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
1441	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 N Lincoln Ave	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 458-3040	345	30	11.4	80.9%	23 (6.7%)	6 (1.7%)	309 (89.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,109			$1,214			$14,895	29.8	25.5	1527	86		170315000009
1442	Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-4	614 Oakley Ave	Streator	61364	LaSalle County	Streator Education Service District 44	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 672-2926	482	30	15.9	79.3%	280 (58.1%)	35 (7.3%)	114 (23.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.0%)	$14,339			$2,228			$12,111	29.6	29	1425	17		170011205382
1443	Clark G R Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1045 S Monitor Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6225	134	14	9.5	80.6%	7 (5.2%)	58 (43.3%)	68 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$29,464			$3,792			$25,673	29.6	21.1	1652	209		170993001210
1444	Braceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	209 N Mitchell St	Braceville	60407	Grundy County	Braceville School District 75	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 237-8040	130	13	10	60.8%	103 (79.2%)	5 (3.8%)	16 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	$16,821			$878			$15,943	29.6	22.4	1611	167		170684000354
1445	Acero Charter - SPC Zizumbo Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	4248 W 47th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 579-3470	532	32	16.6	86.3%	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	515 (96.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,630			$860			$15,769	29.5	26.6	1500	55		170993006444
1446	Peoria Heights Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	500 E Glen Ave	Peoria Heights	61616	Peoria County	Peoria Heights CUSD 325	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 686-8809	488	37	13.1	66.2%	263 (53.9%)	117 (24.0%)	44 (9.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.1%)	$16,609			$1,644			$14,965	29.4	31.2	1362	84		173127004474
1447	William Brown Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	54 N Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7250	232	26	9	84.5%	1 (0.4%)	213 (91.8%)	11 (4.7%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$30,942			$5,894			$25,048	29.4	15.2	1839	392		170993000621
1448	Windsor Elementary School	Public	1-5	935 Windsor Rd	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 654-4507	315	27	11.6	70.2%	209 (66.3%)	24 (7.6%)	45 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.4%)	$21,979			$1,544			$20,435	29.4	20.9	1655	207		171824002109
1449	Jordan Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	7414 N Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2220	487	44	11	89.3%	37 (7.6%)	135 (27.7%)	243 (49.9%)	49 (10.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.5%)	$22,603			$3,333			$19,270	29.4	16.1	1803	354		170993000441
1450	Jane Addams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 E Sayles Dr	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 963-5000	567	44	12.7	44.8%	162 (28.6%)	32 (5.6%)	303 (53.4%)	43 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	$17,892			$799			$17,092	29.3	27.3	1477	27		173042003146

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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.