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
831	Winnebago Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Greenway Dr	Bloomingdale	60108	DuPage County	Marquardt School District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 351-3416	343	35	9.6	46.6%	110 (32.1%)	36 (10.5%)	122 (35.6%)	62 (18.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$24,717			$1,040			$23,677	59	54.2	837	6		172478002690
832	Prairiewood Elementary School	Public	1-5	3215 Hercules Rd	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 337-5300	374	25	14.8	44.9%	218 (58.3%)	10 (2.7%)	131 (35.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$15,478			$1,183			$14,295	59	57	779	53		174333005944
833	Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4618 Greenwood Rd	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 648-2606	290	17	16.5	29.3%	215 (74.1%)	5 (1.7%)	50 (17.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	$16,684			$652			$16,031	59	69.1	566	267		174333004330
834	La Harpe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	404 W Main St	La Harpe	61450	Hancock County	La Harpe Central School District 347	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 659-7739	181	17	10.4	82.9%	167 (92.3%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	$19,089			$1,774			$17,315	59	42.3	1104	270		170138105943
835	Disney Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	4140 N Marine Dr	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5840	1,384	88	15.7	62.6%	163 (11.8%)	752 (54.3%)	272 (19.7%)	123 (8.9%)	14 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.3%)	$15,571			$1,648			$13,923	58.9	61.7	705	130		170993000709
836	Greenbriar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 W Greenbriar Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4159	174	11	15.8	98.3%	13 (7.5%)	46 (26.4%)	115 (66.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,244			$1,754			$20,491	58.9	46.8	1006	170		170996001221
837	Murphy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3539 W Grace St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5223	514	40	12.8	51.8%	166 (32.3%)	25 (4.9%)	290 (56.4%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	$19,309			$2,042			$17,267	58.9	52	887	50		170993000983
838	J M Hannum Elementary School	Public	K-5	9800 S Tripp Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 423-1690	410	31	13.4	51.7%	114 (27.8%)	51 (12.4%)	200 (48.8%)	27 (6.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$17,597			$733			$16,864	58.8	55.8	804	34		172919003052
839	Mt Carmel Grade School	Public	3-6	1520 Poplar St	Mount Carmel	62863	Wabash County	Wabash CUSD 348	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 262-5699	370	8	48.3	60.8%	338 (91.4%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$12,895			$1,760			$11,135	58.8	47.5	990	151		174047004373
840	Winola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1804 17th Ave	Viola	61486	Mercer County	Sherrard CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 596-2114	261	16	16.2	40.2%	241 (92.3%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$13,293			$890			$12,403	58.8	65.5	640	200		173618005341

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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.
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