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
1741	John J Pershing Magnet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 S Calumet Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9272	439	32	13.7	83.1%	9 (2.1%)	392 (89.3%)	24 (5.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$21,245			$4,793			$16,451	17.1	15.8	1817	76		170993001032
1742	Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-5	4820 Carol Ct	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2176	418	25	16.7	76.8%	64 (15.3%)	113 (27.0%)	210 (50.2%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$15,671			$1,424			$14,247	17.1	17.8	1740	2		173451003571
1743	Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-5	701 3rd Ave	Joliet	60433	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 723-2808	368	22	17.1	95.1%	9 (2.4%)	67 (18.2%)	285 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$19,126			$1,689			$17,437	16.9	17.7	1748	5		172058002347
1744	OToole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6550 S Seeley Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9040	309	23	13.7	93.9%	13 (4.2%)	172 (55.7%)	124 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,160			$2,715			$17,445	16.9	16.9	1773	29		170993001013
1745	Sawyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5248 S Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0440	885	58	15.3	95.9%	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	857 (96.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$17,180			$2,337			$14,843	16.8	17.2	1762	17		170993001068
1746	Hampton Elementary Fine & Perf Arts School	Public	PK, KG-8	3434 W 77th St	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4030	463	33	14	95.2%	5 (1.1%)	205 (44.3%)	243 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$19,932			$2,575			$17,357	16.8	15.2	1841	95		170993003995
1747	Frohardt Elementary School	Public	3-4	2040 Johnson Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 451-5821	452	28	16.1	73.9%	242 (53.5%)	103 (22.8%)	73 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	$15,227			$2,040			$13,187	16.7	20.4	1670	77		171728002026
1748	Schubert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2727 N Long Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3080	568	44	12.9	80.3%	24 (4.2%)	4 (0.7%)	535 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,250			$3,019			$16,231	16.6	13.4	1928	180		170993001079
1749	Dubois Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	330 E 133rd St	Chicago	60827	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5582	201	20	10	95.0%	0 (0.0%)	191 (95.0%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,138			$4,830			$22,308	16.6	19.6	1692	57		170993000731
1750	Higgins Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11710 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5625	271	23	11.7	94.1%	2 (0.7%)	245 (90.4%)	24 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,194			$3,531			$19,664	16.6	17.4	1757	7		170993000855

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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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.