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
1131	Washington Intermediate School	Public	4-6	501 Washington St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin PSD 108	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 477-4721	428	32	13.3	64.7%	373 (87.1%)	8 (1.9%)	28 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	$15,152			$1,511			$13,641	43.5	41.8	1117	14		173108005189
1132	Salt Fork North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	216 N Webster St	Catlin	61817	Vermilion County	Salt Fork CUSD 512	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 427-5421	274	20	13.5	48.5%	239 (87.2%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (7.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$13,323			$359			$12,964	43.5	32.8	1317	185		170141806358
1133	CICS - Irving Park Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3820 N Spaulding Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 433-5000	453	34	13.3	68.0%	38 (8.4%)	27 (6.0%)	363 (80.1%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.2%)	$18,934			$1,947			$16,988	43.4	39.2	1171	38		170993006462
1134	Hazelgreen Elementary School	Public	K-6	11751 S Lawler Ave	Alsip	60803	Cook County	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn School District 126	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 371-5351	290	25	11.8	58.3%	92 (31.7%)	49 (16.9%)	126 (43.4%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.2%)	$17,077			$437			$16,639	43.3	45.8	1025	109		170348000028
1135	Holden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1104 W 31st St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7200	407	33	12.3	71.5%	83 (20.4%)	54 (13.3%)	212 (52.1%)	50 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$19,283			$2,137			$17,147	43.3	43.7	1074	61		170993000858
1136	Clara Peterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	580 E Franklin St	Paxton	60957	Ford County	Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 379-2531	564	44	12.7	39.9%	465 (82.4%)	5 (0.9%)	57 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.9%)	$13,321			$1,243			$12,078	43.2	45.6	1030	106		170765005480
1137	White Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Dupont Ave	Morris	60450	Grundy County	Morris School District 54	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 942-0047	722	57	12.6	48.3%	478 (66.2%)	20 (2.8%)	192 (26.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	$16,379			$942			$15,438	43.1	33.4	1302	165		172661004379
1138	Luther Burbank Elementary School	Public	K-5	8235 Linder Ave	Burbank	60459	Cook County	Burbank School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 499-0838	453	34	13.1	65.8%	136 (30.0%)	5 (1.1%)	280 (61.8%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$18,486			$923			$17,563	43.1	38.6	1185	47		173681003790
1139	Independence Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 S Orchard Dr	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 759-7282	617	48	12.9	67.9%	53 (8.6%)	138 (22.4%)	371 (60.1%)	29 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$19,230			$741			$18,489	43	40.4	1142	3		174007004028
1140	Cambridge Lakes Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	840 Campus Dr	Pingree Grove	60140	Kane County	Cusd 300	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 464-4300	642	49	13.1	15.4%	248 (38.6%)	44 (6.9%)	223 (34.7%)	78 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.2%)	$11,738			$00			$11,738	43	50.4	926	214		170855005954

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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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