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
1431	Hayt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1518 W Granville Ave	Chicago	60660	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2040	851	67	12.7	82.0%	88 (10.3%)	174 (20.4%)	334 (39.2%)	213 (25.0%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	$18,913			$1,826			$17,087	30.2	36.7	1225	206		170993000834
1432	W W Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	7735 W 66th Pl	Bedford Park	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 458-7150	130	16	7.9	99.2%	20 (15.4%)	6 (4.6%)	95 (73.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.2%)	$29,928			$3,760			$26,168	30.2	32.7	1327	105		170405000092
1433	Mosaic School of Fine Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	6710 N Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2160	746	56	13.4	88.9%	70 (9.4%)	74 (9.9%)	296 (39.7%)	283 (37.9%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	$17,349			$2,139			$15,210	30.1	32.4	1332	101		170993000612
1434	Cicero East Elementary School	Public	4-6	2324 S 49Th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-9440	408	28	14.8	76.7%	3 (0.7%)	8 (2.0%)	396 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,735			$1,713			$19,022	30.1	29.7	1407	27		171020001236
1435	Stark County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 W Van Buren St	Wyoming	61491	Stark County	Stark County CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 695-5181	299	23	13	52.5%	277 (92.6%)	6 (2.0%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$14,026			$1,058			$12,968	30	30.1	1397	38		173749003687
1436	John Jay Elementary School	Public	K-5	1835 W Pheasant Trl	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 593-4385	389	34	11.5	79.2%	50 (12.9%)	23 (5.9%)	269 (69.2%)	28 (7.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$18,740			$713			$18,027	29.9	23.2	1591	155		171377001727
1437	King Middle Grade School	Public	3-6	1440 E Court St	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-0750	385	19	19.7	94.3%	45 (11.7%)	204 (53.0%)	115 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$18,904			$1,948			$16,956	29.9	27.9	1464	27		172076002366
1438	Gallistel Elementary Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	10347 S Ewing Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6540	597	50	12	69.5%	9 (1.5%)	21 (3.5%)	563 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,015			$2,315			$16,700	29.9	29.6	1413	25		170993000783
1439	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1307 4th St W	Milan	61264	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 793-5985	277	23	12.2	72.6%	166 (59.9%)	60 (21.7%)	26 (9.4%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.5%)	$15,322			$1,619			$13,703	29.8	35.2	1265	174		173441003536
1440	Selmaville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3185 Selmaville Rd	Salem	62881	Marion County	Selmaville CCSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 548-2416	223	17	13.3	48.9%	205 (91.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.8%)	$13,806			$663			$13,143	29.8	31	1371	69		173577005019

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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.