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)
170684000354	1611	Braceville Elementary School	Public	K-8	209 N Mitchell St	Braceville	60407	Grundy County	Braceville School District 75	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 237-8040	122	13	9.3	59.0%	100 (82.0%)	2 (1.6%)	18 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$15,165			$1,098			$14,067	22.4	18.7	1724	113
172511002738	1612	Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1514 S 9th Ave	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 450-2009	435	35	12.4	41.6%	3 (0.7%)	258 (59.3%)	121 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.7%)	$21,973			$1,754			$20,219	22.3	15.8	1836	224
170993000796	1613	Owens Community Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12302 S State St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5475	331	26	12.9	94.3%	4 (1.2%)	307 (92.7%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$23,597			$4,593			$19,003	22.3	15.1	1865	252
173708003837	1614	Southern View Elementary School	Public	K-5	3338 S 5th St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 585-5837	140	14	10.3	57.9%	37 (26.4%)	64 (45.7%)	22 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	16 (11.4%)	$23,614			$4,026			$19,588	22.3	24.4	1538	76
171245001501	1615	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-6	13900 S School St	Riverdale	60827	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 201-2078	277	21	13.2	93.1%	4 (1.4%)	265 (95.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$23,638			$1,162			$22,476	22.3	18.2	1750	135
170993000875	1616	Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3030 W Harrison St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6840	254	24	10.8	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	249 (98.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$25,712			$4,381			$21,331	22.2	19.9	1689	73
170648000321	1617	Irving Elementary School	Public	K-5	602 W Jackson St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 827-8091	342	26	12.9	67.5%	112 (32.7%)	132 (38.6%)	41 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (16.7%)	$16,760			$1,649			$15,111	22.2	23.5	1564	53
173451006044	1618	Galapagos Rockford Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2605 School St	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 708-7946	365	12	30.4	73.2%	26 (7.1%)	221 (60.5%)	80 (21.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.6%)	$16,858			$5,063			$11,795	22.2	17.7	1772	154
170993000745	1619	Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4420 S Sacramento Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7215	651	50	13	82.0%	10 (1.5%)	15 (2.3%)	605 (92.9%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$17,896			$2,598			$15,299	22.1	30	1392	227
170993006505	1620	Acero Charter Network - Jovita Idar	Public, Charter	K-8	5050 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 455-5450	521	26	20		5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	514 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,420			$1,737			$14,683	22.1	18.1	1754	134

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.