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
1091	John Greer Elementary School	Public	3-5	609 W Main St	Hoopeston	60942	Vermilion County	Hoopeston Area CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 283-6667	232	19	12	63.8%	176 (75.9%)	10 (4.3%)	42 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$18,539			$1,391			$17,147	45.6	41.1	1126	35		171966002240
1092	National Teachers Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	55 W Cermak Rd	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9970	795	49	16.2	46.2%	77 (9.7%)	583 (73.3%)	55 (6.9%)	34 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.7%)	$16,081			$2,268			$13,813	45.6	56.3	795	297		170993004722
1093	Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4320 W 5th Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6730	203	20	10.1	78.8%	2 (1.0%)	191 (94.1%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,010			$2,940			$26,070	45.6	38.6	1184	91		170993001117
1094	J Covington Elementary School	Public	K-5	9130 S 52nd Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 423-1530	470	37	12.7	56.0%	165 (35.1%)	16 (3.4%)	273 (58.1%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$15,723			$1,069			$14,653	45.5	39.8	1155	61		172919003051
1095	Sherrard Elementary School	Public	K-4	209 1st St	Sherrard	61281	Mercer County	Sherrard CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 593-2917	224	15	15.3	23.7%	204 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$12,644			$56			$12,588	45.5	32.6	1330	235		173618003746
1096	Robina Lyle Elementary School	Public	K-6	7801 W 75th St	Bridgeview	60455	Cook County	Indian Springs School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 496-8722	329	33	9.9	67.8%	164 (49.8%)	39 (11.9%)	112 (34.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$18,786			$1,206			$17,580	45.5	53.2	861	235		170717000372
1097	Hutsonville Elementary and Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	500 W Clover St	Hutsonville	62433	Crawford County	Hutsonville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 563-4812	190	21	9	51.6%	179 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	$17,994			$767			$17,227	45.5	37.9	1202	105		171992002248
1098	Dorris Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1841 Vandalia St	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 346-6311	871	64	13.6	69.0%	424 (48.7%)	138 (15.8%)	251 (28.8%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.6%)	$12,912			$1,441			$11,472	45.5	53.8	844	254		171065005632
1099	Willow Bend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 Barker Ave	Rolling Meadows	60008	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 963-7300	519	37	13.9	49.9%	191 (36.8%)	13 (2.5%)	228 (43.9%)	64 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	$20,298			$826			$19,473	45.4	53.7	847	252		173042003159
1100	Avon Center Elementary School	Public	K-4	1617 IL Route 83	Round Lake Beach	60073	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 223-3530	361	30	12	53.7%	123 (34.1%)	16 (4.4%)	202 (56.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$18,608			$431			$18,178	45.4	42.2	1111	11		171752005313

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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.

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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.