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
511	Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	3601 Church St	Evanston	60203	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 859-8331	364	32	11.4	36.5%	149 (40.9%)	85 (23.4%)	40 (11.0%)	41 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.2%)	$24,254			$608			$23,646	74	75.9	458	53		171446001801
512	Rutledge Hall Elementary School	Public	3-5	6850 N East Prairie Rd	Lincolnwood	60712	Cook County	Lincolnwood School District 74	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 745-3801	385	36	10.6		194 (50.4%)	16 (4.2%)	15 (3.9%)	130 (33.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	$23,360			$680			$22,680	74	66.1	630	118		172310002550
513	Forest View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1901 W Estates Dr	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 593-4359	339	28	12.2	48.4%	145 (42.8%)	18 (5.3%)	52 (15.3%)	105 (31.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$22,746			$701			$22,045	73.7	78.1	414	99		171377001716
514	Fernway Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16600 S 88th Ave	Orland Park	60462	Cook County	Kirby School District 140	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 349-3810	461	29	15.6		322 (69.8%)	33 (7.2%)	78 (16.9%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.6%)	$17,025			$843			$16,182	73.7	68.7	575	61		172127002398
515	Anderson Elementary School	Public	K-5	35W071 Villa Maria Rd	Saint Charles	60174	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(331) 228-3300	460	35	13	34.3%	290 (63.0%)	11 (2.4%)	104 (22.6%)	23 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	$18,164			$325			$17,839	73.7	65.9	632	117		173717003851
516	Manor Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1464 S Main St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Lombard School District 44	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 827-4300	285	26	10.9	33.3%	130 (45.6%)	33 (11.6%)	32 (11.2%)	71 (24.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	$23,730			$912			$22,818	73.6	64.9	649	133		172346002583
517	Grande Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	26933 W Grande Park Blvd	Plainfield	60585	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 551-9700	687	38	18	24.5%	346 (50.4%)	92 (13.4%)	101 (14.7%)	115 (16.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	$13,434			$397			$13,037	73.6	53.6	850	333		173027005938
518	Ridgeview Elementary School	Public	K-5	3903 W Ridgeview Dr	Peoria	61615	Peoria County	Dunlap CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 692-8260	433	27	15.9	30.9%	231 (53.3%)	63 (14.5%)	36 (8.3%)	78 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	$12,046			$431			$11,615	73.5	79.9	367	151		171270004470
519	Hudson Elementary School	Public	K-5	205 S McLean St	Hudson	61748	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4419	216	16	13.4	19.4%	180 (83.3%)	6 (2.8%)	17 (7.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	$14,998			$546			$14,452	73.5	66.3	622	103		172862003001
520	St George Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5200 E Center St	Bourbonnais	60914	Kankakee County	St George CCSD 258	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-1503	395	29	13.8	28.9%	289 (73.2%)	43 (10.9%)	27 (6.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	$12,323			$500			$11,823	73.5	66.3	623	103		173732003865

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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.