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
1321	Orchard Place Elementary School	Public	K-5	2727 Maple St	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1255	258	32	8	66.3%	50 (19.4%)	4 (1.6%)	186 (72.1%)	10 (3.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$24,966			$1,234			$23,732	34.8	33.4	1299	22		171212001467
1322	Christopher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 S Snider St	Christopher	62822	Franklin County	Christopher Unified School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 724-7604	510	37	13.9	60.6%	478 (93.7%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	$13,859			$1,098			$12,762	34.8	35.6	1253	69		170021703615
1323	Evansville Attendance Center	Public	K-8	701 Oak St	Evansville	62242	Randolph County	Sparta CUSD 140	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 853-4411	109	11	9.9	21.1%	106 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,285			$548			$15,737	34.7	26.5	1504	181		173690004459
1324	Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Warren Ave	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-0709	437	25	17.1	84.7%	89 (20.4%)	188 (43.0%)	135 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	$18,848			$1,872			$16,976	34.7	32.5	1331	7		172076002365
1325	Smyser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4310 N Melvina Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3711	773	55	14.1	62.6%	181 (23.4%)	32 (4.1%)	493 (63.8%)	41 (5.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	$17,799			$1,823			$15,975	34.7	34.9	1272	53		170993001097
1326	Grand Prairie Elementary School	Public	K-5	3100 Caton Farm Rd	Joliet	60431	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 436-7000	494	42	11.9	46.6%	186 (37.7%)	60 (12.1%)	210 (42.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.1%)	$15,314			$603			$14,711	34.5	33.4	1304	22		173174003337
1327	Maple Elementary School	Public	1-5	1405 Maple Ave	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 654-4502	313	24	13.1	74.8%	185 (59.1%)	29 (9.3%)	67 (21.4%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.3%)	$17,702			$1,115			$16,587	34.5	28.3	1452	125		171824002103
1328	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 N Charles St	Belleville	62221	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 233-3798	293	27	10.8	70.0%	100 (34.1%)	137 (46.8%)	22 (7.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.9%)	$22,427			$1,486			$20,941	34.5	44.5	1061	267		170561000236
1329	Memorial Elementary School	Public	3-4	101 E Adams St	Taylorville	62568	Christian County	Taylorville CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 287-7929	297	17	17.6	59.9%	263 (88.6%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$12,147			$931			$11,217	34.5	37.3	1215	114		173870003934
1330	Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5051 N Kenneth Ave	Chicago	60630	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3704	746	53	14	64.9%	278 (37.3%)	17 (2.3%)	299 (40.1%)	119 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.0%)	$17,899			$2,086			$15,813	34.5	34.7	1278	52		170993001017

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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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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.