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)
170993000757	1561	Evers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9811 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2565	211	18	12	89.6%	1 (0.5%)	202 (95.7%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$26,979			$4,216			$22,763	24.2	18.6	1728	167
171080001316	1562	Oakwood Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	408 S Scott St	Oakwood	61858	Vermilion County	Oakwood CUSD 76	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 354-4221	581	40	14.4	46.8%	509 (87.6%)	12 (2.1%)	27 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	$12,956			$1,086			$11,870	24.2	35.6	1273	289
173765003878	1563	Steeleville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	609 S Sparta St	Steeleville	62288	Randolph County	Steeleville CUSD 138	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 965-3469	274	18	15.1	42.0%	252 (92.0%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$11,197			$1,216			$9,981	24.2	45	1057	506
170855000483	1564	Golfview Elementary School	Public	K-5	124 Golfview Ln	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 484-2800	404	32	12.6	78.2%	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	387 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,592			$1,534			$14,058	24.2	30	1396	168
170993000615	1565	Haley Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11411 S Eggleston Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5340	440	30	14.6	96.6%	1 (0.2%)	417 (94.8%)	21 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,834			$3,843			$17,991	24.1	16.1	1829	264
170471000168	1566	Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1332 Robinwood Dr	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5015	410	38	10.9	52.9%	39 (9.5%)	64 (15.6%)	269 (65.6%)	26 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	$19,592			$1,915			$17,677	24.1	27.5	1463	103
173630004834	1567	Marya Yates Elementary School	Public	K-5	6131 Allemong Dr	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 720-1800	295	22	13.6	40.3%	1 (0.3%)	262 (88.8%)	17 (5.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$25,517			$852			$24,665	24.1	31.5	1361	206
170143106434	1568	Bronzeville Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4930 S Cottage Grove Ave	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Bronzeville Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 285-8040	330	1	330	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	330 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,023			$1,476			$21,547	24	16.1	1828	260
173451003576	1569	Swan Hillman Elementary School	Public	K-5	3701 Green Dale Dr	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 229-2835	543	33	16.6	76.1%	70 (12.9%)	126 (23.2%)	303 (55.8%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.7%)	$16,287			$3,260			$13,027	24	20	1685	116
171065001292	1570	Caseyville Elementary School	Public	K-4	433 S 2nd St	Caseyville	62232	St. Clair County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 346-6205	321	24	13.2	82.9%	132 (41.1%)	15 (4.7%)	163 (50.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$12,871			$3,223			$9,648	24	34.8	1290	280

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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.

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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.