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)
171152001372	1571	Cypress Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4580 Mount Pisgah Rd	Cypress	62923	Johnson County	Cypress School District 64	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 657-2525	109	11	9.9	60.6%	98 (89.9%)	2 (1.8%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.4%)	$13,774			$1,177			$12,598	24	47.3	1010	561
170927000535	1572	Centralia Junior High School	Public	4-8	900 S Pine St	Centralia	62801	Marion County	Centralia School District 135	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 532-1907	584	48	12.2	99.7%	348 (59.6%)	104 (17.8%)	36 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (15.4%)	$16,539			$2,287			$14,252	23.9	19.6	1696	124
170993000669	1573	Columbus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1003 N Leavitt St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4350	273	19	14.7	75.1%	168 (61.5%)	28 (10.3%)	62 (22.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$17,540			$2,878			$14,663	23.9	31.3	1368	205
171020005025	1574	Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-6	2310 S 57th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 652-2552	650	37	17.8	74.8%	5 (0.8%)	12 (1.8%)	632 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,345			$2,024			$14,321	23.8	23.2	1571	3
171371001692	1575	Lowrie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	264 Oak St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5260	394	23	17.1	68.3%	24 (6.1%)	20 (5.1%)	339 (86.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$16,019			$1,970			$14,049	23.8	20.5	1666	91
173705003812	1576	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	999 N Strong Ave	Spring Valley	61362	Bureau County	Spring Valley CCSD 99	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 664-4601	623	49	12.8	63.6%	360 (57.8%)	6 (1.0%)	223 (35.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	29 (4.7%)	$13,313			$1,071			$12,242	23.8	26.5	1487	89
170993006149	1577	Camras Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3000 N Mango Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2960	719	59	12.1	86.9%	31 (4.3%)	10 (1.4%)	659 (91.7%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	$19,328			$3,368			$15,961	23.8	20.3	1677	100
171284001537	1578	Dwight Common School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 S Columbia St	Dwight	60420	Livingston County	Dwight Common School District 232	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 584-6221	539	39	13.8	47.9%	446 (82.7%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (10.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	$12,441			$1,212			$11,229	23.8	38.3	1202	376
170993001193	1579	Hay Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1018 N Laramie Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6000	262	23	11.6	96.2%	2 (0.8%)	194 (74.0%)	63 (24.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$23,804			$4,852			$18,952	23.8	17.3	1780	201
170993000883	1580	Kershaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6450 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3050	207	22	9.3	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	201 (97.1%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$31,577			$5,306			$26,271	23.7	18.3	1747	167

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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.