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
1101	Bottenfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1801 S Prospect Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3807	456	31	14.8	46.9%	171 (37.5%)	145 (31.8%)	34 (7.5%)	55 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.0%)	$14,823			$863			$13,960	45.4	55.5	810	291		170942000543
1102	East Side Intermediate School	Public	3-5	315 E Church St	Harrisburg	62946	Saline County	Harrisburg CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 253-7637	397	29	13.6	66.8%	349 (87.9%)	14 (3.5%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	$12,400			$1,445			$10,955	45.3	51.8	895	207		171827004403
1103	Juliette Low Elementary School	Public	K-5	1530 S Highland Ave	Arlington Heights	60005	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 593-4383	274	32	8.4	59.1%	92 (33.6%)	14 (5.1%)	125 (45.6%)	32 (11.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$20,825			$708			$20,117	45.2	49.1	959	144		171377001722
1104	Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3542 S Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7226	303	29	10.4	92.4%	9 (3.0%)	11 (3.6%)	276 (91.1%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,023			$2,841			$21,182	45.2	32.9	1315	211		170993000637
1105	Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Cedar St	Lawrenceville	62439	Lawrence County	Lawrence County CUD 20	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 943-3922	528	40	13.3	70.5%	481 (91.1%)	9 (1.7%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	$12,852			$2,607			$10,246	45.2	30.8	1374	269		172215004560
1106	Colemon J Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1441 W 119th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3975	166	23	7.3	77.7%	0 (0.0%)	157 (94.6%)	9 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,360			$5,020			$26,340	45.1	38.6	1186	80		170993004016
1107	New Holland-Middletown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	75 1250th St	Middletown	62666	Logan County	New Holland-Middletown Educational 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 445-2656	70	9	7.7	71.4%	66 (94.3%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$27,334			$1,266			$26,067	45			(n/a)		170010305347
1108	Western Barry Elementary	Public	K-5	401 McDonough St	Barry	62312	Pike County	Western CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 335-2323	225	18	12.3	61.8%	213 (94.7%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$15,231			$1,194			$14,037	45	51.9	889	219		170138705902
1109	Chrisman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 N Pennsylvania St	Chrisman	61924	Edgar County	Edgar County CUD 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 269-2022	120	11	10.4	30.8%	115 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$15,890			$1,070			$14,820	44.9	43.6	1079	30		171337001629
1110	Otter Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	2701 Hopps Rd	Elgin	60124	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-6995	437	41	10.7	46.5%	108 (24.7%)	47 (10.8%)	208 (47.6%)	51 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.8%)	$16,718			$1,329			$15,389	44.8	40.3	1144	34		171371004797

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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.