Best Elementary Schools in Illinois for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Illinois!

Every year, the Illinois State Board of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

JUST IN! Illinois IAR test scores and updated rankings for the 2023-24 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 826)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
172190004411	1	Sarah Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	555 Old Mill Grove Rd	Lake Zurich	60047	Lake County	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 438-5986	404	34	12	20.0%	318 (78.7%)	11 (2.7%)	35 (8.7%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	$14,893			$467			$14,426	99.9%	96.8%	3.12%
172889003028	2	Glen Oaks Elementary School	Public	2-5	9045 S 88th Ave	Hickory Hills	60457	Cook County	North Palos School District 117	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 233-6800	692	50	13.8	59.8%	480 (69.4%)	24 (3.5%)	119 (17.2%)	22 (3.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.1%)	$16,798			$1,550			$15,248	99.8%	97.7%	2.08%
172913003047	3	Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	K-8	1700 Oplaine Rd	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Oak Grove School District 68 Green Oaks	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 367-4120	931	77	12		535 (57.5%)	21 (2.3%)	43 (4.6%)	227 (24.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (10.6%)	$20,504			$147			$20,358	99.6%	96.0%	3.65%
172889003030	4	Oak Ridge Elementary School	Public	2-5	8791 W 103rd St	Palos Hills	60465	Cook County	North Palos School District 117	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 233-5300	703	55	12.7	58.3%	474 (67.4%)	39 (5.5%)	113 (16.1%)	29 (4.1%)	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.7%)	$15,373			$1,478			$13,895	99.5%	93.7%	5.81%
172103004410	5	Prairie Elementary School	Public	1-5	1530 Brandywyn Ln	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 634-3144	464	29	16.1		162 (34.9%)	7 (1.5%)	25 (5.4%)	242 (52.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	$21,020			$335			$20,686	99.4%	98.0%	1.38%
171983004183	6	Leggee Elementary School	Public	K-5	13723 Harmony Rd	Huntley	60142	McHenry County	Huntley Community School District 158	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 659-6200	907	65	13.9	14.8%	607 (66.9%)	40 (4.4%)	151 (16.6%)	94 (10.4%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$14,066			$256			$13,810	99.3%	87.3%	11.95%
170480000177	7	Avoca West Elementary School	Public	K-5	235 Beech Dr	Glenview	60025	Cook County	Avoca School District 37	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 724-6800	385	45	8.5		197 (51.2%)	5 (1.3%)	56 (14.5%)	92 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.8%)	$27,420			$610			$26,811	99.2%	96.0%	3.12%
172771005182	8	Ranch View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1651 Ranchview Dr	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 420-6575	555	39	14.3	15.5%	269 (48.5%)	16 (2.9%)	50 (9.0%)	177 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.6%)	$16,029			$286			$15,743	99.0%	95.5%	3.58%
172103003718	9	Ivy Hall Elementary School	Public	1-5	1072 Ivy Hall Ln	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 459-0022	457	39	11.6		201 (44.0%)	7 (1.5%)	43 (9.4%)	193 (42.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$20,950			$335			$20,615	98.9%	95.7%	3.22%
170993000988	10	Nettelhorst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3252 N Broadway St	Chicago	60657	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5810	625	51	12.3	18.4%	350 (56.0%)	51 (8.2%)	92 (14.7%)	59 (9.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	68 (10.9%)	$17,562			$2,580			$14,982	98.8%	90.0%	8.80%

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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.