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
1531	Locke J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2828 N Oak Park Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3300	1,089	77	14.1	86.3%	152 (14.0%)	37 (3.4%)	872 (80.1%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.2%)	$16,933			$1,920			$15,012	26.4	20	1680	149		170993000927
1532	Laketown Elementary School	Public	K-5	1825 Lee St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 585-5819	135	16	8.4	67.4%	42 (31.1%)	67 (49.6%)	6 (4.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (14.1%)	$24,840			$2,315			$22,525	26.4	27.6	1468	64		173708003828
1533	Goodwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2625 S Austin Blvd	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-5500	502	35	14.3	82.1%	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	488 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,211			$2,063			$19,148	26.2	28.8	1436	97		171020001240
1534	Meehan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 E 6th St	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 547-3546	688	43	15.9	55.2%	259 (37.6%)	17 (2.5%)	390 (56.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	$18,761			$1,518			$17,243	26.2	19.1	1704	170		170579001089
1535	Ogden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 W Walton St	Chicago	60610	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-8110	819	4	204.7	55.2%	141 (17.2%)	369 (45.1%)	166 (20.3%)	71 (8.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.4%)	$18,920			$2,253			$16,667	26.1	22.9	1598	63		170993001003
1536	J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center	Public	4-5	623 S 34th St	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Mount Vernon School District 80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 244-8064	260	18	14.4	85.0%	124 (47.7%)	68 (26.2%)	16 (6.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.5%)	$15,764			$2,221			$13,543	26.1	23.5	1584	48		172734002902
1537	Long Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	67 Longbeach Rd	Montgomery	60538	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 636-3300	632	35	18	59.5%	167 (26.4%)	64 (10.1%)	354 (56.0%)	22 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	$16,711			$896			$15,814	26.1	23.5	1585	48		173027003131
1538	Marsh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9822 S Exchange Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6430	616	45	13.6	82.8%	12 (1.9%)	76 (12.3%)	515 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	$19,924			$1,854			$18,070	26	19.9	1685	147		170993000939
1539	Marissa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	206 E Fulton St	Marissa	62257	St. Clair County	Marissa CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 295-2339	266	23	11.5	57.5%	240 (90.2%)	9 (3.4%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	$19,429			$4,141			$15,288	26	42	1114	425		172465004724
1540	Joplin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7931 S Honore St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3425	283	24	11.7	96.1%	2 (0.7%)	235 (83.0%)	44 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,304			$3,219			$19,086	25.9	26.5	1502	38		170993001156

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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.