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
561	Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	Public	K-5	12450 Essington Rd	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 577-3606	548	41	13.5	31.4%	209 (38.1%)	99 (18.1%)	109 (19.9%)	106 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	$15,474			$395			$15,079	71.6	78.7	397	164		173174006026
562	Woods Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 Alexandra Blvd	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 356-2720	489	40	12.1	22.7%	360 (73.6%)	9 (1.8%)	54 (11.0%)	35 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.9%)	$15,219			$530			$14,688	71.5	71.4	529	33		171135002147
563	Beecher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	629 Penfield St	Beecher	60401	Will County	Beecher CUSD 200U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 946-2202	459	33	14	38.8%	282 (61.4%)	26 (5.7%)	112 (24.4%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.1%)	$14,321			$1,905			$12,416	71.5	63.9	664	101		170543000222
564	El Sierra Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6835 Fairmount Ave	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 719-5825	300	25	12.1		184 (61.3%)	20 (6.7%)	64 (21.3%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$18,062			$1,364			$16,698	71.5	68.4	583	19		171254001506
565	Northpoint Elementary School	Public	K-5	2602 E College Ave	Bloomington	61704	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4420	472	31	15.1	11.9%	296 (62.7%)	29 (6.1%)	30 (6.4%)	86 (18.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	$14,678			$1,038			$13,640	71.4	75.4	468	97		172862005320
566	Chebanse Elementary School	Public	K-4	475 School St	Chebanse	60922	Iroquois County	Central CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 697-2642	343	25	13.5	49.0%	304 (88.6%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$12,673			$872			$11,800	71.4	68.8	572	6		171041001257
567	Mount Erie Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 School Dr	Mount Erie	62446	Wayne County	North Wayne CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 854-2611	67	7	9.1	34.3%	66 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$16,915			$1,133			$15,782	71.4	65.7	639	72		171024001249
568	Navajo Heights Elementary School	Public	4-5	12401 S Oak Park Ave	Palos Heights	60463	Cook County	Palos Heights School District 128	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 385-3269	174	13	13.4		133 (76.4%)	7 (4.0%)	4 (2.3%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (15.5%)	$15,556			$483			$15,074	71.4	69.6	558	10		173057003176
569	Bureau Valley Elementary and JH	Public	3-8	9080 2125 North Ave	Manlius	61338	Bureau County	Bureau Valley CUSD 340	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 445-2121	303	30	10.1	45.9%	270 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$15,573			$312			$15,261	71.3	60.2	730	161		170012506750
570	Olympia North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 N State St	Danvers	61732	McLean County	Olympia CUSD 16	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 963-4514	279	17	16.4	39.8%	233 (83.5%)	4 (1.4%)	23 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	$14,551			$513			$14,038	71.3	67.5	595	25		172989003093

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.