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
1271	Bradley West Elementary School	Public	3-5	200 W State St	Bradley	60915	Kankakee County	Bradley School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-2216	395	33	11.9	65.3%	191 (48.4%)	67 (17.0%)	90 (22.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.4%)	$16,057			$1,218			$14,838	37.2	32.1	1340	69		170693000359
1272	Georgetown Elementary School	Public	K-5	995 Long Grove Dr	Aurora	60504	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 375-3456	420	35	12	53.3%	83 (19.8%)	90 (21.4%)	194 (46.2%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	$16,280			$1,522			$14,758	37.1	30.5	1383	111		174169005294
1273	Springfield Ball Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2530 E Ash St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 525-3275	394	26	15.1	60.9%	139 (35.3%)	176 (44.7%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (17.5%)	$16,514			$00			$16,514	37.1	36.1	1245	28		173708003773
1274	Tamaroa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 W Main St	Tamaroa	62888	Perry County	Tamaroa School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 496-5513	100	10	10.5	74.0%	94 (94.0%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$15,194			$1,965			$13,229	37.1			(n/a)		173855003928
1275	Shiloh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21751 N 575th St	Hume	61932	Edgar County	Shiloh CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 531-1850	247	23	10.6	52.2%	235 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$17,313			$1,069			$16,243	37.1	25	1543	268		170012200705
1276	Chester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	650 Opdyke St	Chester	62233	Randolph County	Chester CUSD 139	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 826-2354	640	49	13	59.2%	495 (77.3%)	3 (0.5%)	117 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	$13,638			$1,070			$12,568	37	51.7	898	378		170981000578
1277	Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5401 S Western Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 498-3355	712	58	12.2	85.8%	12 (1.7%)	147 (20.6%)	549 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$17,818			$1,402			$16,416	37	28.4	1447	170		170993006331
1278	Ridge Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10800 Lyman Ave	Chicago Ridge	60415	Cook County	Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 636-2001	508	39	13	54.3%	221 (43.5%)	55 (10.8%)	190 (37.4%)	11 (2.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	$19,080			$1,091			$17,989	37	28.9	1428	150		170999001230
1279	Kenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 Stratford Dr	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3815	402	27	15.1	56.7%	132 (32.8%)	158 (39.3%)	30 (7.5%)	38 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.4%)	$16,655			$849			$15,806	36.9	54	841	438		170942000551
1280	Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center	Public	PK, KG-8	10354 S Charles St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2625	243	24	10.1	76.1%	7 (2.9%)	218 (89.7%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$23,378			$3,897			$19,482	36.9	28.4	1450	170		170993000585

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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.