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
661	Richmond Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	5815 Broadway St	Richmond	60071	McHenry County	Nippersink School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 678-4717	407	31	13	22.6%	356 (87.5%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (8.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$15,835			$538			$15,298	67.2	67.4	597	64		170022204118
662	Peotone Intermediate Center	Public	4-5	9526 W Manhattan Monee Rd	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Peotone CUSD 207U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 469-5744	147	13	11.7	36.7%	116 (78.9%)	1 (0.7%)	24 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$19,292			$546			$18,747	67.2	55.4	816	154		173129003301
663	Sward Elementary School	Public	K-5	9830 S Brandt Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 423-7820	457	31	14.5	44.2%	187 (40.9%)	32 (7.0%)	214 (46.8%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$16,271			$375			$15,896	67.1	63.4	670	7		172919003056
664	Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 179th St	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Ccsd 146	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 614-4535	291	27	10.9	37.8%	162 (55.7%)	34 (11.7%)	57 (19.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.7%)	$22,086			$602			$21,484	67.1	63.6	668	4		173903003961
665	Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7345 N Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2125	790	57	13.8	60.4%	156 (19.7%)	168 (21.3%)	267 (33.8%)	157 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.2%)	$18,651			$2,070			$16,581	67.1	66.6	616	49		170993001059
666	Tampico Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	304 W Kimball Rd	Tampico	61283	Whiteside County	Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 438-2255	156	12	13	70.5%	132 (84.6%)	2 (1.3%)	12 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.4%)	$14,155			$1,380			$12,775	67	53.7	849	183		173283001852
667	Waltham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2902 N Il Route 178	Utica	61373	LaSalle County	Waltham CCSD 185	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 667-4417	246	24	10.4		206 (83.7%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (11.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	$18,592			$704			$17,887	67	52.4	878	211		174062004085
668	Cloverdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1182 Merbach Dr	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Ccsd 93	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 588-5300	466	37	12.4	41.8%	196 (42.1%)	33 (7.1%)	131 (28.1%)	94 (20.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	$21,005			$194			$20,812	67	65.2	647	21		171047004033
669	Maple Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	911 Joppa North Ave	Joppa	62953	Massac County	Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 543-7434	122	11	11.6	72.1%	111 (91.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.6%)	$17,535			$1,569			$15,966	67	54.3	831	162		170001505227
670	Troy Cronin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	210 E Black Rd	Shorewood	60404	Will County	Troy CCSD 30C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 577-6760	466	48	9.6	45.5%	147 (31.5%)	99 (21.2%)	181 (38.8%)	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	$22,128			$378			$21,750	67	58.7	753	83		173951004516

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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.

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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.