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
1251	Worthwoods Elementary School	Public	K-5	11000 S Oketo Ave	Worth	60482	Cook County	Worth School District 127	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 448-2802	272	19	14.3	98.9%	161 (59.2%)	14 (5.1%)	80 (29.4%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$21,063			$1,730			$19,334	38	43.7	1076	175		174338004342
1252	V H Nelson Elementary School	Public	K-5	8901 N Ozanam Ave	Niles	60714	Cook County	East Maine School District 63	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 965-0050	479	40	11.9	63.5%	173 (36.1%)	15 (3.1%)	159 (33.2%)	99 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	$19,198			$1,145			$18,053	38	38.4	1192	60		171314001553
1253	Cherry Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	6754 Armer Dr	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 332-4938	676	39	17.3	64.2%	268 (39.6%)	128 (18.9%)	186 (27.5%)	45 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.1%)	$14,459			$1,489			$12,970	38	40.5	1139	114		173451003604
1254	Trico Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16343 Highway 4	Campbell Hill	62916	Jackson County	Trico CUSD 176	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 426-1111	477	31	15.3	68.1%	377 (79.0%)	2 (0.4%)	83 (17.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$12,886			$1,958			$10,928	37.9	41.1	1128	126		170825000435
1255	Whiteside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2028 Lebanon Ave	Belleville	62221	St. Clair County	Whiteside School District 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 239-0000	680	48	14.1	62.8%	198 (29.1%)	372 (54.7%)	33 (4.9%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.1%)	$12,401			$1,711			$10,690	37.9	42.2	1110	145		174230004250
1256	South Central Elementary-Kinmundy	Public	PK, KG-5	810 E 1st St	Kinmundy	62854	Marion County	South Central CUD 401	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 547-7696	269	23	11.6	59.5%	261 (97.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$13,978			$1,264			$12,715	37.8	38.9	1178	78		170011405393
1257	Sparta Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-8	203A Dean Ave	Sparta	62286	Randolph County	Sparta CUSD 140	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 443-5331	735	53	13.8	65.6%	516 (70.2%)	115 (15.6%)	19 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (11.3%)	$12,348			$548			$11,800	37.8	32.3	1334	77		173690003806
1258	Rhodes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8931 Fullerton Ave	River Grove	60171	Cook County	Rhodes School District 84-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 453-6813	499	67	7.4	68.5%	106 (21.2%)	26 (5.2%)	352 (70.5%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$26,930			$1,291			$25,639	37.7	39.2	1170	88		173339003457
1259	Coretta Scott King Magnet School	Public	K-5	1009 Blackhawk Dr	University Park	60484	Will County	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 367-4700	293	22	13.3	53.2%	20 (6.8%)	211 (72.0%)	33 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.9%)	$20,930			$1,099			$19,832	37.7	48.1	982	277		171125001350
1260	Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4420 S Sacramento Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7215	658	49	13.4	86.0%	15 (2.3%)	11 (1.7%)	619 (94.1%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$17,805			$1,629			$16,176	37.7	22.1	1619	359		170993000745

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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.