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
1501	Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6110 N Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2025	1,050	67	15.7	89.0%	134 (12.8%)	139 (13.2%)	262 (25.0%)	494 (47.0%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	$15,790			$1,993			$13,797	27.3	26.7	1497	4		170993000664
1502	Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10115 S Prairie Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5460	312	21	14.8	80.4%	0 (0.0%)	290 (92.9%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$21,082			$3,918			$17,164	27.2	18.9	1715	213		170993000607
1503	Sauk Elementary School	Public	4-6	4435 S Churchill Dr	Richton Park	60471	Cook County	Matteson Education Service District 162	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 747-2660	281	21	13.2	74.4%	7 (2.5%)	240 (85.4%)	23 (8.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$21,060			$1,133			$19,927	27.2	34.5	1279	224		172502002720
1504	West Prairie North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 N Washington St	Good Hope	61438	McDonough County	West Prairie CUSD 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 456-3920	141	15	9.3	57.4%	133 (94.3%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$18,153			$1,243			$16,910	27.1	31.5	1351	153		170031405703
1505	Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	655 N Airlite St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 289-6270	469	34	13.9	62.5%	70 (14.9%)	37 (7.9%)	322 (68.7%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	$18,466			$1,554			$16,912	27.1	17.4	1756	251		171371002887
1506	Robert Frost Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1805 N Aspen Dr	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 803-4815	532	37	14.3	57.9%	117 (22.0%)	9 (1.7%)	257 (48.3%)	114 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	$21,476			$809			$20,667	27.1	19.9	1686	180		174221004232
1507	Ridge Lawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5757 105th St	Chicago Ridge	60415	Cook County	Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 636-2002	572	41	13.9	70.3%	431 (75.3%)	54 (9.4%)	55 (9.6%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$19,035			$1,407			$17,629	27	29.6	1411	96		170999001232
1508	Tarkington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3330 W 71st St	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4700	791	58	13.6	93.0%	9 (1.1%)	124 (15.7%)	654 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,444			$2,212			$15,231	27	26.7	1496	12		170993005803
1509	Whistler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11533 S Ada St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5560	242	19	12.7	88.8%	0 (0.0%)	235 (97.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$23,107			$2,918			$20,189	26.9	26.5	1501	8		170993001155
1510	Je-Neir Elementary School	Public	K-4	1001 W 2nd St	Momence	60954	Kankakee County	Momence CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 472-6646	328	26	12.8	74.7%	147 (44.8%)	50 (15.2%)	109 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	$15,759			$1,422			$14,337	26.9	20.8	1661	151		172643002830

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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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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.