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
61	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	360 E Crescent Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 834-6261	329	28	11.7	2.7%	234 (71.1%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.4%)	34 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	$19,856			$345			$19,511	95.2	97.7	34	27		171397001750
62	Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	K-5	921 N Kenilworth Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 524-3082	419	31	13.6	4.3%	267 (63.7%)	28 (6.7%)	45 (10.7%)	27 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.2%)	$19,747			$994			$18,754	95.2	96.1	70	8		172925003062
63	Willowbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Happy Hollow Rd	Glenview	60026	Cook County	Northbrook/Glenview School District 30	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 400-8803	330	32	10.2		176 (53.3%)	3 (0.9%)	24 (7.3%)	94 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.0%)	$26,626			$378			$26,249	95.1	96.6	58	5		172442002651
64	Fabyan Elementary School	Public	K-5	OS350 Grengs Ln	Geneva	60134	Kane County	Geneva CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 444-8600	217	19	11.2		171 (78.8%)	2 (0.9%)	18 (8.3%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.7%)	$20,800			$362			$20,438	95	94.2	124	60		171638006050
65	Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2408 Meadow Lake Dr	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-7100	572	38	15	7.2%	166 (29.0%)	16 (2.8%)	33 (5.8%)	325 (56.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	$14,220			$645			$13,575	95	96	73	8		174169002656
66	Seventh Ave Elementary School	Public	K-6	701 7th Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 105 South	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 482-2730	194	21	9	32.0%	124 (63.9%)	6 (3.1%)	46 (23.7%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$25,727			$393			$25,335	94.9	97.8	32	34		172163002427
67	Bell Elementary School	Public	K-8	3730 N Oakley Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5150	902	61	14.7	10.1%	505 (56.0%)	21 (2.3%)	153 (17.0%)	104 (11.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	117 (13.0%)	$17,959			$1,418			$16,541	94.9	95.8	78	11		170993000605
68	Prairie Elementary School	Public	1-5	1530 Brandywyn Ln	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 634-3144	453	31	14.7		161 (35.5%)	4 (0.9%)	17 (3.8%)	252 (55.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$22,376			$361			$22,015	94.9	97.4	41	27		172103004410
69	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-5	311 W Seminary Ave	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 682-2080	318	22	14.4	18.6%	239 (75.2%)	14 (4.4%)	29 (9.1%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	$15,930			$311			$15,619	94.9	96.1	71	2		174218004215
70	River Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	2607 River Woods Dr	Naperville	60565	Will County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6630	481	34	14	8.7%	281 (58.4%)	6 (1.2%)	96 (20.0%)	65 (13.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.2%)	$18,018			$247			$17,771	94.9	95.3	102	32		172771005286

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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.