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)
173189003345	1951	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 E Quincy St	Pleasant Hill	62366	Pike County	Pleasant Hill CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 734-2311	278	21	13.4	69.8%	268 (96.4%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,649			$1,605			$11,044	12.7	24.7	1529	422
170993000830	1952	Harvard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7525 S Harvard Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3045	341	25	13.9	93.3%	0 (0.0%)	333 (97.7%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$23,659			$3,997			$19,662	12.7	9.6	2054	102
170993006221	1953	Montessori of Englewood Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6936 S Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9255	330	2	165	99.7%	4 (1.2%)	275 (83.3%)	50 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,053			$175			$18,878	12.6	11.7	1981	28
170993000936	1954	Manierre Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 N Hudson Ave	Chicago	60610	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-8456	250	21	11.9	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	239 (95.6%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$22,989			$4,766			$18,223	12.6	10.5	2025	71
173441003534	1955	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4198 7th Ave	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 793-5975	246	18	13.8	73.6%	62 (25.2%)	94 (38.2%)	56 (22.8%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.2%)	$15,242			$2,251			$12,991	12.6	15.1	1866	89
174152003427	1956	Wentworth Intermediate School	Public	3-5	530 Superior Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Calumet City School District 155	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 868-7926	278	21	13.2	79.1%	3 (1.1%)	161 (57.9%)	101 (36.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$16,394			$2,173			$14,221	12.5	12.4	1956
170993005797	1957	Erie Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1405 N Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 486-7161	374	8	46.7	87.4%	9 (2.4%)	55 (14.7%)	302 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$4,056			$172			$3,884	12.5	15.9	1833	124
173708005291	1958	Harvard Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 S 11th St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 525-3214	346	30	11.5	78.0%	81 (23.4%)	208 (60.1%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.0%)	$22,018			$4,369			$17,649	12.5	12.3	1957	1
170993000780	1959	Fulton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 S Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9000	297	28	10.6	98.0%	1 (0.3%)	92 (31.0%)	200 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,970			$3,025			$18,944	12.4	13.4	1927	32
170648000325	1960	Sheridan Elementary School	Public	K-5	1403 W Walnut St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 828-2359	365	24	15	73.7%	97 (26.6%)	173 (47.4%)	27 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	65 (17.8%)	$16,023			$1,828			$14,195	12.4	14.1	1905	55

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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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