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
1211	Davis M Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6740 S Paulina St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9120	120	15	7.8	81.7%	0 (0.0%)	97 (80.8%)	23 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,419			$3,765			$33,654	40	38.3	1193	18		170993006006
1212	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 W Independence Ave	Jacksonville	62650	Morgan County	Jacksonville School District 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 245-8720	246	20	12.1	86.2%	121 (49.2%)	59 (24.0%)	14 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (21.1%)	$16,498			$2,228			$14,270	40	25.6	1523	311		172028002289
1213	Webster Elementary School	Public	2-4	310 N Monroe St	Rushville	62681	Schuyler County	Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 322-4311	183	11	16.6	66.7%	166 (90.7%)	5 (2.7%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$17,435			$3,054			$14,381	40	47.1	1001	212		170033205815
1214	Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1119 E 46th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 536-2399	304	16	19	77.6%	12 (3.9%)	281 (92.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$20,602			$905			$19,697	39.9	36.6	1230	16		170993006466
1215	John A Renfro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	311 Camelot Dr	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 346-6266	498	36	14	65.5%	263 (52.8%)	131 (26.3%)	62 (12.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	$15,031			$2,782			$12,249	39.9	29.9	1405	190		171065001282
1216	Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9058 S California Ave	Evergreen Park	60805	Cook County	Evergreen Park Education Service District 124	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 422-6501	329	27	12.1	52.9%	32 (9.7%)	119 (36.2%)	161 (48.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$18,716			$1,442			$17,274	39.8	28.8	1434	218		171455001806
1217	Allendale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 N 3rd St	Allendale	62410	Wabash County	Allendale CCSD 17	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 299-3161	131	11	11.5	47.3%	128 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$10,746			$1,485			$9,261	39.8	35.4	1258	41		170345004514
1218	Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	19830 E Fourth St	Opdyke	62872	Jefferson County	Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 756-2492	122	13	9	69.7%	116 (95.1%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$21,287			$865			$20,422	39.8	59.5	742	476		170557005895
1219	Scarlet Oak Elementary School	Public	3-4	5731 Albert Dr	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Arbor Park School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-5822	249	19	13.1	57.8%	98 (39.4%)	30 (12.0%)	73 (29.3%)	43 (17.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$17,098			$2,011			$15,087	39.8	49.7	943	276		170393000081
1220	Leal Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 W Oregon St	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 384-3618	373	28	13.3	59.5%	145 (38.9%)	118 (31.6%)	29 (7.8%)	22 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.7%)	$15,524			$1,950			$13,574	39.7	46.4	1012	208		173996004011

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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.