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
961	Oak Grove School	Public	PK, KG-8	6018 W Lancaster Rd	Bartonville	61607	Peoria County	Oak Grove School District 68 Bartonville	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 697-0621	285	25	11.4	37.2%	216 (75.8%)	18 (6.3%)	19 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.2%)	$13,973			$723			$13,250	52.1	50.8	917	44		172910003045
962	Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	Public	K-5	3211 Payson Rd	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 223-8871	588	39	15	61.9%	455 (77.4%)	38 (6.5%)	21 (3.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.6%)	$12,951			$2,146			$10,805	52.1	58	759	203		173300005059
963	Galva Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	224 Morgan Rd	Galva	61434	Henry County	Galva CUSD 224	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 932-2420	280	21	13.1	42.9%	253 (90.4%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$14,750			$1,311			$13,439	52	44.7	1056	93		171614005563
964	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7035 16th St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn North School District 98	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2454	453	36	12.5	47.5%	25 (5.5%)	55 (12.1%)	361 (79.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$21,978			$1,415			$20,563	52	46.4	1013	49		170606000286
965	Salt Fork South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7087 N 600 East Rd	Sidell	61876	Vermilion County	Salt Fork CUSD 512	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 288-9306	154	17	9	76.6%	142 (92.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	$16,618			$528			$16,090	52	29.3	1417	452		170141806372
966	Dahlgren Elementary School	Public	K-6	5th and Dale St	Dahlgren	62828	Hamilton County	Hamilton County CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 736-2316	139	8	17.2	56.1%	136 (97.8%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,920			$1,189			$9,731	52	57.4	770	196		171079001307
967	Westview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	700 Old West Vine St	Canton	61520	Fulton County	Canton Union School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 647-2111	377	25	15	50.4%	338 (89.7%)	6 (1.6%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.3%)	$14,943			$640			$14,303	52	41.9	1116	149		170828000444
968	Willow Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8345 Archer Ave	Willow Springs	60480	Cook County	Willow Springs School District 108	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 839-6828	414	35	11.8	65.7%	151 (36.5%)	45 (10.9%)	206 (49.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$24,974			$2,538			$22,436	51.9	49	960	8		174257004273
969	Carol Stream Elementary School	Public	K-5	422 Sioux Ln	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Ccsd 93	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 588-5400	396	29	13.8	61.4%	122 (30.8%)	21 (5.3%)	156 (39.4%)	75 (18.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	$22,686			$194			$22,492	51.7	59.2	747	222		171047001266
969	Walsh Elementary School	Public	K-5	5640 S 75th Ave	Summit	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 458-7165	182	21	8.4	96.2%	15 (8.2%)	11 (6.0%)	139 (76.4%)	15 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$34,490			$5,886			$28,603	51.7	36.6	1231	262		170405000093

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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.