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
821	Metropolis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1015 Filmore St	Metropolis	62960	Massac County	Massac UD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 524-4821	457	38	12	82.7%	318 (69.6%)	65 (14.2%)	33 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.0%)	$15,597			$980			$14,617	59.5	60.8	719	102		172500002710
822	Hedding Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 W Latimer St	Abingdon	61410	Knox County	Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 462-2363	376	34	11	62.0%	322 (85.6%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	$15,723			$493			$15,230	59.5	73.8	495	327		170141306296
823	B J Hooper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 E Sand Lake Rd	Lindenhurst	60046	Lake County	Lake Villa CCSD 41	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 356-8101	545	45	11.9	43.1%	274 (50.3%)	16 (2.9%)	208 (38.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.7%)	$16,225			$723			$15,501	59.3	53.2	860	37		172187002457
824	Mount Pulaski Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	119 N Garden St	Mount Pulaski	62548	Logan County	Mt Pulaski CUSD 23	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 792-7220	369	30	12.1	40.4%	344 (93.2%)	9 (2.4%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$15,795			$1,148			$14,647	59.3	51.7	900	76		172729002891
825	Cobden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	413 N Appleknocker St	Cobden	62920	Union County	Cobden SUD 17	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 893-2311	223	22	10.1	92.8%	167 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$15,304			$1,389			$13,915	59.3	45.1	1050	225		171057004576
826	North Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 W Sunset Ave	Villa Park	60181	DuPage County	School District 45 DuPage County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 516-7790	434	34	12.9	56.5%	128 (29.5%)	34 (7.8%)	245 (56.5%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$17,937			$754			$17,184	59.2	43.2	1083	257		174035004055
827	Brookview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1750 Madron Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2492	484	28	17.3	55.6%	187 (38.6%)	108 (22.3%)	126 (26.0%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	$14,320			$1,083			$13,237	59.2	53.6	852	25		173451003557
828	Wood View Elementary School	Public	K-5	197 Winston Dr	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 739-0185	443	30	14.7	61.2%	83 (18.7%)	127 (28.7%)	192 (43.3%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	$21,706			$1,452			$20,255	59.1	50.5	921	93		174007004038
829	Clinton Elementary School	Public	2-5	680 Illini Dr	Clinton	61727	De Witt County	Clinton CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 935-6218	506	41	12.2	53.8%	423 (83.6%)	8 (1.6%)	43 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$18,489			$1,670			$16,819	59.1	59.5	741	88		171044001263
830	Mary Endres Elementary School	Public	1-5	2181 N Seminary Ave	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 337-8177	431	24	17.9	55.9%	188 (43.6%)	28 (6.5%)	193 (44.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$14,617			$1,375			$13,242	59	59.8	736	94		174333003178

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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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