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
1311	Indiana Elementary School	Public	4-6	165 Indiana St	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Matteson Education Service District 162	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 747-5300	215	17	12.3	54.4%	1 (0.5%)	187 (87.0%)	16 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$22,841			$980			$21,861	35.2	30.3	1386	75		172502002718
1312	Prairie-Hills STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	3055 W 163Rd St	Markham	60428	Cook County	Prairie-Hills Education Service District 144	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 210-2888	102	6	16.1	98.0%	5 (4.9%)	82 (80.4%)	11 (10.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$15,352			$2,914			$12,438	35.1	44.7	1057	255		172472006892
1313	Pleasant Valley Intermediate School	Public	4-8	3314 W Richwoods Blvd	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Pleasant Valley School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 679-0634	166	18	9.2	99.4%	50 (30.1%)	88 (53.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.9%)	$23,205			$928			$22,277	35.1	32.1	1343	30		173195006536
1314	Barack Obama School of Ldership	Public	4-6	401 Concord Dr	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Park Forest School District 163	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 668-9101	367	30	12.4	80.7%	5 (1.4%)	283 (77.1%)	56 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	$23,129			$2,216			$20,913	35	24.9	1545	231		173081003202
1315	Sunny Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	2500 Helm Rd	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Barrington CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 426-4232	245	26	9.4	87.8%	26 (10.6%)	3 (1.2%)	205 (83.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$29,578			$1,123			$28,455	35	27.5	1473	158		170505000193
1316	Prussing Elementary School	Public	K-8	4650 N Menard Ave	Chicago	60630	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3460	642	48	13.5	65.3%	240 (37.4%)	12 (1.9%)	334 (52.0%)	40 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.0%)	$17,163			$2,297			$14,865	35	35.8	1250	66		170993001043
1317	Loves Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	344 Grand Ave	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 654-4501	279	25	11.2	76.3%	154 (55.2%)	40 (14.3%)	43 (15.4%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.5%)	$19,642			$1,972			$17,670	34.9	33.4	1303	14		171824002106
1318	George T Wilkins Elementary School	Public	K-6	8001 S 82nd Ave	Justice	60458	Cook County	Indian Springs School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 496-8708	416	37	11.1	81.7%	200 (48.1%)	90 (21.6%)	97 (23.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	$18,951			$1,688			$17,263	34.9	32.7	1326	8		170717000371
1319	Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	14200 S Wentworth Ave	Riverdale	60827	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 849-9440	197	17	11.8	95.4%	1 (0.5%)	178 (90.4%)	11 (5.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$24,438			$2,132			$22,306	34.9	34.9	1271	48		171245005420
1320	Fullerton Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 S Michigan Ave	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 458-2950	384	33	11.6	72.4%	72 (18.8%)	8 (2.1%)	288 (75.0%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$14,682			$832			$13,850	34.8	29.1	1423	103		170315000006

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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.