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)
172976003086	281	Estelle Kampmeyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	707 N Smiley St	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	O Fallon CCSD 90	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 632-6391	489	28	17.4	26.2%	355 (72.6%)	44 (9.0%)	35 (7.2%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.4%)	$10,305			$597			$9,707	84.1	72.5	510	229
171053004056	282	Coal City Intermediate School	Public	4-5	305 E Division St	Coal City	60416	Grundy County	Coal City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 634-2182	270	18	15	39.6%	229 (84.8%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$15,696			$824			$14,872	84	88.8	203	79
173042003153	283	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Public	K-6	434 W Illinois Ave	Palatine	60067	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 963-5900	543	29	18.7	10.1%	277 (51.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.7%)	201 (37.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.8%)	$14,796			$588			$14,208	83.9	86.1	252	31
172460002662	284	Adams School	Public	PK, KG-8	15470 Lake of Egypt Rd	Creal Springs	62922	Williamson County	Marion CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 996-2181	263	20	13.4	44.9%	237 (90.1%)	8 (3.0%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$15,165			$2,495			$12,669	83.9	76.6	436	152
170327000015	285	Albers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	206 N Broadway	Albers	62215	Clinton County	Albers School District 63	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 248-5146	148	14	10.9	16.9%	138 (93.2%)	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$13,357			$403			$12,953	83.9	87.8	216	69
173822004522	286	Dr Julian Rogus School	Public	PK, KG-4	20027 S 88th Ave	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 469-0564	607	57	10.7	18.8%	439 (72.3%)	42 (6.9%)	78 (12.9%)	22 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	17 (2.8%)	$18,239			$293			$17,946	83.8	77.7	410	124
172172006073	287	Lake Bluff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	350 W Washington Ave	Lake Bluff	60044	Lake County	Lake Bluff Education Service District 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 234-9405	592	47	12.5		437 (73.8%)	11 (1.9%)	81 (13.7%)	33 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	$19,854			$536			$19,318	83.8	86.7	244	43
172925003063	288	Irving Elementary School	Public	K-5	1125 S Cuyler Ave	Oak Park	60304	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 524-3090	541	45	12	18.7%	272 (50.3%)	81 (15.0%)	88 (16.3%)	21 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (13.7%)	$19,713			$880			$18,834	83.8	82	336	48
171482001820	289	Fairview South Elementary School	Public	K-8	7040 Laramie Ave	Skokie	60077	Cook County	Fairview School District 72	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 929-1050	707	69	10.2	29.4%	327 (46.3%)	29 (4.1%)	95 (13.4%)	202 (28.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (7.4%)	$21,931			$829			$21,103	83.8	79.9	375	86
170522000205	290	Louise White Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 N Prairie St	Batavia	60510	Kane County	Batavia Unified School District 101	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 937-8500	432	25	17.3	21.1%	329 (76.2%)	14 (3.2%)	61 (14.1%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$17,266			$723			$16,543	83.7	84.7	278	12

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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.

Educational resources:

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

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

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.