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
531	Heyworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 S Joselyn St	Heyworth	61745	McLean County	Heyworth CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 473-2822	472	33	14.4	24.2%	408 (86.4%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$15,080			$427			$14,652	73.1	69.5	559	28		171887002173
532	Tremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 S James St	Tremont	61568	Tazewell County	Tremont CUSD 702	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 925-4841	304	19	15.9	24.7%	270 (88.8%)	11 (3.6%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$12,692			$456			$12,236	73	71	536	4		173939004857
533	Park View Elementary School	Public	K-5	341 N Elizabeth St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Lombard School District 44	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 827-4040	214	22	9.6	32.7%	149 (69.6%)	12 (5.6%)	33 (15.4%)	16 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$22,554			$380			$22,174	72.9	78.9	392	141		172346002577
534	Lace Elementary School	Public	3-5	7414 S Cass Ave	Darien	60561	DuPage County	Darien School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 968-2589	377	35	10.9	30.8%	215 (57.0%)	31 (8.2%)	93 (24.7%)	18 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$15,619			$1,336			$14,284	72.9	76.9	439	95		172145002414
535	Woodview School	Public	K-4	340 N Alleghany Rd	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 223-3668	450	26	17.1	34.9%	275 (61.1%)	29 (6.4%)	101 (22.4%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.9%)	$16,298			$431			$15,867	72.8	68.5	579	44		171752005281
536	Kaneland IgKnight Academy	Public	3-8	1N137 Meredith Rd	Maple Park	60151	Kane County	Kaneland CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 365-5110	100	9	10.8		74 (74.0%)	1 (1.0%)	20 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	$23,037			$200			$22,837	72.8			(n/a)		172448006900
537	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 E Boulevard St	Marion	62959	Williamson County	Marion CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 997-5766	376	28	13.3	52.1%	287 (76.3%)	38 (10.1%)	15 (4.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	$13,277			$2,271			$11,006	72.7	68.1	587	50		172460002663
538	J B Nelson Elementary School	Public	K-5	334 William Wood Ln	Batavia	60510	Kane County	Batavia Unified School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 937-8400	482	29	16.5	21.0%	312 (64.7%)	35 (7.3%)	89 (18.5%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.0%)	$16,875			$515			$16,360	72.6	77.5	432	106		170522000204
539	Manteno Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	555 W Cook St	Manteno	60950	Kankakee County	Manteno CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 928-7200	694	53	13	34.3%	539 (77.7%)	14 (2.0%)	100 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	$13,883			$485			$13,398	72.6	67.2	602	63		172439002646
540	North Elementary School	Public	3-6	1001 N 6th St	Marshall	62441	Clark County	Marshall CUSD 2C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 826-2355	339	28	12.1	41.6%	318 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	$12,415			$1,325			$11,090	72.6	50	938	398		172487002697

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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.