Best Elementary Schools in Illinois

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ISA and IAR test scores by the Illinois State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 30, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2056)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1551	Century Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1235 Braeburn Dr	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5180	542	31	17.5	74.0%	59 (10.9%)	51 (9.4%)	398 (73.4%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$17,995			$1,561			$16,434	25.4	21.5	1641	90		171371001665
1552	Oak Crest School	Public	PK, KG-5	38550 N Lewis Ave	Beach Park	60099	Lake County	Beach Park CCSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 599-5519	308	31	10	54.9%	40 (13.0%)	63 (20.5%)	187 (60.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	$19,388			$783			$18,604	25.4	20.8	1662	110		170001000211
1553	Chalmers STEAM Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2745 W Roosevelt Rd	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1720	205	23	8.9	98.5%	4 (2.0%)	185 (90.2%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$29,457			$5,736			$23,721	25.3	17.9	1737	184		170993000657
1554	Edison Elementary School	Public	3-5	521 S Pearl St	Macomb	61455	McDonough County	Macomb CUSD 185	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 837-3993	397	33	12	64.0%	267 (67.3%)	74 (18.6%)	11 (2.8%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.6%)	$15,813			$1,108			$14,706	25.3	33.4	1298	256		172392002605
1555	Kipling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9351 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3151	237	20	11.8	87.8%	0 (0.0%)	230 (97.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$23,372			$3,698			$19,674	25.3	25.5	1531	24		170993000892
1556	Wilcox Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 Hastings Rd	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3281	241	20	12	70.5%	100 (41.5%)	84 (34.9%)	12 (5.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (17.0%)	$20,017			$2,205			$17,812	25.3	28.8	1438	118		173708003847
1557	Perry Elementary School	Public	K-5	251 Amarillo Dr	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 484-5600	278	26	10.7	90.3%	5 (1.8%)	40 (14.4%)	218 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$22,416			$1,168			$21,249	25.3	19	1709	152		170855004912
1558	Lake Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	330 W Lake Park Dr	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 458-3010	294	27	10.8	84.0%	12 (4.1%)	6 (2.0%)	262 (89.1%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$16,744			$1,018			$15,727	25.2	30.1	1396	162		170315000008
1559	Washington Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1031 5th Ave	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 544-3124	721	59	12.2	70.5%	193 (26.8%)	23 (3.2%)	468 (64.9%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	$19,846			$1,816			$18,030	25.2	20.2	1678	119		170579000262
1560	Dever Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3436 N Osceola Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3090	733	52	14	55.1%	231 (31.5%)	24 (3.3%)	443 (60.4%)	18 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	$16,843			$2,251			$14,592	25.2	34.3	1280	280		170993000698

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on IAR English Language Arts, IAR Mathematics, ISA Science test scores released by the Illinois State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2025, 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.