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
1411	Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 E 23rd St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4150	248	20	12.4	98.4%	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.9%)	224 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,752			$1,754			$17,999	30.9	28.7	1441	30		170996001220
1412	Norris City-Omaha Elementary School	Public	K-8	580 US HWY 45 South	Norris City	62869	White County	Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 378-3212	416	30	13.9	54.8%	395 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$12,876			$1,082			$11,794	30.8	40.5	1138	274		170000403009
1413	Steele School	Public	K-4	1480 W Main St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Galesburg CUSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 973-2016	542	41	13.2	76.6%	263 (48.5%)	144 (26.6%)	57 (10.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (13.3%)	$14,481			$1,596			$12,885	30.8	42	1113	300		171608001918
1414	Carruthers Elementary School	Public	3-5	80 Candy Ln	Murphysboro	62966	Jackson County	Murphysboro CUSD 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 687-3231	426	29	14.6	93.4%	275 (64.6%)	66 (15.5%)	49 (11.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.7%)	$15,493			$1,860			$13,633	30.8	29.6	1410	4		172761005285
1415	Komensky Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Cuyler Ave	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2342	320	29	10.9	85.6%	10 (3.1%)	15 (4.7%)	288 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$19,098			$1,988			$17,110	30.7	35.1	1267	148		170609000292
1416	Indian Knoll Elementary School	Public	K-5	N645 Indian Knoll Rd	West Chicago	60185	DuPage County	West Chicago Education Service District 33	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 293-6020	375	32	11.7	60.0%	49 (13.1%)	9 (2.4%)	304 (81.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	$24,538			$678			$23,860	30.7	25.5	1529	113		174155004160
1417	Scammon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4201 W Henderson St	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3475	620	49	12.6	87.4%	46 (7.4%)	26 (4.2%)	526 (84.8%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$18,150			$2,250			$15,900	30.6	31.8	1348	69		170993001073
1418	Marquette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6550 S Richmond St	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9260	1,030	68	15.1	96.0%	38 (3.7%)	271 (26.3%)	712 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	$16,477			$2,067			$14,411	30.6	18.4	1727	309		170993000940
1419	Marseilles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 Chicago St	Marseilles	61341	LaSalle County	Marseilles Education Service District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 554-4338	528	43	12.3	57.2%	396 (75.0%)	13 (2.5%)	87 (16.5%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$17,114			$2,167			$14,947	30.6	20.2	1675	256		170546605466
1420	Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1003 N Leavitt St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4350	260	21	12.3	62.7%	160 (61.5%)	21 (8.1%)	65 (25.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$20,447			$2,225			$18,222	30.6	23.9	1573	153		170993000669

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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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