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
771	Millikin Elementary School	Public	K-5	920 S Congress St	Geneseo	61254	Henry County	Geneseo CUSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 945-0475	364	27	13.4	29.9%	316 (86.8%)	4 (1.1%)	35 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$12,571			$166			$12,405	61.6	39.7	1160	389		171635001950
772	Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School	Public	K-5	7555 W 64th St	Summit	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 458-0640	114	13	8.4	98.2%	1 (0.9%)	21 (18.4%)	89 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$25,927			$3,576			$22,351	61.5	21.8	1634	862		170405000089
773	Budlong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2701 W Foster Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2591	776	54	14.5	54.8%	272 (35.1%)	44 (5.7%)	286 (36.9%)	124 (16.0%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	$16,912			$1,741			$15,171	61.5	51.8	893	120		170993000625
774	Bluffs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 W Rockwood St	Bluffs	62621	Scott County	Scott-Morgan CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 754-3714	81	12	6.8	49.4%	76 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.2%)	$22,288			$1,561			$20,728	61.5			(n/a)		170660004551
775	Beecher City Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	304 E Vine	Beecher City	62414	Effingham County	Beecher City CUSD 20	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 487-5100	196	15	13.1	49.5%	188 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$12,521			$101			$12,419	61.4	75	476	299		170546000224
776	Rosemont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6101 Ruby St	Rosemont	60018	Cook County	Rosemont Education Service District 78	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 825-0144	221	27	8.1	34.4%	137 (62.0%)	5 (2.3%)	58 (26.2%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	$29,401			$462			$28,939	61.3	53.9	843	67		173477003659
777	Rochester Intermediate School	Public	4-6	900 Jack Taylor Dr	Rochester	62563	Sangamon County	Rochester CUSD 3A	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 498-6215	394	27	14.5	15.2%	349 (88.6%)	12 (3.0%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$12,952			$505			$12,446	61.2	57.5	768	9		173432003520
778	Kerkstra Elementary School	Public	1-5	14950 Laramie Ave	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Forest Ridge School District 142	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-2860	407	30	13.7	43.7%	196 (48.2%)	39 (9.6%)	152 (37.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$14,776			$660			$14,116	61	60.9	716	62		171548001862
779	Cumberland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1496 Illinois Route 121	Toledo	62468	Cumberland County	Cumberland CUSD 77	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 923-3135	387	34	11.5	26.4%	370 (95.6%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$12,183			$967			$11,217	61	29.7	1408	629		173909004855
780	Oster-Oakview School	Public	4-6	809 N Cedar Rd	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 485-2125	373	26	14.3	19.8%	280 (75.1%)	8 (2.1%)	68 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$14,278			$389			$13,889	61	67.4	598	182		172814001559

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.