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
1561	George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	12545 S Homan Ave	Alsip	60803	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 489-3523	270	22	12.5	81.9%	19 (7.0%)	126 (46.7%)	121 (44.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$22,141			$3,075			$19,067	25.1	21.4	1645	84		170651004253
1562	Henry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4250 N Saint Louis Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5060	445	40	11.1	89.7%	23 (5.2%)	14 (3.1%)	384 (86.3%)	15 (3.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$20,131			$2,381			$17,750	25	20.9	1654	92		170993000844
1563	Mount Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10540 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2825	245	23	10.6	75.5%	0 (0.0%)	233 (95.1%)	10 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$25,637			$3,646			$21,991	25	25.7	1521	42		170993000978
1564	Longwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	30W240 Bruce Ln	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 428-6789	346	32	10.7	48.8%	79 (22.8%)	138 (39.9%)	87 (25.1%)	25 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$18,552			$2,215			$16,337	24.8	27.7	1466	98		174169004172
1565	Kozminski Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	936 E 54th St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0980	275	26	10.6	79.3%	14 (5.1%)	199 (72.4%)	47 (17.1%)	10 (3.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$24,938			$3,003			$21,935	24.7	18.3	1728	163		170993000903
1566	Arthur Froberg Elementary School	Public	K-5	4555 20th St	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 874-2464	426	27	15.7	71.8%	159 (37.3%)	91 (21.4%)	120 (28.2%)	25 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.0%)	$15,236			$1,173			$14,062	24.6	36.1	1243	323		173451003618
1567	Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School	Public	K-8	9510 S Prospect Ave	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-2690	241	19	12.5	56.8%	0 (0.0%)	235 (97.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$21,333			$2,864			$18,469	24.6	15.4	1831	264		170993001131
1568	Minnie Minoso Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3527 S Wallace St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1732	304	29	10.5	89.8%	38 (12.5%)	137 (45.1%)	98 (32.2%)	18 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	$29,628			$2,694			$26,934	24.6	25.1	1542	26		170993000952
1569	Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 North Ave	Waukegan	60087	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2080	318	27	11.7	61.3%	17 (5.3%)	43 (13.5%)	244 (76.7%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$22,124			$1,111			$21,013	24.5	41	1129	440		174125004128
1570	Fieldcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Wagman St	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Prairie-Hills Education Service District 144	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 210-2872	217	13	16.6	94.9%	19 (8.8%)	87 (40.1%)	95 (43.8%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$19,525			$3,011			$16,514	24.5	39.7	1158	412		172472002676

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.