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
901	Apollo Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 SW 9th St	Aledo	61231	Mercer County	Mercer County School District 404	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 582-5350	362	29	12.4	51.7%	323 (89.2%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.1%)	$14,850			$1,700			$13,150	55.4	32.8	1318	417		170139500019
902	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Scoville Ave	Stickney	60402	Cook County	Lyons School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 783-4400	282	29	9.6	74.1%	20 (7.1%)	6 (2.1%)	248 (87.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$22,152			$1,451			$20,701	55.3	52.3	882	20		172385002595
903	Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	108 W Church St	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 346-6301	357	30	12	74.5%	185 (51.8%)	72 (20.2%)	64 (17.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	$18,863			$3,264			$15,599	55.2	50.1	935	32		171065001288
904	Potomac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7915 US Route 136	Potomac	61865	Vermilion County	Potomac CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 987-6155	137	14	9.7	51.1%	126 (92.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$16,647			$431			$16,215	55.2	48.2	980	76		173209003356
905	North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 W Hamilton St	Nokomis	62075	Montgomery County	Nokomis CUSD 22	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 563-7311	287	22	13.2	44.3%	276 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$12,292			$306			$11,986	55	56.4	790	115		172856002992
906	Aux Sable	Public	K-4	1004 Misty Creek Dr	Minooka	60447	Grundy County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 467-5301	617	42	14.8	27.2%	408 (66.1%)	33 (5.3%)	156 (25.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$13,944			$272			$13,672	55	38.9	1180	274		172631005818
907	Pope County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	125 State Highway 146 W	Golconda	62938	Pope County	Pope County CUD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 683-4011	300	25	12	50.7%	277 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	$13,972			$1,039			$12,933	54.9	39.7	1157	250		173228003371
908	Troy Heritage Trail School	Public	K-4	3389 Longford Dr	Joliet	60431	Will County	Troy CCSD 30C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 577-6760	480	36	13.4	49.6%	149 (31.0%)	106 (22.1%)	192 (40.0%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$17,421			$190			$17,232	54.9	52.1	883	25		173951001854
909	Husmann Elementary School	Public	K-5	131 W Paddock St	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 459-7114	518	35	14.6	24.7%	396 (76.4%)	24 (4.6%)	63 (12.2%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	$14,395			$592			$13,803	54.8	39.4	1164	255		171135001358
910	Conrad Fischer Elementary School	Public	K-5	888 N Wilson St	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 832-8601	584	48	12.1	51.2%	198 (33.9%)	18 (3.1%)	309 (52.9%)	36 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	$18,170			$372			$17,798	54.8	55.3	818	92		171397001742

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.