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
1261	Emily G Johns School	Public	4-6	430 S Mitchell Dr	Plano	60545	Kendall County	Plano CUSD 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 552-9182	494	37	13.2	57.1%	150 (30.4%)	43 (8.7%)	279 (56.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$15,875			$341			$15,535	37.6	39.3	1168	93		173177005936
1262	Lane Elementary School	Public	K-6	4600 W 123rd St	Alsip	60803	Cook County	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn School District 126	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 371-0720	228	27	8.6	59.6%	44 (19.3%)	64 (28.1%)	105 (46.1%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$21,270			$454			$20,817	37.6	21.5	1642	380		170348000029
1263	Washington-Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	1002 Pekin St	Lincoln	62656	Logan County	Lincoln Education Service District 27	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 732-4764	224	18	12.6	68.3%	164 (73.2%)	8 (3.6%)	16 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.6%)	$13,530			$1,543			$11,987	37.6	54.2	833	430		172298002541
1264	Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6539 26th St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2327	394	31	12.9	75.6%	20 (5.1%)	27 (6.9%)	336 (85.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$17,550			$1,979			$15,571	37.4	45.9	1023	241		170609003423
1265	Acero Charter - Rufino Tamayo Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	5135 S California Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 434-6355	266	19	14	90.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	265 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,388			$969			$19,418	37.4	41.6	1120	145		170993006455
1266	Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	5608 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 945-5025	512	27	18.9	81.4%	2 (0.4%)	501 (97.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$21,369			$199			$21,170	37.3	33.7	1294	28		170993005935
1267	Irvington Elementary School	Public	K-8	500 Superior	Irvington	62848	Washington County	Irvington CCSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 249-6761	64	6	10.6	71.9%	58 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.8%)	$19,170			$4,402			$14,768	37.3			(n/a)		172019002273
1268	Ridgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9607 14th St W	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 793-5980	260	22	11.8	87.3%	135 (51.9%)	65 (25.0%)	21 (8.1%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.7%)	$17,265			$1,623			$15,642	37.3	28.5	1446	178		173441003535
1269	Wesmere Elementary School	Public	K-5	2001 Wesmere Pkwy	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 439-3244	544	46	11.9	44.3%	237 (43.6%)	106 (19.5%)	171 (31.4%)	16 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$16,068			$755			$15,313	37.2	39.1	1172	97		173174001874
1270	Posen Elementary School	Public	4-5	14545 S California Ave	Posen	60469	Cook County	Posen-Robbins Education Service District 143-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 388-7204	246	19	13.1	91.5%	3 (1.2%)	73 (29.7%)	165 (67.1%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,212			$2,877			$21,334	37.2	36.1	1244	26		173237003376

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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.