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
1451	Oakdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 S Adelaide St	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4421	386	28	13.8	65.0%	137 (35.5%)	150 (38.9%)	48 (12.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.2%)	$16,930			$2,278			$14,652	29.3	22.6	1603	152		172862003003
1452	Edinburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 E Martin St	Edinburg	62531	Christian County	Edinburg CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 623-5603	76	9	8.9	63.2%	71 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.3%)	$17,722			$1,424			$16,298	29.3	21.9	1628	176		171341004622
1453	Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	80 N Airlite St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5282	509	30	16.9	68.0%	62 (12.2%)	22 (4.3%)	401 (78.8%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$17,382			$1,689			$15,693	29.2	30.2	1394	59		171371001683
1454	Palestine Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 S Washington St	Palestine	62451	Crawford County	Palestine CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 586-2711	274	21	12.9	55.1%	258 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,573			$2,172			$12,401	29.2	11.9	1975	521		173048003169
1455	West View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1720 Halsted Rd	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 654-4945	521	25	20.6	85.8%	112 (21.5%)	264 (50.7%)	99 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.3%)	$15,884			$2,188			$13,697	29.1	27.4	1475	20		173451003602
1456	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	819 W Chicago St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5270	446	25	17.6	72.2%	41 (9.2%)	56 (12.6%)	327 (73.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$17,313			$1,818			$15,496	29.1	25.8	1517	61		171371001704
1457	LEARN 10 Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1811 Morrow Ave	North Chicago	60064	Lake County	North Chicago School District 187	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 693-5021	297	23	12.9	69.4%	13 (4.4%)	116 (39.1%)	151 (50.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$18,373			$1,298			$17,074	29.1	33.5	1297	160		170011006401
1458	Carthage Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	210 S Adams St	Carthage	62321	Hancock County	Carthage Education Service District 317	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 357-9202	238	17	14	43.3%	203 (85.3%)	4 (1.7%)	23 (9.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$12,868			$771			$12,097	29.1	42.3	1105	353		170138505931
1459	Swift Elementary Specialty School	Public	PK, KG-8	5900 N Winthrop Ave	Chicago	60660	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2695	533	47	11.3	86.7%	80 (15.0%)	133 (25.0%)	178 (33.4%)	125 (23.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$20,840			$2,939			$17,900	29.1	33.9	1290	169		170993001119
1460	Caseyville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	433 S 2nd St	Caseyville	62232	St. Clair County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 346-6205	336	25	13.4	83.0%	123 (36.6%)	16 (4.8%)	175 (52.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.8%)	$14,987			$2,741			$12,246	29	24	1570	110		171065001292

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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.
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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.