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)
171542001848	581	Flossmoor Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3721 Beech St	Flossmoor	60422	Cook County	Flossmoor School District 161	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 647-7100	340	24	14.3	53.8%	14 (4.1%)	286 (84.1%)	24 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.8%)	$19,934			$1,350			$18,584	68.5	71.7	529	52
173951003997	582	Troy Craughwell School	Public	K-4	3333 Black Rd	Joliet	60431	Will County	Troy CCSD 30C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 577-6760	417	33	12.6	56.4%	155 (37.2%)	61 (14.6%)	166 (39.8%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	$15,553			$459			$15,094	68.4	60.1	742	160
171254001506	583	El Sierra Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6835 Fairmount Ave	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 719-5825	287	24	11.8		171 (59.6%)	18 (6.3%)	62 (21.6%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$17,101			$1,015			$16,086	68.4	69.4	576	7
173993004010	584	Unity Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4033 S Illinois Ave	Carbondale	62903	Jackson County	Unity Point CCSD 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 529-4151	637	51	12.6	59.7%	361 (56.7%)	103 (16.2%)	83 (13.0%)	45 (7.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	$12,017			$1,045			$10,972	68.3	77.4	415	169
171314005276	585	Melzer School	Public	K-5	9400 Oriole Ave	Morton Grove	60053	Cook County	East Maine School District 63	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 965-7474	397	32	12.2	42.6%	164 (41.3%)	11 (2.8%)	66 (16.6%)	118 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.6%)	$17,384			$1,556			$15,828	68.3	68.4	593	8
172816003817	586	New Simpson Hill District 32	Public	PK, KG-8	95 Tunnel Hill Rd	Tunnel Hill	62972	Johnson County	New Simpson Hill School District 32	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 658-8536	210	16	13.4	41.9%	206 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$13,676			$1,838			$11,838	68.1	66.7	614	28
172460002663	587	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 E Boulevard St	Marion	62959	Williamson County	Marion CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 997-5766	389	27	14.5	44.5%	303 (77.9%)	41 (10.5%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.0%)	$12,805			$2,695			$10,110	68.1	71.6	531	56
173474003642	588	Hanover Highlands Elementary School	Public	K-6	1451 Cypress Ave	Hanover Park	60133	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 736-4230	546	44	12.4		166 (30.4%)	26 (4.8%)	238 (43.6%)	102 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$17,051			$1,045			$16,006	68.1	64.6	658	70
171881001624	589	Herrin C U S D 4 Elementary School	Public	2-5	5200 Herrin Rd	Herrin	62948	Williamson County	Herrin CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 942-2744	679	51	13.4	59.1%	532 (78.4%)	33 (4.9%)	30 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (11.8%)	$11,344			$1,658			$9,686	67.9	67.8	602	13
173174003335	590	Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	23723 Getson Dr	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 436-9278	533	40	13.3	38.5%	301 (56.5%)	56 (10.5%)	133 (25.0%)	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$16,146			$929			$15,217	67.9	67.6	607	17

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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.