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
391	Riley Community Cons School	Public	K-8	9406 Riley Rd	Marengo	60152	McHenry County	Riley CCSD 18	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 568-8637	277	24	11.6	36.5%	189 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,410			$492			$17,918	80.1	81.7	326	65		173375003470
392	Nathan Hale Elementary School	Public	K-6	1300 W Wise Rd	Schaumburg	60193	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 357-6200	495	42	11.8		290 (58.6%)	12 (2.4%)	92 (18.6%)	86 (17.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	$18,992			$964			$18,029	80	80.7	348	44		173474003651
393	Central School	Public	4-5	410 Mccarthy Rd	Lemont	60439	Cook County	Lemont-Bromberek Central School District 113A	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 257-2286	591	37	15.9	19.0%	483 (81.7%)	7 (1.2%)	61 (10.3%)	22 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.7%)	$13,594			$399			$13,195	80	77.6	426	33		170729006891
394	Owen Elementary School	Public	K-5	1560 Westglen Dr	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-7300	577	38	15.3	17.5%	130 (22.5%)	66 (11.4%)	37 (6.4%)	312 (54.1%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	$15,386			$965			$14,421	80	84.9	272	122		174169005697
395	McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1320 State St	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Ottawa Education Service District 141	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 433-1907	364	25	14.8	40.9%	293 (80.5%)	9 (2.5%)	43 (11.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$15,770			$788			$14,982	79.9	83.6	294	101		173030003139
396	Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	Public	1-5	500 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 990-4300	313	27	11.7	23.6%	168 (53.7%)	12 (3.8%)	47 (15.0%)	65 (20.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	$19,418			$307			$19,111	79.9	85.7	260	136		171857003707
397	Arlene Welch Elementary School	Public	K-5	2620 Leverenz Rd	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-7200	576	45	12.8	29.0%	179 (31.1%)	60 (10.4%)	39 (6.8%)	253 (43.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.3%)	$16,895			$732			$16,163	79.9	80.9	341	56		174169003609
398	William F Murphy Elementary School	Public	K-6	7700 Larchwood Ln	Woodridge	60517	DuPage County	Woodridge School District 68	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 795-6500	399	31	12.8	49.9%	217 (54.4%)	52 (13.0%)	88 (22.1%)	19 (4.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$19,492			$938			$18,555	79.9	80.4	353	45		171704002016
399	Howard B Thomas Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	44W575 Plato Rd	Burlington	60109	Kane County	Central CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 464-6008	678	44	15.2	19.3%	325 (47.9%)	14 (2.1%)	136 (20.1%)	170 (25.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	$15,445			$241			$15,204	79.8	72.4	514	115		170783000398
400	Westfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	2S125 Mayfield Ln	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Ccsd 89	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 858-2770	311	23	13.7	18.6%	185 (59.5%)	22 (7.1%)	54 (17.4%)	29 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	$18,046			$320			$17,726	79.8	80.4	354	46		174050004080

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.