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
1351	Coolidge Elementary School	Public	K-5	17845 Henry St	Lansing	60438	Cook County	Lansing School District 158	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 474-4320	670	37	18.3	99.9%	46 (6.9%)	360 (53.7%)	232 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)	$15,438			$1,228			$14,209	33.3	35.2	1263	88		172202002467
1352	West Carroll Primary	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 Wacker Rd	Savanna	61074	Carroll County	West Carroll CUSD 314	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 273-7747	432	29	15	55.6%	356 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	$15,456			$1,215			$14,241	33.3	41.2	1125	227		170031005013
1353	Beverly Manor Elementary School	Public	4-8	1014 School St	Washington	61571	Tazewell County	District 50 Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 745-3921	315	29	10.8	57.1%	281 (89.2%)	5 (1.6%)	14 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$17,324			$70			$17,254	33.2	23.4	1586	233		174101004878
1354	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 E Quincy St	Pleasant Hill	62366	Pike County	Pleasant Hill CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 734-2311	254	22	11.3	68.1%	239 (94.1%)	6 (2.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$14,173			$1,718			$12,455	33.2	12.7	1951	597		173189003345
1355	Turner Elementary School	Public	K-5	750 Ingalton Ave	West Chicago	60185	DuPage County	West Chicago Education Service District 33	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 293-6050	349	30	11.6	70.5%	37 (10.6%)	7 (2.0%)	299 (85.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$25,890			$831			$25,059	33.2	30.2	1395	40		174155004163
1356	Auburn Middle School	Public	3-5	601 N 7th St	Auburn	62615	Sangamon County	Auburn CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 438-6919	200	17	11.8	45.5%	177 (88.5%)	3 (1.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.0%)	$11,836			$1,605			$10,232	33.1	30.2	1393	37		170462005966
1357	Greenbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5208 Arlington Cir	Hanover Park	60133	DuPage County	Keeneyville School District 20	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 894-4411	466	46	10	74.5%	65 (13.9%)	84 (18.0%)	250 (53.6%)	38 (8.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	$21,070			$1,294			$19,776	33	29.1	1422	65		172088004682
1358	James Avant Elementary School	Public	K-5	1915 N 55th St	Washington Pk	62204	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3870	342	35	9.7	99.4%	8 (2.3%)	284 (83.0%)	43 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$26,653			$3,799			$22,854	33	53.5	854	504		171332005999
1359	Logan Elementary School	Public	K-5	1602 25th St	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 743-1613	290	21	14	74.1%	101 (34.8%)	46 (15.9%)	100 (34.5%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.1%)	$15,902			$1,510			$14,393	33	25.5	1530	171		172640002821
1360	Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4804 Harrison St	Hillside	60162	Cook County	Hillside School District 93	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 449-6491	440	38	11.5	60.9%	11 (2.5%)	170 (38.6%)	241 (54.8%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$27,486			$1,161			$26,325	32.8	35.3	1259	101		171923002210

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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.