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
271	Walnut Trails Elementary School	Public	K-4	301 Wynstone Dr	Shorewood	60404	Will County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 290-7400	475	39	12.3	20.2%	309 (65.1%)	48 (10.1%)	83 (17.5%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$15,238			$272			$14,967	85.4	72.1	519	248		172631005199
272	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1111 S Grove Ave	Oak Park	60304	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 524-3110	580	47	12.3	17.8%	303 (52.2%)	78 (13.4%)	105 (18.1%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.9%)	$19,961			$1,035			$18,926	85.4	81.4	334	62		172925003060
273	J Emmett Hinchcliffe Senior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Ogle Rd	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	O Fallon CCSD 90	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 632-8406	452	25	18	19.7%	289 (63.9%)	65 (14.4%)	33 (7.3%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.2%)	$11,425			$383			$11,041	85.4	90.8	170	103		172976003087
274	Dieterich Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	205 S Pine St	Dieterich	62424	Effingham County	Dieterich CUSD 30	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 925-5248	359	24	15.2	28.1%	354 (98.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,214			$994			$9,220	85.3	83	304	30		171224004604
275	Oliver W Holmes Elementary School	Public	K-5	508 N Kenilworth Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3100	513	42	12.2	25.9%	233 (45.4%)	91 (17.7%)	72 (14.0%)	30 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (15.4%)	$19,919			$1,200			$18,720	85.3	75.7	464	189		172925003065
276	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	420 E Main St	Marion	62959	Williamson County	Marion CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 993-8534	465	35	13.3	57.8%	349 (75.1%)	63 (13.5%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.2%)	$12,648			$2,157			$10,492	85.2	87.7	228	48		172460002668
277	Red Oak Elementary School	Public	K-5	530 Red Oak Ln	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 765-3750	225	23	9.6	36.9%	81 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (52.0%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.0%)	$28,999			$475			$28,524	85.2	76.7	444	167		170011904408
278	Eastview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	540 Longwood Dr	Algonquin	60102	McHenry County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 458-5501	401	38	10.5	51.6%	219 (54.6%)	10 (2.5%)	133 (33.2%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.7%)	$19,187			$467			$18,720	85.2	91.4	159	119		170855000482
279	Conley Elementary School	Public	3-5	750 Dr John Burkey Dr	Algonquin	60102	McHenry County	Huntley Community School District 158	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 659-3700	598	43	13.9	23.4%	396 (66.2%)	14 (2.3%)	109 (18.2%)	68 (11.4%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,819			$291			$14,528	85.2	79.6	376	97		171983005734
280	William Hatch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Ridgeland Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 524-3095	358	27	13.1	18.2%	175 (48.9%)	66 (18.4%)	51 (14.2%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (14.5%)	$19,824			$1,009			$18,815	85.1	73	509	229		172925003069

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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.

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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.