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
631	Illini Bluffs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9611 S Hanna City Glasford Rd	Glasford	61533	Peoria County	Illini Bluffs CUSD 327	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 389-2231	425	31	13.9	30.6%	391 (92.0%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	$14,004			$41			$13,963	68.5	57.5	767	136		171996002252
632	Prairieview Elementary School	Public	K-6	285 Mayflower Ln	Bartlett	60103	DuPage County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 213-5603	681	40	17.1	27.6%	353 (51.8%)	13 (1.9%)	103 (15.1%)	174 (25.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.6%)	$16,035			$924			$15,111	68.5	69.4	562	70		171371000070
633	Olson Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	1414 Minahan Dr	Machesney Park	61115	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 654-4504	294	19	15.4	54.8%	198 (67.3%)	15 (5.1%)	43 (14.6%)	6 (2.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.2%)	$16,415			$1,021			$15,394	68.5	64.5	656	23		171824000670
634	Cotton Creek School	Public	PK, KG-5	545 Newport Ct	Island Lake	60042	McHenry County	Wauconda CUSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 526-4700	580	48	12	36.4%	328 (56.6%)	22 (3.8%)	197 (34.0%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$21,583			$826			$20,757	68.5	59.8	737	103		174119001454
635	Bradford Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	345 Silver St	Bradford	61421	Stark County	Bradford CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 897-4441	123	9	13.3	52.0%	111 (90.2%)	2 (1.6%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	$16,350			$696			$15,654	68.4	78.2	410	225		170688000355
636	Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1830 Broadway St	Hamilton	62341	Hancock County	Hamilton CCSD 328	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(866) 332-3880	384	32	12	56.3%	338 (88.0%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.9%)	$13,344			$1,792			$11,551	68.4	56	799	163		171806002085
637	Elwood C C School	Public	PK, KG-8	409 N Chicago St	Elwood	60421	Will County	Elwood CCSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 423-5588	331	33	10	29.9%	195 (58.9%)	31 (9.4%)	92 (27.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$23,223			$540			$22,683	68.4	71.1	535	102		171416001763
638	R O W V A Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	333 W Holmes St	Oneida	61467	Knox County	R O W V A Cusd 208	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 483-6376	369	28	13.4	44.7%	332 (90.0%)	10 (2.7%)	20 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$12,639			$340			$12,299	68.4	42.3	1107	469		172994003104
639	Albert Cassens Elementary	Public	3-5	1014 Glen Crossing Rd	Glen Carbon	62034	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 655-6150	477	27	17.3	19.5%	346 (72.5%)	37 (7.8%)	27 (5.7%)	18 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.9%)	$12,786			$390			$12,396	68.3	54.8	823	184		171353006020
640	Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	817 Prairie Valley St	Elburn	60119	Kane County	Kaneland CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 365-8170	500	41	12.1		388 (77.6%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (16.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$18,072			$200			$17,872	68.2	50.5	925	285		172448005036

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.