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
711	Edgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7900 Woodridge Dr	Woodridge	60517	DuPage County	Woodridge School District 68	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 795-6000	361	29	12.5	52.1%	178 (49.3%)	63 (17.5%)	64 (17.7%)	32 (8.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	$20,177			$854			$19,323	64.5	66.2	628	83		171704002010
712	Glacier Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1120 Village Rd	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 477-5518	360	36	9.9	28.6%	243 (67.5%)	15 (4.2%)	45 (12.5%)	42 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	$20,074			$720			$19,353	64.5	73.5	498	214		171135004457
713	Bureau Valley North	Public	PK, KG-5	323 S Main St	Walnut	61376	Bureau County	Bureau Valley CUSD 340	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 379-2900	183	21	8.5	49.7%	162 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$19,888			$545			$19,342	64.5	66.2	627	86		170012501426
714	Cornell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 N 7th St	Cornell	61319	Livingston County	Cornell CCSD 426	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 358-2216	114	11	10.3	26.3%	106 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	$20,295			$3,336			$16,959	64.4	43.6	1078	364		171086001325
715	Crab Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	19189 Bailey St	Marion	62959	Williamson County	Crab Orchard CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 982-2181	323	22	14.8	20.1%	316 (97.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$12,937			$1,482			$11,455	64.4	66.8	613	102		171110004587
716	Jamieson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5650 N Mozart St	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2395	825	59	13.9	67.6%	193 (23.4%)	61 (7.4%)	264 (32.0%)	277 (33.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)	$17,354			$1,746			$15,608	64.4	49.6	949	233		170993000870
717	Jerseyville East Elementary School	Public	2-4	201 N Giddings Ave	Jerseyville	62052	Jersey County	Jersey CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 498-3814	392	25	15.4	49.5%	356 (90.8%)	5 (1.3%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$12,084			$749			$11,335	64.2	64.6	655	62		172043002311
718	Heritage JH and Elementary School	Public	K-8	512 W 1st St	Homer	61849	Champaign County	Heritage CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 896-2421	270	26	10.5	44.1%	234 (86.7%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	$17,843			$830			$17,012	64.2	60.6	724	6		170010605363
719	River View Elementary School	Public	K-5	2097 S Bronk Rd	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 439-4840	584	47	12.5	37.7%	322 (55.1%)	63 (10.8%)	159 (27.2%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$15,322			$716			$14,606	64.2	63	679	40		173174003792
720	Mt Zion Intermediate School	Public	4-6	310 S Henderson St	Mount Zion	62549	Macon County	Mt Zion CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 864-2921	557	32	17.2	30.5%	507 (91.0%)	14 (2.5%)	9 (1.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	$10,646			$688			$9,958	64.2	61.6	708	12		172739002911

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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.
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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.