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
541	Hynes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	9000 Belleforte Ave	Morton Grove	60053	Cook County	Golf Education Service District 67	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 965-4500	325	23	14.4	35.4%	126 (38.8%)	22 (6.8%)	30 (9.2%)	109 (33.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.8%)	$20,618			$500			$20,119	72.5	78	416	125		172682002868
542	Lebanon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	408 Mary Jane St	Lebanon	62254	St. Clair County	Lebanon CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 537-4553	312	21	14.8	41.7%	205 (65.7%)	36 (11.5%)	32 (10.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (11.2%)	$13,506			$2,138			$11,368	72.5	78.8	395	147		172230002497
543	John A Bannes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16835 Odell Ave	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Kirby School District 140	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 532-6466	421	32	12.9		298 (70.8%)	29 (6.9%)	60 (14.3%)	16 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$16,974			$835			$16,139	72.5	79.8	370	173		172127005174
544	Onahan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6634 W Raven St	Chicago	60631	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-1180	657	46	14.4	31.4%	389 (59.2%)	12 (1.8%)	206 (31.4%)	20 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.0%)	$17,979			$1,328			$16,651	72.4	63	676	132		170993001009
545	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-4	20 Lincoln Rd	Canton	61520	Fulton County	Canton Union School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 647-7594	186	18	10.3	44.1%	167 (89.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	$18,643			$727			$17,916	72.4	49.5	950	405		170828000442
546	Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-5	1901 W Lafayette Ave	Jacksonville	62650	Morgan County	Jacksonville School District 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 245-5107	349	22	15.6	50.7%	266 (76.2%)	25 (7.2%)	27 (7.7%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	$14,371			$819			$13,553	72.4	65.8	635	89		172028002282
547	Lexington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 E Wall St	Lexington	61753	McLean County	Lexington CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 365-2741	238	20	12.1	24.8%	220 (92.4%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$14,779			$393			$14,386	72.3	77.6	427	120		172271004699
548	P L Bolin Elementary School	Public	3-5	428 Arnold Rd	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	East Peoria School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 427-5350	145	10	13.8	33.8%	122 (84.1%)	10 (6.9%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.5%)	$19,332			$965			$18,367	72.2	69.5	560	12		171324001574
549	White Heath Elementary School	Public	4-5	300 W High St	White Heath	61884	Piatt County	Monticello CUSD 25	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 762-8511	270	17	15.5	23.0%	257 (95.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$11,501			$284			$11,217	72.2	76.2	453	96		172655002845
550	Churchill Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 Secretariat Ln	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 636-3800	425	31	13.8	22.1%	223 (52.5%)	44 (10.4%)	95 (22.4%)	40 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.5%)	$18,319			$546			$17,772	72.1	81.4	331	219		173027005365

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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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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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.