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
651	Flossmoor Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3721 Beech St	Flossmoor	60422	Cook County	Flossmoor School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 647-7100	357	26	13.8	60.8%	18 (5.0%)	279 (78.2%)	38 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$22,557			$1,022			$21,534	67.8	68.5	581	70		171542001848
652	Henry W Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 S Arlington Heights Rd	Buffalo Grove	60089	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 520-2755	510	35	14.5	24.5%	329 (64.5%)	7 (1.4%)	60 (11.8%)	84 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.5%)	$19,879			$565			$19,314	67.7	64.4	657	5		174221004236
653	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1201 E Washington St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 829-7034	379	23	16.1	40.6%	253 (66.8%)	43 (11.3%)	39 (10.3%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	$13,452			$1,990			$11,463	67.7	65.4	642	11		170648000327
654	Brook Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1214 Raymond Ave	La Grange Park	60526	Cook County	Brookfield Lagrange Park School District 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 354-3740	889	63	14.1		518 (58.3%)	26 (2.9%)	289 (32.5%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.9%)	$13,979			$631			$13,348	67.7	73.3	501	153		170732000380
655	Northview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2100 Plum Street	Peru	61354	LaSalle County	Peru Education Service District 124	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 223-1111	594	44	13.5	56.4%	385 (64.8%)	14 (2.4%)	143 (24.1%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.9%)	$13,008			$1,485			$11,523	67.6	64.8	651	4		173138003308
656	Clifford Johnson School	Public	K-5	2S700 Continental Dr	Warrenville	60555	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 393-1787	473	43	11	63.0%	142 (30.0%)	19 (4.0%)	259 (54.8%)	26 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	$21,616			$1,399			$20,217	67.5	71.6	527	129		174218005526
657	Gifford Grade School	Public	K-8	406 S Main St	Gifford	61847	Champaign County	Gifford CCSD 188	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 568-7733	151	14	10.7	33.8%	137 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	$16,068			$592			$15,476	67.5	42.8	1096	439		171665001969
658	Plainfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1850 Plainfield Dr	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1301	285	27	10.5	61.1%	50 (17.5%)	13 (4.6%)	182 (63.9%)	31 (10.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$24,896			$1,115			$23,781	67.3	69.1	565	93		171212001468
659	John R Tibbott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Gary Dr	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 739-7155	330	37	8.9	67.9%	40 (12.1%)	65 (19.7%)	192 (58.2%)	21 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$20,899			$847			$20,052	67.3	57.9	762	103		174007004026
660	West Prairie South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	310 S Coal St	Colchester	62326	McDonough County	West Prairie CUSD 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 776-3790	182	16	11.4	46.7%	181 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$17,050			$1,833			$15,217	67.2	61.9	700	40		170031405704

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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.