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
811	Summit Elementary School	Public	K-4	408 Willoughby Ln	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 346-6222	113	7	15.3	56.6%	68 (60.2%)	24 (21.2%)	10 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)	$14,899			$2,219			$12,680	59.9	51	911	100		171065001285
812	West Elementary School	Public	K-5	718 S Locust St	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 899-8219	270	24	11.2	60.0%	176 (65.2%)	15 (5.6%)	57 (21.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	$16,190			$285			$15,905	59.9	42.9	1095	283		173846003921
813	Southside School	Public	3-5	100 Academic Dr	Morrison	61270	Whiteside County	Morrison CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 772-2183	200	14	14.6	37.5%	177 (88.5%)	3 (1.5%)	14 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$12,836			$717			$12,119	59.8	61.9	699	114		172671002855
814	Autumn Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	2377 Autumn Creek Blvd	Yorkville	60560	Kendall County	Yorkville CUSD 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 553-4382	529	48	11.1	31.6%	254 (48.0%)	57 (10.8%)	175 (33.1%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	$16,243			$422			$15,821	59.8	58.4	755	59		174396006052
815	Komarek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8940 W 24th St	North Riverside	60546	Cook County	Komarek School District 94	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 447-8030	570	47	12.1	53.7%	136 (23.9%)	94 (16.5%)	310 (54.4%)	21 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$16,514			$275			$16,239	59.8	51	910	95		172142002410
816	Forest Park Individual Educational School	Public	K-5	1220 California Ave	Joliet	60432	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 723-0414	263	15	18.1	100.0%	21 (8.0%)	24 (9.1%)	213 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$17,386			$1,497			$15,888	59.8	52.9	869	53		172058002332
817	Midwest Central Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 E Southmoor St	Manito	61546	Mason County	Midwest Central CUSD 191	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 968-6464	430	38	11.3	55.3%	404 (94.0%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$14,791			$1,051			$13,739	59.7	44.2	1065	248		174396205580
818	Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	1709 S 9th St	Mattoon	61938	Coles County	Mattoon CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 238-2800	653	46	14.3	68.6%	484 (74.1%)	51 (7.8%)	43 (6.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.0%)	$14,500			$1,245			$13,255	59.7	51.5	903	85		172505005654
819	Robert C Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	616 Dalhart Ave	Romeoville	60446	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 886-4343	547	55	9.8	62.2%	144 (26.3%)	55 (10.1%)	304 (55.6%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	$24,405			$534			$23,872	59.6	56.3	792	27		174007004034
820	Woodlawn Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 S Central St	Woodlawn	62898	Jefferson County	Woodlawn Unit School District 209	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 735-2661	322	24	13.1	43.2%	297 (92.2%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$14,188			$461			$13,727	59.6	44.3	1064	244		170142206363

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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.