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
1011	Cuba Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	652 East Main	Cuba	61427	Fulton County	CUSD 3 Fulton County	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 785-8054	188	14	13.4	47.9%	182 (96.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$16,317			$1,760			$14,556	49.4	34.9	1273	262		171140001371
1012	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	3-5	1501 E 6th St	Sterling	61081	Whiteside County	Sterling CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 625-1449	277	22	12.5	70.4%	160 (57.8%)	6 (2.2%)	86 (31.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	$16,059			$1,655			$14,404	49.3	46.9	1003	9		174231004256
1013	Bicentennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	1004 1st St	Coal Valley	61240	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 743-1614	328	20	16.4	43.3%	241 (73.5%)	2 (0.6%)	54 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.1%)	$13,407			$949			$12,458	49.3	55.9	800	213		172640002817
1014	Prairie Oak School	Public	PK, KG-5	1427 Oak Park Ave	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn North School District 98	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2442	698	52	13.4	72.1%	41 (5.9%)	96 (13.8%)	534 (76.5%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.4%)	$19,109			$1,380			$17,729	49.3	46.5	1011	3		170606000285
1015	Twain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5134 S Lotus Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2290	850	58	14.5	74.6%	61 (7.2%)	18 (2.1%)	764 (89.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,918			$1,867			$15,051	49.3	50.5	924	91		170993001130
1016	Sunnydale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	716 Sunnydale Blvd	Streamwood	60107	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 213-5610	263	26	10.3	64.3%	28 (10.6%)	9 (3.4%)	210 (79.8%)	10 (3.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$23,839			$1,474			$22,365	48.9	36.5	1236	220		171371001702
1017	Horizon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1701 Greenbrook Blvd	Hanover Park	60133	DuPage County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 213-5570	436	35	12.4	48.4%	129 (29.6%)	65 (14.9%)	157 (36.0%)	62 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$21,035			$958			$20,077	48.8	45	1053	36		171371001681
1018	York Center Elementary School	Public	3-5	895 E 14Th St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	School District 45 DuPage County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 516-6540	163	14	11.6	63.8%	24 (14.7%)	25 (15.3%)	66 (40.5%)	30 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.0%)	$22,058			$925			$21,132	48.8	48.2	979	39		174035004062
1019	Robeson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2501 Southmoor Dr	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3884	439	26	16.7	51.0%	136 (31.0%)	151 (34.4%)	56 (12.8%)	34 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.1%)	$15,337			$781			$14,555	48.8	46.6	1009	10		170942000553
1020	Stony Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	11700 S Kolin Ave	Alsip	60803	Cook County	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn School District 126	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 371-0220	652	47	14	52.5%	207 (31.7%)	89 (13.7%)	319 (48.9%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$14,112			$398			$13,715	48.8	39.1	1174	154		170348000030

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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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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.