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
921	Neoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	850 E 7th St	Neoga	62447	Cumberland County	Neoga CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 775-6049	241	18	13.3	41.1%	224 (92.9%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$11,481			$1,296			$10,185	54.1	39.6	1162	241		172784002953
922	Litchfield Elementary School	Public	2-5	127 W. St. John	Litchfield	62056	Montgomery County	Litchfield CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 324-4034	355	26	13.6	65.6%	329 (92.7%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$13,260			$1,977			$11,284	54	41.7	1118	196		172325002563
923	Farmington Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	108 N Lightfoot Rd	Farmington	61531	Peoria County	Farmington Central CUSD 265	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 245-1000	633	40	15.8	46.9%	574 (90.7%)	4 (0.6%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.5%)	$11,886			$484			$11,402	53.9	58.5	754	169		170004405738
924	Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 Clinton Ave	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2334	415	29	14.4	70.6%	61 (14.7%)	20 (4.8%)	315 (75.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$18,672			$1,971			$16,700	53.8	63.1	675	249		170609000291
925	Community Cons School	Public	PK, KG-8	6067 State Route 154	Pinckneyville	62274	Perry County	Ccsd 204	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 357-2419	210	13	16.6	36.2%	200 (95.2%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$10,202			$1,259			$8,943	53.8	40.9	1134	209		173156003324
926	Edward J Tobin Elementary School	Public	K-5	8501 Narragansett Ave	Burbank	60459	Cook County	Burbank School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 599-6655	346	27	12.8	63.6%	101 (29.2%)	2 (0.6%)	219 (63.3%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$19,134			$877			$18,258	53.7	45.1	1049	123		173681003786
927	Fearn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Hawksley Ln	North Aurora	60542	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 301-5001	492	29	16.9	32.1%	224 (45.5%)	55 (11.2%)	170 (34.6%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$17,185			$1,223			$15,962	53.7	48.5	974	47		170471004402
928	Gary D Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Ketchum Rd	Hampshire	60140	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 683-5700	742	41	17.9	36.3%	414 (55.8%)	59 (8.0%)	193 (26.0%)	30 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.1%)	$14,187			$368			$13,819	53.7	50.4	930	2		170855005951
929	Winston Churchill School	Public	3-5	1300 190th St	Homewood	60430	Cook County	Homewood School District 153	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 798-3424	572	42	13.7	49.3%	118 (20.6%)	313 (54.7%)	90 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.4%)	$15,562			$433			$15,129	53.7	51.6	902	27		171953002233
930	Chillicothe Elementary Center	Public	4-5	914 W Truitt Ave	Chillicothe	61523	Peoria County	Il Valley Central Unified School District 321	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 274-6266	156	15	10.5	54.5%	137 (87.8%)	3 (1.9%)	8 (5.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	$11,701			$249			$11,452	53.7	56.8	786	144		171997005426

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.