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
1031	Pennoyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5200 N Cumberland Ave	Norridge	60706	Cook County	Pennoyer School District 79	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 456-9094	419	34	12.3	47.5%	278 (66.3%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (18.6%)	41 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	$17,152			$363			$16,789	48.3	49	962	69		173120003250
1032	Gary Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 E Forest Ave	West Chicago	60185	DuPage County	West Chicago Education Service District 33	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 293-6010	425	32	13.2	59.3%	63 (14.8%)	5 (1.2%)	343 (80.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$23,046			$680			$22,366	48.3	39.1	1175	143		174155004159
1033	Robert Frost Elementary School	Public	K-5	1308 S Cypress Dr	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 593-4378	359	34	10.5	74.1%	102 (28.4%)	17 (4.7%)	198 (55.2%)	32 (8.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$21,046			$708			$20,338	48.2	49.6	947	86		171377001717
1034	Field Stevenson Elementary School	Public	3-5	925 Beloit Ave	Forest Park	60130	Cook County	Forest Park School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 366-5703	214	21	10.1	49.5%	47 (22.0%)	84 (39.3%)	63 (29.4%)	9 (4.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	$31,082			$787			$30,295	48.2	45.8	1026	8		171545001860
1035	Windsor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	808 Wisconsin Ave	Windsor	61957	Shelby County	Windsor CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 459-2447	225	18	12.6	45.3%	207 (92.0%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$10,815			$1,431			$9,384	48.1	48.6	972	63		174269004290
1036	Washington Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1111 Washington Blvd	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2065	346	22	15.8	59.2%	3 (0.9%)	74 (21.4%)	264 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$20,636			$2,276			$18,361	48.1	41.6	1119	83		172511002747
1037	Meadowbrook Intermediate School	Public	4-5	111 W Roosevelt Dr	Moro	62067	Madison County	Bethalto CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 377-7270	344	22	15.6	48.0%	304 (88.4%)	7 (2.0%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	$13,909			$917			$12,992	48	57	781	256		170612000301
1038	Eldorado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Alexander St	Eldorado	62930	Saline County	Eldorado CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 273-9324	550	38	14.4	60.4%	478 (86.9%)	7 (1.3%)	24 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.9%)	$14,113			$2,017			$12,095	48	57.7	764	274		171366001661
1039	Ralston Elementary School	Public	1-5	710 Ralston Rd	Machesney Park	61115	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 654-4505	232	17	13.8	45.3%	178 (76.7%)	3 (1.3%)	32 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	$18,619			$1,101			$17,518	47.9	47.3	996	43		171824002107
1040	Willard Elementary School	Public	K-6	370 W Spring St	South Elgin	60177	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 888-5275	370	24	15.1	55.4%	112 (30.3%)	19 (5.1%)	213 (57.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	$24,653			$1,033			$23,620	47.9	48.4	976	64		171371001707

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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.