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
51	Willard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1250 Ashland Ave	River Forest	60305	Cook County	River Forest School District 90	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 366-6740	327	26	12.5		211 (64.5%)	20 (6.1%)	33 (10.1%)	20 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.1%)	$20,478			$870			$19,608	95.6	93.7	137	86		173381003475
52	Avoca West Elementary School	Public	K-5	235 Beech Dr	Glenview	60025	Cook County	Avoca School District 37	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 724-6800	313	41	7.6		170 (54.3%)	4 (1.3%)	39 (12.5%)	68 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.2%)	$30,363			$444			$29,919	95.5	95.8	82	30		170480000177
53	Crow Island Elementary School	Public	K-4	1112 Willow Rd	Winnetka	60093	Cook County	Winnetka School District 36	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 446-0353	360	32	11.3		323 (89.7%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.8%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,478			$293			$27,186	95.5	96.5	63	10		174284004299
54	Half Day School	Public	3-5	239 Olde Half Day Rd	Lincolnshire	60069	Lake County	Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 634-6463	633	46	13.6		260 (41.1%)	8 (1.3%)	24 (3.8%)	298 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	$19,309			$373			$18,936	95.5	96.6	60	6		172309000103
55	Audubon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3500 N Hoyne Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5470	606	45	13.6	9.1%	410 (67.7%)	5 (0.8%)	106 (17.5%)	36 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.1%)	$18,513			$1,164			$17,349	95.5	96.7	53	2		170993000581
56	Ellsworth Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 N Sleight St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6338	227	20	11.5	18.9%	124 (54.6%)	12 (5.3%)	32 (14.1%)	29 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.2%)	$22,305			$617			$21,688	95.5	99.1	10	46		172771002930
57	Spencer Loomis Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Hubbard Ln	Hawthorn Woods	60047	Lake County	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 719-3300	516	32	16	8.5%	370 (71.7%)	8 (1.6%)	29 (5.6%)	87 (16.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$15,741			$235			$15,506	95.5	98	26	31		172190005713
58	South Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1421 Hackberry Rd	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 945-5895	424	35	12		347 (81.8%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.4%)	27 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.5%)	$21,567			$381			$21,186	95.4	93.8	136	78		171198001442
59	Thomas Dooley Elementary School	Public	K-6	622 Norwood Ln	Schaumburg	60193	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 357-6250	437	40	10.9		127 (29.1%)	9 (2.1%)	39 (8.9%)	180 (41.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (18.5%)	$17,357			$971			$16,386	95.2	95.8	76	17		173474003656
60	Ferson Creek School	Public	PK, KG-5	38W160 Bolcum Rd	Saint Charles	60175	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	No	No	(331) 228-2300	533	37	14.2	8.4%	402 (75.4%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (6.9%)	67 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.9%)	$14,748			$325			$14,424	95.2	97.5	37	23		173717005452

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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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Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.