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
201	Sheridan Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	K-8	533 W 27th St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-9120	528	32	16.5	53.8%	38 (7.2%)	56 (10.6%)	104 (19.7%)	312 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$16,526			$1,971			$14,555	89.1	87.4	234	33		170993001083
202	Pierce Downer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1436 Grant St	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5860	337	21	16.4		295 (87.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	$17,253			$998			$16,255	89.1	82.8	306	104		171254001515
203	Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1650 W Cornelia Ave	Chicago	60657	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5484	486	36	13.4	11.7%	338 (69.5%)	18 (3.7%)	72 (14.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.5%)	$18,461			$1,202			$17,259	89	88.1	221	18		170993000822
204	Millstadt Consolidated School	Public	3-8	211 W Mill St	Millstadt	62260	St. Clair County	Millstadt CCSD 160	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 476-1681	453	33	13.6	21.6%	414 (91.4%)	14 (3.1%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$14,431			$723			$13,709	89	87.8	225	21		172619002794
205	Robert Clow Elementary School	Public	K-5	1301 Springdale Cir	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6060	343	30	11.4	12.8%	182 (53.1%)	16 (4.7%)	46 (13.4%)	72 (21.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.6%)	$18,955			$1,004			$17,951	88.8	95.7	86	119		174169004436
206	Elmwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1024 Magnolia Ln	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6341	726	48	15.1	13.6%	488 (67.2%)	29 (4.0%)	102 (14.0%)	52 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.4%)	$17,084			$370			$16,713	88.7	86.8	241	35		172771002931
207	Wilder-Waite Grade School	Public	K-5	10021 N Pacific St	Peoria	61615	Peoria County	Dunlap CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 243-7728	404	23	17.5	24.5%	210 (52.0%)	36 (8.9%)	36 (8.9%)	91 (22.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	$11,476			$427			$11,050	88.7	88.2	220	13		171270001524
208	Erickson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	277 Springfield Dr	Bloomingdale	60108	DuPage County	Bloomingdale School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 529-2223	445	32	13.9		322 (72.4%)	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	102 (22.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$15,576			$405			$15,171	88.7	82.6	309	101		170645000488
209	Indian Trail Elementary School	Public	1-4	20912 S Frankfort Square Rd	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 469-6993	466	38	12.1	23.8%	299 (64.2%)	58 (12.4%)	78 (16.7%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	$17,291			$603			$16,687	88.6	96.8	52	157		173822003912
210	Kelvin Grove Junior High School	Public	4-8	808 Adams St	Lockport	60441	Will County	Lockport School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 838-0737	260	30	8.6	36.5%	200 (76.9%)	8 (3.1%)	42 (16.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$19,511			$248			$19,263	88.6	86.5	246	36		170921000529

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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.