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
1931	Talala Elementary School	Public	K-5	430 Talala St	Park Forest	60466	Will County	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 367-2560	305	19	15.8	85.2%	4 (1.3%)	181 (59.3%)	102 (33.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$21,755			$1,272			$20,482	10.4	13.9	1898	33		171125001349
1932	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1421 West St	Rockford	61102	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3740	523	29	18	83.0%	27 (5.2%)	101 (19.3%)	370 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.4%)	$15,542			$1,970			$13,572	10.3	11.2	2006	74		173451005447
1933	Thorp J N Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8914 S Buffalo Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6250	296	26	11.3	96.6%	3 (1.0%)	234 (79.1%)	55 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,363			$3,886			$25,477	10.3	13.4	1923	10		170993001122
1934	Tanner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7350 S Evans Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3870	272	24	11.5	96.7%	1 (0.4%)	235 (86.4%)	34 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,397			$3,818			$21,579	10.3	9.4	2049	115		170993001044
1935	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-6	13900 S School St	Riverdale	60827	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 201-2078	282	21	13.7	99.6%	1 (0.4%)	263 (93.3%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$24,567			$2,442			$22,126	10.3	22.3	1615	320		171245001501
1936	Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	9928 S Crandon Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6530	374	32	11.6	95.7%	1 (0.3%)	354 (94.7%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$22,325			$3,435			$18,891	10.3	13.3	1933	3		170993000633
1937	Funston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2010 N Central Park Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4125	440	45	9.8	97.3%	9 (2.0%)	33 (7.5%)	394 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$24,087			$3,288			$20,799	10.3	16.2	1800	137		170993000781
1938	Sator Sanchez Elementary School	Public	K-5	1101 Harrison Ave	Joliet	60432	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 740-2810	635	50	12.7	97.8%	9 (1.4%)	52 (8.2%)	567 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$20,056			$2,515			$17,542	10.3	12.1	1972	34		172058005730
1939	Christopher House Chrt Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5235 W Belden St	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 922-7542	502	28	17.9	78.7%	6 (1.2%)	14 (2.8%)	481 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,779			$998			$16,781	10.3	17.3	1760	179		170993006311
1940	Hughes L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 W 104th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5075	431	40	10.9	87.0%	1 (0.2%)	374 (86.8%)	50 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$26,259			$4,036			$22,223	10.2	11.4	1997	57		170993000899

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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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