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
31	Westmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Cherry Ln	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook School District 28	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 498-7960	358	35	10.2		276 (77.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	40 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	$32,924			$219			$32,705	96.7	99	11	20		172898003041
32	Greeley Elementary School	Public	K-4	275 Fairview Ave	Winnetka	60093	Cook County	Winnetka School District 36	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 446-6060	355	28	12.8		305 (85.9%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.3%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$23,552			$293			$23,260	96.6	97	47	15		174284004300
33	Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Walters Ave	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook School District 28	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 498-7940	497	42	11.9		357 (71.8%)	7 (1.4%)	25 (5.0%)	81 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	$26,565			$228			$26,337	96.5	98.4	22	11		172898003039
34	West School	Public	3-4	1010 Forestway Dr	Glencoe	60022	Cook County	Glencoe School District 35	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 835-6600	252	20	12.7		213 (84.5%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.3%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	$26,859			$329			$26,530	96.4	96.6	59	25		171686005280
35	Wescott Elementary School	Public	K-5	1820 Western Ave	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook/Glenview School District 30	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 272-4660	469	43	10.9		238 (50.7%)	7 (1.5%)	21 (4.5%)	180 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$23,982			$378			$23,605	96.4	98.9	12	23		172442002650
36	Brook Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Regent Dr	Oak Brook	60523	DuPage County	Butler School District 53	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 325-6888	293	34	8.6		86 (29.4%)	6 (2.0%)	20 (6.8%)	145 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.3%)	$27,801			$30			$27,771	96.3	97.1	45	9		170798000405
37	Bannockburn School	Public	K-8	2165 Telegraph Rd	Bannockburn	60015	Lake County	Bannockburn School District 106	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 945-5900	165	18	9		105 (63.6%)	3 (1.8%)	5 (3.0%)	40 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	$34,537			$571			$33,965	96.2	95.4	97	60		170495000186
38	Field Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	4335 Howard Ave	Western Springs	60558	Cook County	Western Springs School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 246-7675	278	24	11.7		248 (89.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.3%)	$17,023			$272			$16,751	96.2	94.5	115	77		174182004187
39	Walker School	Public	K-5	120 Walker Ave	Clarendon Hills	60514	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 861-4600	299	28	10.5		222 (74.2%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	39 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.4%)	$23,072			$267			$22,805	96.2	98.7	15	24		171929002221
40	Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5850 Laurel Ave	La Grange Highlands	60525	Cook County	LaGrange Highlands School District 106	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 579-6886	565	45	12.6		450 (79.6%)	8 (1.4%)	53 (9.4%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	$17,982			$577			$17,405	96.2	97.9	28	12		171911002195

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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.