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)
170993000978	1521	Mount Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10540 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2825	232	19	12.2	96.1%	0 (0.0%)	229 (98.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$23,591			$4,357			$19,234	25.7	14.7	1886	365
170579000259	1522	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Bonus Ave	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 544-2671	549	40	13.7	63.9%	251 (45.7%)	19 (3.5%)	250 (45.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.6%)	$14,729			$12,361			$2,367	25.6	26.7	1479	43
172028002289	1523	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 W Independence Ave	Jacksonville	62650	Morgan County	Jacksonville School District 117	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 245-8720	269	19	14.4	86.2%	136 (50.6%)	61 (22.7%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (20.8%)	$14,907			$2,014			$12,893	25.6	15.3	1854	331
170001005141	1524	Newport Elementary School	Public	K-5	15872 W 21st St	Wadsworth	60083	Lake County	Beach Park CCSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 599-5330	251	18	13.7	60.2%	28 (11.2%)	73 (29.1%)	138 (55.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	$19,788			$2,136			$17,652	25.6	22.5	1591	67
172385002598	1525	J W Robinson Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	4431 Gage Ave	Lyons	60534	Cook County	Lyons School District 103	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 783-4700	237	24	9.7	78.1%	33 (13.9%)	19 (8.0%)	178 (75.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$21,313			$805			$20,508	25.6	19.7	1694	169
172058002345	1526	Taft Elementary School	Public	K-5	1125 Oregon St	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 725-2700	388	20	19.6	95.1%	75 (19.3%)	55 (14.2%)	238 (61.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$17,413			$2,277			$15,136	25.5	23.5	1563	37
170315000009	1527	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 N Lincoln Ave	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 458-3040	281	28	10	75.1%	18 (6.4%)	6 (2.1%)	254 (90.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,555			$1,685			$17,870	25.5	15.2	1862	335
171371001676	1528	Harriet Gifford Elementary School	Public	K-6	240 S Clifton Ave	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5195	461	25	18.4	73.1%	40 (8.7%)	92 (20.0%)	316 (68.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$16,232			$2,389			$13,843	25.5	16.1	1830	302
174155004160	1529	Indian Knoll Elementary School	Public	K-5	N645 Indian Knoll Rd	West Chicago	60185	DuPage County	West Chicago Education Service District 33	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 293-6020	275	28	9.6	56.4%	50 (18.2%)	12 (4.4%)	203 (73.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$26,272			$1,125			$25,147	25.5	27.4	1465	64
172640002821	1530	Logan Elementary School	Public	K-5	1602 25th St	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 743-1613	285	20	14.2	74.7%	91 (31.9%)	60 (21.1%)	100 (35.1%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.8%)	$14,991			$2,112			$12,878	25.5	29	1424	106

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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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.