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
161	Mayer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2250 N Clifton Ave	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5535	707	49	14.5	8.8%	487 (68.9%)	48 (6.8%)	58 (8.2%)	45 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	61 (8.6%)	$16,970			$962			$16,009	90.9	90.3	182	21		170993000950
162	Kipling Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Kipling Pl	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 948-5151	452	38	11.8		393 (86.9%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.1%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$21,202			$381			$20,821	90.9	89.5	199	37		171198001438
163	Sarah Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	555 Old Mill Grove Rd	Lake Zurich	60047	Lake County	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 438-5986	429	36	12	26.8%	311 (72.5%)	25 (5.8%)	43 (10.0%)	30 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$18,470			$336			$18,134	90.8	96.3	67	96		172190004411
164	Spring Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 Pinecroft Dr	Roselle	60172	DuPage County	Roselle School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 529-1883	477	33	14.6	30.4%	348 (73.0%)	3 (0.6%)	93 (19.5%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$15,371			$561			$14,809	90.8	66.5	618	454		173471003630
165	Bartelso Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	306 S Washington St	Bartelso	62218	Clinton County	Bartelso School District 57	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 765-2164	166	12	13.8	3.0%	166 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,451			$567			$8,884	90.8	91.3	162	3		170516000198
166	Freedom Elementary School	Public	K-5	11600 Heritage Meadows Dr	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 254-4005	526	39	13.6	26.8%	244 (46.4%)	31 (5.9%)	50 (9.5%)	157 (29.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	$14,721			$423			$14,298	90.7	88.9	210	44		173174005969
167	Blythe Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	735 Leesley Rd	Riverside	60546	Cook County	Riverside School District 96	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 447-2168	230	19	12.2	18.7%	131 (57.0%)	4 (1.7%)	71 (30.9%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.3%)	$26,414			$330			$26,084	90.7	94.1	125	42		173399003492
168	Scott Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Warwick Dr	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6477	435	38	11.5	23.9%	282 (64.8%)	60 (13.8%)	29 (6.7%)	44 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.1%)	$21,295			$471			$20,824	90.4	90.1	188	20		172771002942
169	Banner Elementary School	Public	K-5	12610 N Allen Rd	Dunlap	61525	Peoria County	Dunlap CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 243-7774	375	24	15.3	14.4%	254 (67.7%)	25 (6.7%)	23 (6.1%)	44 (11.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	$12,436			$361			$12,075	90.4	87.5	232	63		171270004389
170	Mount Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10841 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60655	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-2786	1,182	69	17.1	15.7%	919 (77.7%)	35 (3.0%)	196 (16.6%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.6%)	$14,619			$1,031			$13,589	90.4	87.6	230	60		170993000974

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.