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
1341	Melrose Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1715 W Lake St	Melrose Park	60160	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2042	602	42	14.3	54.5%	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.7%)	576 (95.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$19,011			$2,334			$16,677	34.2	34	1288	53		172511002743
1342	Acero Charter - Esmera Santiago Cmps	Public, Charter	K-8	2510 W Cortez St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 455-5410	224	18	12.4	88.8%	3 (1.3%)	18 (8.0%)	199 (88.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,711			$1,068			$20,643	34	21.6	1637	295		170993006521
1343	Anne M Jeans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16W631 91st St	Willowbrook	60527	DuPage County	Ccsd 180	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 325-8186	277	26	10.5	89.2%	20 (7.2%)	200 (72.2%)	38 (13.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	$28,826			$3,589			$25,237	34	36.2	1240	103		173051003172
1344	Apollo Elementary School	Public	K-5	10100 Dee Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	East Maine School District 63	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 827-6231	536	48	11	68.3%	119 (22.2%)	44 (8.2%)	128 (23.9%)	207 (38.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	$20,134			$1,715			$18,419	34	34.3	1282	62		171314000063
1345	Burnside Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	650 E 91st Pl	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3300	264	21	12.5	81.4%	0 (0.0%)	257 (97.3%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$26,106			$2,654			$23,452	33.9	34	1287	58		170993000635
1346	New Field Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1707 W Morse Ave	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2760	541	45	12	79.9%	69 (12.8%)	160 (29.6%)	229 (42.3%)	52 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.2%)	$21,679			$2,179			$19,500	33.8	30	1400	54		170993005687
1347	Central Intermediate School	Public	4-6	401 E 2nd Ave	Monmouth	61462	Warren County	Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 734-2213	318	25	12.5	59.7%	162 (50.9%)	19 (6.0%)	94 (29.6%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	$13,100			$1,316			$11,785	33.5	28.9	1429	82		170032006128
1348	Illini Central Grade School	Public	K-5	208 N West Ave	Mason City	62664	Mason County	Illini Central CUSD 189	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 482-5180	264	26	10.1	58.0%	246 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$17,958			$1,233			$16,725	33.5	35.5	1256	92		170011305388
1349	Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	249 E 37th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1204	308	22	14	82.8%	2 (0.6%)	296 (96.1%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$22,776			$2,969			$19,807	33.4	29.2	1421	72		170993001614
1350	Central Elementary	Public	4-6	215 E Central Blvd	Kewanee	61443	Henry County	Kewanee CUSD 229	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 853-4290	353	24	14.4	72.8%	203 (57.5%)	30 (8.5%)	90 (25.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	$15,668			$1,681			$13,987	33.3	40.2	1147	203		172100002380

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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:

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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.