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
211	Edgebrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6525 N Hiawatha Ave	Chicago	60646	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-1194	554	41	13.6	15.2%	322 (58.1%)	7 (1.3%)	109 (19.7%)	68 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.7%)	$18,231			$1,234			$16,997	88.6	85.4	264	53		170993000743
212	Dewey Elementary School	Public	K-5	1551 Wesley Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8141	321	29	11.1	28.7%	138 (43.0%)	43 (13.4%)	68 (21.2%)	37 (11.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.0%)	$25,295			$440			$24,855	88.6	85.9	253	41		171446001788
213	Corron Elementary School	Public	K-5	455 Thornwood Way	South Elgin	60177	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	No	No	(331) 228-6900	487	34	14.3	14.6%	304 (62.4%)	8 (1.6%)	63 (12.9%)	84 (17.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$16,099			$325			$15,774	88.5	93.9	134	79		173717005707
214	Williamsfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	325 W Kentucky Ave	Williamsfield	61489	Knox County	Williamsfield CUSD 210	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 639-2219	128	10	12.9	32.8%	116 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	$18,197			$552			$17,646	88.5	60.2	731	517		174245004891
215	Leggee Elementary School	Public	K-5	13723 Harmony Rd	Huntley	60142	McHenry County	Huntley Community School District 158	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 659-6200	877	67	13	17.7%	565 (64.4%)	41 (4.7%)	155 (17.7%)	107 (12.2%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,996			$291			$14,705	88.4	85.6	262	47		171983004183
216	Wiesbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	2160 Durfee Rd	Wheaton	60189	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 682-2190	496	29	17.1	11.9%	379 (76.4%)	31 (6.3%)	42 (8.5%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$14,485			$222			$14,262	88.4	91.7	155	61		174218004226
217	Ravenswood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4332 N Paulina St	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5525	522	37	14.3	32.2%	251 (48.1%)	44 (8.4%)	151 (28.9%)	26 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.4%)	$18,553			$1,510			$17,043	88.3	86.6	242	25		170993001050
218	St Joseph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	404 S 5th St	Saint Joseph	61873	Champaign County	St Joseph CCSD 169	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 469-2291	423	28	14.9	19.6%	397 (93.9%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$10,541			$137			$10,404	88.3	83.2	301	83		173738003873
219	Pleasant Ridge Elementary School	Public	3-5	1730 Sunset Ridge Rd	Glenview	60025	Cook County	Glenview CCSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 998-5050	492	35	13.9	17.9%	317 (64.4%)	9 (1.8%)	90 (18.3%)	47 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	$18,144			$582			$17,562	88.1	91.1	167	52		171692002002
220	William Beye Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 N Cuyler Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3070	397	28	14	17.6%	222 (55.9%)	58 (14.6%)	59 (14.9%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.3%)	$21,315			$1,010			$20,305	88	80.1	360	140		172925003068

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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.