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
1361	Univ of Chicago Charter-Donoghue	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	707 E 37th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 285-5301	499	23	21.6	84.6%	0 (0.0%)	474 (95.0%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$18,355			$1,216			$17,139	32.8	33.1	1308	53		170993006495
1362	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	3-5	801 Springfield Rd	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	East Peoria School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 427-5450	148	14	10.4	63.5%	108 (73.0%)	6 (4.1%)	13 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	20 (13.5%)	$17,487			$989			$16,498	32.8	28.3	1458	96		171324001572
1363	Woodland Elementary/Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	5800 E 3000 North Rd	Streator	61364	Livingston County	Woodland CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 672-2909	320	31	10.2	41.9%	261 (81.6%)	4 (1.3%)	34 (10.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$27,671			$531			$27,140	32.8	26.6	1498	135		173807004848
1364	Joyce Kilmer Elementary School	Public	K-5	655 Golfview Ter	Buffalo Grove	60089	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 520-2760	590	43	13.7	71.2%	264 (44.7%)	18 (3.1%)	223 (37.8%)	48 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.3%)	$19,110			$576			$18,533	32.8	45.4	1037	327		174221004242
1365	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2651 Glenwood Ave	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 725-0262	235	28	8.4	94.0%	38 (16.2%)	48 (20.4%)	131 (55.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	$16,857			$1,404			$15,454	32.7	34.3	1281	84		172058002346
1366	Denkmann Elementary School	Public	K-6	4101 22nd Ave	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 793-5922	356	22	15.9	73.0%	141 (39.6%)	66 (18.5%)	77 (21.6%)	32 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.2%)	$13,459			$1,595			$11,864	32.7	35	1270	96		173441003526
1367	Hoyne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8905 S Crandon Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6425	230	20	11.5	69.6%	0 (0.0%)	223 (97.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$23,717			$2,997			$20,719	32.5	28.4	1451	84		170993000864
1368	West Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	1514 US Route 34	Biggsville	61418	Henderson County	West Central CUSD 235	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 627-2339	321	28	11.2	53.9%	300 (93.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$15,486			$803			$14,683	32.5	27.6	1469	101		170031905599
1369	Wilson Intermediate School	Public	4-6	900 Koch St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin PSD 108	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 477-4722	600	39	15.3	65.5%	520 (86.7%)	14 (2.3%)	27 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.8%)	$13,910			$1,658			$12,252	32.5	31.9	1345	24		173108003236
1370	Grissom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12810 S Escanaba Ave	Chicago	60633	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5380	287	23	12.4	76.7%	20 (7.0%)	33 (11.5%)	232 (80.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,428			$2,370			$20,058	32.5	47.5	989	381		170993000808

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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.