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
151	Olive-Mary Stitt School	Public	K-5	303 E Olive St	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 398-4282	671	48	14	6.4%	536 (79.9%)	16 (2.4%)	60 (8.9%)	58 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$14,509			$533			$13,976	91.3	87.2	235	84		170414000098
152	Wolf Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	125 Huntwood Rd	Swansea	62226	St. Clair County	Wolf Branch School District 113	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 277-2100	482	31	15.5	21.8%	288 (59.8%)	100 (20.7%)	31 (6.4%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.0%)	$12,062			$410			$11,652	91.3	85.7	259	107		174296004310
153	Lettie Brown Elementary School	Public	K-6	2550 N Morton Ave	Morton	61550	Tazewell County	Morton CUSD 709	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 266-5309	346	20	17.3	13.6%	309 (89.3%)	6 (1.7%)	11 (3.2%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$11,988			$319			$11,670	91.3	89.2	206	53		172680005284
154	Germantown Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	103 Warrior Way	Germantown Hills	61548	Woodford County	Germantown Hills School District 69	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 383-2121	439	29	15.1	18.7%	398 (90.7%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$11,072			$617			$10,455	91.2	92.8	148	6		171656004398
155	Patterson Elementary School	Public	K-5	3731 Lawrence Dr	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6500	453	33	13.5	6.2%	248 (54.7%)	11 (2.4%)	39 (8.6%)	135 (29.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	$17,408			$554			$16,854	91.2	94.8	110	45		174169000489
156	Warren Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 S Water St	Warren	61087	Jo Daviess County	Warren CUSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 745-2653	172	17	10.1	55.2%	157 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	$17,186			$304			$16,882	91.2	93.5	140	16		174074004435
157	Eugene Field Elementary School	Public	K-5	707 Wisner St	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Park Ridge CCSD 64	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 318-4385	626	53	11.7		503 (80.4%)	4 (0.6%)	50 (8.0%)	43 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.7%)	$18,349			$606			$17,743	91.1	92.2	153	4		173084003212
158	Orrington Elementary School	Public	K-5	2636 Orrington Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8781	225	23	9.8	20.4%	119 (52.9%)	34 (15.1%)	9 (4.0%)	34 (15.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.4%)	$27,761			$350			$27,412	91	82.3	314	156		171446001797
159	George B Carpenter Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 N Hamlin Ave	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Park Ridge CCSD 64	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 318-4370	435	36	12		337 (77.5%)	5 (1.1%)	44 (10.1%)	28 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	$20,558			$393			$20,165	91	97.3	43	116		173084003213
160	Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz	Public	PK, KG-8	4034 W 56Th St	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-8280	542	35	15.7	48.5%	32 (5.9%)	16 (3.0%)	492 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$16,345			$1,261			$15,084	90.9	89	208	48		170993006603

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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.