%	38 (8.9%)	31 (7.2%)	334 (78.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$18,419			$1,398			$17,020	15.1	20.5	1668	174
173321003439	1843	Broadmeadow Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Sunview Rd	Rantoul	61866	Champaign County	Rantoul City School District 137	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 893-5405	243	20	12	90.9%	66 (27.2%)	106 (43.6%)	29 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (16.9%)	$18,249			$3,449			$14,800	15.1	20.8	1653	190
170471000163	1844	Greenman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	729 W Galena Blvd	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5004	522	35	14.7	66.1%	53 (10.2%)	32 (6.1%)	395 (75.7%)	27 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	$15,161			$1,965			$13,196	15.1	12	1970	126
170993000837	1845	Hedges Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4747 S Winchester Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7360	482	38	12.8	94.4%	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	471 (97.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,881			$3,538			$16,343	15.1	12.6	1951	106
173090003220	1846	Gen George Patton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13700 S Stewart Ave	Riverdale	60827	Cook County	Gen George Patton School District 133	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 841-2420	210	16	13.1	57.6%	1 (0.5%)	202 (96.2%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$28,372			$6,299			$22,073	15.1	12.7	1949	103
170993000774	1847	Fort Dearborn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9025 S Throop St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2680	304	29	10.6	85.5%	0 (0.0%)	297 (97.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$24,749			$4,001			$20,748	15.1	20.9	1647	200
170993006484	1848	CICS - Bond Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	13300 S Langley Ave	Chicago	60827	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 468-1300	263	17	15.4	89.0%	0 (0.0%)	257 (97.7%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,236			$170			$24,066	15.1	14.2	1903	55
170993000760	1849	Kellman Corporate Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3030 W Arthington St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6602	188	18	10.4	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	183 (97.3%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$27,084			$5,358			$21,726	15	9.4	2060	211
171245001495	1850	Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-6	14701 Chicago Rd	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 201-2083	269	19	13.9	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	244 (90.7%)	19 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$27,124			$4,671			$22,453	15	22.6	1586	264

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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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Educational resources:

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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.