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)
170384004417	1051	Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	433 E Depot St	Antioch	60002	Lake County	Antioch CCSD 34	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 838-8000	638	49	13	35.9%	392 (61.4%)	35 (5.5%)	138 (21.6%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.7%)	$14,875			$848			$14,027	45	55.4	836	215
174279003401	1052	Jean McNair Elementary School	Public	3-5	304 E McNair Rd	Winnebago	61088	Winnebago County	Winnebago CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 335-1607	275	21	13.2	29.1%	232 (84.4%)	6 (2.2%)	26 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$17,669			$2,200			$15,469	45	46.3	1032	20
171371001681	1053	Horizon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1701 Greenbrook Blvd	Hanover Park	60133	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 213-5570	439	31	14.2	41.2%	151 (34.4%)	42 (9.6%)	149 (33.9%)	74 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	16 (3.6%)	$18,420			$1,426			$16,994	45	44.3	1079	26
172559004734	1054	Unity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	136 W Washington St	Mendon	62351	Adams County	Cusd 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 936-2512	298	21	14.1	33.6%	287 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$9,632			$1,246			$8,386	44.7	64.5	662	392
173648003762	1055	Thomas Edison Elementary School	Public	3-5	8200 Gross Point Rd	Morton Grove	60053	Cook County	Skokie School District 69	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 966-6210	639	42	15.2	56.7%	189 (29.6%)	70 (11.0%)	118 (18.5%)	211 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (7.8%)	$18,810			$2,249			$16,561	44.7	46.6	1022	33
171614005563	1056	Galva Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	224 Morgan Rd	Galva	61434	Henry County	Galva CUSD 224	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 932-2420	270	21	12.9	34.8%	238 (88.1%)	4 (1.5%)	17 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	$13,032			$511			$12,521	44.7	50.1	946	110
172472006892	1057	Prairie-Hills STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	3055 W 163Rd St	Markham	60428	Cook County	Prairie-Hills Education Service District 144	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 210-2888	3	4	0.7		0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,024			$2,848			$10,175	44.7			(n/a)
173174004537	1058	Creekside Elementary School	Public	K-5	13909 S Budler Rd	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 577-4700	508	36	13.9	52.2%	160 (31.5%)	88 (17.3%)	215 (42.3%)	37 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$15,112			$1,011			$14,101	44.6	56.9	800	258
170993001033	1059	Peterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5510 N Christiana Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5070	844	59	14.3	60.0%	261 (30.9%)	66 (7.8%)	292 (34.6%)	186 (22.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.1%)	$16,268			$2,495			$13,774	44.5	43.1	1107	48
174338004338	1060	Worth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11158 S Oak Park Ave	Worth	60482	Cook County	Worth School District 127	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 448-2801	379	29	12.9	66.5%	233 (61.5%)	15 (4.0%)	116 (30.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$19,021			$1,115			$17,907	44.5	46.3	1029	31

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.