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
371	Indian Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 W Cherokee Ave	Shabbona	60550	DeKalb County	Indian Creek CUSD 425	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 824-2122	269	26	10.3	40.5%	212 (78.8%)	4 (1.5%)	47 (17.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	$17,079			$500			$16,579	81.1	62.9	680	309		173597003732
372	Lake Bluff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	350 W Washington Ave	Lake Bluff	60044	Lake County	Lake Bluff Education Service District 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 234-9405	572	52	11		433 (75.7%)	3 (0.5%)	74 (12.9%)	31 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	$21,598			$557			$21,041	81.1	83.8	287	85		172172006073
373	Cantrall Intermediate School	Public	4-6	155 Claypool St	Cantrall	62625	Sangamon County	Athens CUSD 213	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 487-9082	184	14	13.6	34.8%	168 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	$13,776			$271			$13,505	81.1	70.5	543	170		170447005624
374	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 7th St	Lincoln	62656	Logan County	Lincoln Education Service District 27	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 732-3386	183	14	13.2	46.4%	162 (88.5%)	4 (2.2%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)	$17,461			$1,149			$16,312	81.1	82.2	319	55		172298002537
375	Jasper Elementary School	Public	K-8	2030 County Road 1020 N	Fairfield	62837	Wayne County	Jasper CCSD 17	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 842-3048	170	13	13.4	40.0%	160 (94.1%)	5 (2.9%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,920			$225			$11,695	81	71.2	534	159		172037002294
376	New Athens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Hanft St	New Athens	62264	St. Clair County	New Athens CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 475-2172	229	15	14.9	21.8%	219 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,742			$249			$14,493	81	74.9	480	104		172796004763
377	Dawes Elementary School	Public	K-5	440 Dodge Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 905-3401	298	29	10.3	47.7%	90 (30.2%)	76 (25.5%)	87 (29.2%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.1%)	$25,241			$926			$24,316	80.9	80	363	14		171446001787
378	Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	K-8	6239 N Leavitt St	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-2045	553	42	13.3	60.8%	126 (22.8%)	124 (22.4%)	69 (12.5%)	202 (36.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.9%)	$17,910			$2,185			$15,725	80.8	80.7	346	32		170993001105
379	Indian Grove Elementary School	Public	1-5	1340 N Burning Bush Ln	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	River Trails School District 26	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 298-1976	435	36	12	22.3%	252 (57.9%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.4%)	122 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	$16,808			$774			$16,035	80.8	75	477	98		173387003478
380	LaSalle II Lang Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1148 N Honore St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-0490	589	41	14.3	33.3%	171 (29.0%)	111 (18.8%)	237 (40.2%)	26 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.3%)	$18,289			$1,462			$16,828	80.8	86.4	248	132		170993005979

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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.