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
1071	Brown County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 NW Cross St	Mount Sterling	62353	Brown County	Brown County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 773-7501	270	20	13.4	49.6%	256 (94.8%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,632			$953			$11,679	46.6	55.4	812	259		172730002894
1072	Glenn Raymond School	Public	1-5	101 W Mulberry St	Watseka	60970	Iroquois County	Iroquois County CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 432-4581	321	26	12.5	68.2%	250 (77.9%)	8 (2.5%)	47 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	$13,853			$685			$13,168	46.5	47.5	988	84		172017006829
1073	Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Harrison Street	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 222-2530	501	39	12.8	59.1%	389 (77.6%)	23 (4.6%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.8%)	$14,366			$2,239			$12,126	46.4	40.1	1151	78		173300005055
1074	Eastview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1490 E Myrtle St	Canton	61520	Fulton County	Canton Union School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 647-0136	288	27	10.7	61.1%	255 (88.5%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	$18,039			$795			$17,244	46.4	39.8	1156	82		170828000439
1075	Salt Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	65 JF Kennedy Blvd	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 593-4375	410	35	11.8	63.4%	144 (35.1%)	10 (2.4%)	241 (58.8%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$19,302			$705			$18,597	46.2	45.3	1040	35		171377001726
1076	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1927 S 15th Ave	Broadview	60155	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2047	345	26	13.2	60.9%	2 (0.6%)	232 (67.2%)	100 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$21,803			$2,401			$19,402	46.2	46.6	1010	66		172511002744
1077	Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	770 Mill St	South Elgin	60177	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 888-7045	596	29	20.6	39.4%	256 (43.0%)	32 (5.4%)	221 (37.1%)	61 (10.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$16,258			$1,078			$15,180	46.2	50.3	931	146		171371001669
1078	Westdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	99 Diversey Ave	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Mannheim School District 83	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 455-4060	483	45	10.7	64.6%	23 (4.8%)	6 (1.2%)	443 (91.7%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$19,593			$448			$19,145	46.1	43.2	1084	6		172433002645
1079	Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-5	416 Fairview St	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4415	280	16	17	54.6%	114 (40.7%)	99 (35.4%)	34 (12.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.1%)	$15,147			$1,713			$13,434	46.1	37.7	1208	129		172862002999
1080	Wolcott School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 N Wolcott St	Thornton	60476	Cook County	Thornton School District 154	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 877-2526	249	14	17.7	57.8%	42 (16.9%)	77 (30.9%)	114 (45.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	$17,707			$2,827			$14,880	46.1	52.5	875	205		173891005071

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.