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
91	Burley Elementary School	Public	K-8	1630 W Barry Ave	Chicago	60657	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5475	494	30	16.4	8.3%	326 (66.0%)	6 (1.2%)	74 (15.0%)	54 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	$16,968			$1,397			$15,571	94	95.5	93	2		170993000632
92	Ogden Ave Elementary School	Public	K-6	501 W Ogden Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 102	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 215-6600	563	39	14.5		505 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$16,661			$263			$16,399	93.9	93.9	129	37		172160002423
93	Wild Rose Elementary School	Public	K-5	36W730 Red Haw Ln	Saint Charles	60174	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	No	No	(331) 228-3000	535	37	14.3	8.8%	421 (78.7%)	8 (1.5%)	32 (6.0%)	58 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$15,460			$325			$15,135	93.8	93.5	139	46		173717003861
94	Sauganash Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6040 N Kilpatrick Ave	Chicago	60646	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-3470	693	42	16.6	14.7%	340 (49.1%)	11 (1.6%)	153 (22.1%)	137 (19.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.4%)	$15,363			$1,441			$13,922	93.8	94.2	123	29		170993001067
95	Cossitt Ave Elementary School	Public	K-6	115 W Cossitt Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 102	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 215-6200	472	41	11.5		372 (78.8%)	7 (1.5%)	47 (10.0%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	$19,021			$263			$18,759	93.8	96.1	69	26		172160002421
96	Prescott Elementary School	Public	K-8	1632 W Wrightwood Ave	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5505	463	31	15	27.6%	202 (43.6%)	46 (9.9%)	135 (29.2%)	44 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.6%)	$17,849			$1,177			$16,672	93.7	95.7	84	12		170993001040
97	North Barrington Elementary School	Public	K-5	24175 N Grandview Dr	North Barrington	60010	Lake County	Barrington CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 381-4340	432	36	12	10.6%	334 (77.3%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.3%)	35 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.6%)	$21,865			$299			$21,565	93.7	93.9	133	36		170505000191
98	Towanda Elementary School	Public	K-5	304 S East St	Towanda	61776	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 728-2278	193	13	14.4	11.9%	148 (76.7%)	3 (1.6%)	8 (4.1%)	24 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	$13,552			$556			$12,996	93.6	80.4	352	254		172862005556
99	Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 W Arthur St	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 834-4541	568	44	12.8	9.5%	420 (73.9%)	11 (1.9%)	72 (12.7%)	26 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	$16,917			$264			$16,653	93.6	94.9	108	9		171397001748
100	Patton Elementary School	Public	K-5	1616 N Patton Ave	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 398-4288	399	34	11.7	8.8%	329 (82.5%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.0%)	29 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	$17,477			$583			$16,893	93.6	92.6	149	49		170414000099

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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.