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
571	Lee R Foster Elementary School	Public	1-5	5931 School St	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Forest Ridge School District 142	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-4763	397	29	13.9	48.6%	197 (49.6%)	47 (11.8%)	132 (33.2%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$14,853			$593			$14,260	71.3	73.5	497	74		171548001863
572	Enders-Salk Elementary School	Public	K-6	345 N Salem Dr	Schaumburg	60194	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 357-6400	469	37	12.6		133 (28.4%)	29 (6.2%)	197 (42.0%)	93 (19.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$17,631			$1,182			$16,449	71.3	81.1	338	234		173474003638
573	Westmore Elementary School	Public	K-5	340 S School St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	School District 45 DuPage County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 516-7500	432	30	14.2	33.3%	227 (52.5%)	36 (8.3%)	103 (23.8%)	29 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.6%)	$18,092			$764			$17,328	71.3	75.5	466	107		174035004061
574	Western Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Western Ave	Flossmoor	60422	Cook County	Flossmoor School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 647-7400	499	31	15.9	39.3%	110 (22.0%)	244 (48.9%)	81 (16.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (12.2%)	$17,586			$667			$16,918	71.3	76.8	441	133		171542001853
575	North Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 W Woodstock St	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 459-0122	638	49	12.9	29.3%	411 (64.4%)	15 (2.4%)	183 (28.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.4%)	$14,965			$468			$14,497	71.2	63.7	666	91		171135001361
576	Bristol Bay Elementary School	Public	K-6	427 Bristol Bay Dr	Yorkville	60560	Kendall County	Yorkville CUSD 115	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 553-5121	695	43	16	29.5%	349 (50.2%)	71 (10.2%)	218 (31.4%)	24 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	$14,651			$497			$14,154	71.1	70.6	542	34		174396005920
577	Worden Elementary School	Public	3-5	110 N Main St	Worden	62097	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 692-7442	258	17	15.2	26.4%	229 (88.8%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	$15,702			$611			$15,091	71	56.8	787	210		171353005310
578	Albers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	206 N Broadway	Albers	62215	Clinton County	Albers School District 63	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 248-5146	154	14	10.9	19.5%	148 (96.1%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$12,663			$491			$12,171	71	83.9	285	293		170327000015
579	Central Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Newcastle Rd	Washington	61571	Tazewell County	Central School District 51	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 444-3580	700	43	16.2	20.4%	594 (84.9%)	23 (3.3%)	38 (5.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.0%)	$11,652			$283			$11,369	71	69.4	561	18		170915006096
580	Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 N Russell Ave	Geneseo	61254	Henry County	Geneseo CUSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 945-0625	334	21	15.7	36.8%	296 (88.6%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$12,367			$166			$12,201	70.9	42.7	1098	518		171635001951

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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.