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
1591	Chaney-Monge School	Public	K-8	400 Elsie Ave	Crest Hill	60403	Will County	Chaney-Monge School District 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 722-6673	479	0		68.5%	133 (27.8%)	42 (8.8%)	257 (53.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.0%)	$19,439			$982			$18,457	23.3	24.5	1557	34		170951004940
1592	Prieto Math-Science Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2231 N Central Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0210	733	59	12.4	88.1%	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.1%)	692 (94.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$18,964			$3,089			$15,875	23.2	24.9	1547	45		170993006067
1593	Academy for Global Citizenship	Public, Charter	K-8	4942 W 44Th St	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 582-1100	486	35	13.8	57.6%	12 (2.5%)	12 (2.5%)	447 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	$23,019			$1,870			$21,148	23.1	21.2	1650	57		170993006035
1594	Crete Elementary School	Public	K-5	435 North St	Crete	60417	Will County	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 367-8430	381	27	14.2	65.4%	53 (13.9%)	199 (52.2%)	86 (22.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.2%)	$22,354			$1,615			$20,738	23.1	30	1401	193		171125001343
1595	George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 41st St	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 743-1619	323	21	15.3	84.8%	95 (29.4%)	105 (32.5%)	61 (18.9%)	23 (7.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (10.5%)	$13,587			$1,339			$12,249	23	16.3	1793	198		172640002814
1596	Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Heather Dr	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5005	512	30	17	52.9%	56 (10.9%)	64 (12.5%)	342 (66.8%)	31 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	$16,608			$1,859			$14,748	23	14.2	1882	286		170471000165
1597	Nob Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 168th St	Country Club Hills	60478	Cook County	Prairie-Hills Education Service District 144	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 335-9770	164	11	15.6	98.8%	1 (0.6%)	139 (84.8%)	20 (12.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$19,127			$3,370			$15,757	22.9	12.7	1950	353		172472002679
1598	Dongola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 High St	Dongola	62926	Union County	Dongola Unified School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 827-3524	108	8	13.5	100.0%	100 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$16,458			$1,540			$14,918	22.8	24.7	1552	46		171248004609
1599	Zapata Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2728 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1390	524	46	11.3	91.0%	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	507 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,259			$2,132			$19,128	22.8	23	1596	3		170993001609
1600	Azuela Elementary School	Public	K-8	4707 W Marquette Rd	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7395	690	41	16.8	79.4%	8 (1.2%)	5 (0.7%)	671 (97.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$16,795			$2,195			$14,599	22.6	41	1131	469		170993006131

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.