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
1541	Maud E Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-5	3805 Rural St	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2485	425	29	14.6	72.0%	130 (30.6%)	96 (22.6%)	124 (29.2%)	22 (5.2%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	46 (10.8%)	$16,362			$1,717			$14,645	25.9	35.2	1264	277		173451003579
1542	Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	700 W Willow St	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-8000	330	29	11.3	74.2%	11 (3.3%)	249 (75.5%)	54 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$22,517			$2,660			$19,857	25.8	26.5	1505	37		170993000991
1543	Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-6	301 N 2nd St	Belleville	62220	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 233-2413	172	18	9.4	82.0%	43 (25.0%)	80 (46.5%)	28 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.2%)	$21,477			$1,423			$20,055	25.7	23.6	1583	40		170561000234
1544	Dore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7134 W 65Th St	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-2080	745	58	12.9	47.7%	122 (16.4%)	17 (2.3%)	590 (79.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	$20,574			$1,965			$18,609	25.7	34	1289	255		170993000725
1545	Central Park Elementary School	Public	K-8	3621 151st St	Midlothian	60445	Cook County	Midlothian School District 143	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 385-0045	640	47	13.7	67.5%	110 (17.2%)	160 (25.0%)	330 (51.6%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.3%)	$17,381			$2,641			$14,740	25.5	24.2	1560	15		172592002785
1546	Woodlawn Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	6657 S Kimbark Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0801	167	15	11.1	89.2%	0 (0.0%)	160 (95.8%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,094			$3,006			$23,088	25.5	33	1312	234		170993001615
1547	Laurel Hill Elementary School	Public	K-6	1750 Laurel Ave	Hanover Park	60133	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 213-5580	384	25	15.2	71.6%	30 (7.8%)	7 (1.8%)	319 (83.1%)	15 (3.9%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$18,492			$1,502			$16,990	25.5	33.5	1295	252		171371001687
1548	CICS - Bucktown Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2235 N Hamilton Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 645-3321	518	44	11.6	67.2%	14 (2.7%)	126 (24.3%)	366 (70.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$19,701			$1,738			$17,963	25.5	20.5	1666	118		170993006446
1549	Schafer Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 E Pleasant Ln	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	School District 45 DuPage County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 516-6500	354	33	10.7	62.4%	83 (23.4%)	27 (7.6%)	225 (63.6%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$20,567			$1,090			$19,477	25.4	32.1	1342	207		174035004059
1550	Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-5	122 Carpenter Blvd	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 484-2500	552	39	14.1	80.1%	105 (19.0%)	57 (10.3%)	351 (63.6%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	$14,999			$579			$14,419	25.4	26.4	1506	44		170855000493

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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:

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

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.