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
1381	East Elementary School	Public	3-5	1035 Washington Ave	Alton	62002	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 463-2130	415	32	12.9	64.8%	188 (45.3%)	139 (33.5%)	22 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (15.2%)	$16,233			$2,785			$13,448	32.2	30.5	1381			170360005842
1382	Ridge Circle Elementary School	Public	K-6	420 Ridge Cir	Streamwood	60107	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 213-5600	368	30	12.2	56.0%	70 (19.0%)	31 (8.4%)	226 (61.4%)	30 (8.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	$21,886			$1,593			$20,293	32.1	31.8	1349	33		171371001699
1383	Oak Glen Elementary School	Public	K-5	2101 182nd St	Lansing	60438	Cook County	Lansing School District 158	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 474-1714	526	33	16.1	98.3%	16 (3.0%)	359 (68.3%)	115 (21.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	$16,904			$1,228			$15,676	32	29.7	1406	23		172202002468
1384	Genoa Elementary School	Public	3-5	602 E Hill St	Genoa	60135	DeKalb County	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 784-3742	353	27	12.9	40.5%	258 (73.1%)	3 (0.8%)	82 (23.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$13,150			$659			$12,491	32	37.5	1213	171		171641005693
1385	Maddock Elementary School	Public	K-5	8258 Sayre Ave	Burbank	60459	Cook County	Burbank School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 598-0515	356	31	11.3	71.1%	144 (40.4%)	4 (1.1%)	154 (43.3%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.6%)	$18,339			$1,003			$17,337	32	21.6	1635	250		173681003788
1386	J W Riley Intermediate School	Public	3-5	123 S Wolf Rd	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 449-3180	320	32	9.9	84.7%	14 (4.4%)	3 (0.9%)	296 (92.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$22,404			$1,122			$21,282	31.9	29.3	1420	34		170600000280
1387	Adm Richard E Byrd Elementary School	Public	K-5	265 Wellington Ave	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 593-4388	301	31	9.8	80.1%	57 (18.9%)	4 (1.3%)	223 (74.1%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$20,498			$715			$19,782	31.9	33.5	1296	91		171377001713
1388	LaSalle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	300 N Highland St	Creve Coeur	61610	Tazewell County	Creve Coeur School District 76	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 698-3605	262	22	11.9	78.6%	202 (77.1%)	16 (6.1%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.8%)	$16,776			$2,000			$14,776	31.9	33.1	1310	78		171129001353
1389	Grass Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	26177 W Grass Lake Rd	Antioch	60002	Lake County	Grass Lake School District 36	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 395-1550	186	21	8.8		138 (74.2%)	4 (2.2%)	40 (21.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$30,164			$940			$29,224	31.8	41.2	1123	266		171749002053
1390	Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4055 W Arthington St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6925	183	16	11.4	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	179 (97.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$30,496			$5,241			$25,255	31.8	26.3	1509	119		170993001148

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.