Best Elementary Schools in Illinois

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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)
173216003364	1461	Washington Elementary School	Public	4-5	400 N Morrow St	Pontiac	61764	Livingston County	Pontiac CCSD 429	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 844-3687	205	20	10.3	58.5%	150 (73.2%)	11 (5.4%)	29 (14.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	$16,793			$763			$16,030	28.2	29.9	1399	62
171296001543	1462	Eastwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1030 3rd St	East Alton	62024	Madison County	East Alton School District 13	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 433-2101	408	37	11	45.8%	322 (78.9%)	53 (13.0%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	$16,291			$2,515			$13,775	28.1	28.6	1433	29
170993000665	1463	Clissold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2350 W 110th Pl	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-2560	398	34	11.8	43.0%	69 (17.3%)	278 (69.8%)	38 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$22,255			$3,113			$19,142	28	33.2	1312	151
172076002366	1464	King Middle Grade School	Public	3-6	1440 E Court St	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 933-0750	344	26	13.2	91.6%	54 (15.7%)	168 (48.8%)	101 (29.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	$15,833			$1,712			$14,122	27.9	21.5	1626	162
170396000082	1465	Arcola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	351 W Washington St	Arcola	61910	Douglas County	Arcola CUSD 306	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 268-4961	407	37	11	49.6%	209 (51.4%)	6 (1.5%)	178 (43.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$14,044			$1,726			$12,318	27.8	32.2	1341	124
174169004172	1466	Longwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	30W240 Bruce Ln	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 428-6789	341	26	12.9	61.3%	72 (21.1%)	129 (37.8%)	86 (25.2%)	24 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.5%)	$18,669			$2,041			$16,628	27.7	31.5	1363	103
170993000866	1467	Hurley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3849 W 69th Pl	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2068	716	47	15.2	89.0%	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	699 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$16,725			$2,804			$13,921	27.6	32.9	1323	144
173708003828	1468	Laketown Elementary School	Public	K-5	1825 Lee St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 585-5819	163	15	10.9	57.1%	72 (44.2%)	58 (35.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (18.4%)	$28,706			$4,225			$24,481	27.6	37.8	1212	256
170031905599	1469	West Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	1514 US Route 34	Biggsville	61418	Henderson County	West Central CUSD 235	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 627-2339	308	28	11	58.8%	290 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$13,071			$768			$12,303	27.6	27.8	1457	12
171215001472	1470	DeSoto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	311 Hurst Rd	De Soto	62924	Jackson County	DeSoto Cons School District 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 867-2317	180	19	9.4	65.0%	150 (83.3%)	9 (5.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.0%)	$20,023			$5,905			$14,118	27.6	36.7	1243	227

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.