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
101	Jackson Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 S Swain Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 834-4544	422	34	12.3	5.9%	291 (69.0%)	4 (0.9%)	67 (15.9%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$18,015			$307			$17,708	93.6	90.6	175	74		171397001749
102	Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	K-8	1700 Oplaine Rd	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Oak Grove School District 68 Green Oaks	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 367-4120	911	75	12.1		513 (56.3%)	23 (2.5%)	37 (4.1%)	240 (26.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (10.2%)	$21,585			$283			$21,302	93.5	95.8	83	19		172913003047
103	Pritzker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2009 W Schiller St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-4415	674	42	16.1	26.0%	261 (38.7%)	122 (18.1%)	158 (23.4%)	54 (8.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (11.0%)	$15,602			$1,410			$14,192	93.5	95	105	2		170993001154
104	Hough Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	310 S Hough St	Barrington	60010	Cook County	Barrington CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 381-1108	244	24	10.2	15.6%	186 (76.2%)	3 (1.2%)	29 (11.9%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$24,687			$278			$24,409	93.4	95.4	95	9		170505000190
105	A F Ames Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	86 Southcote Rd	Riverside	60546	Cook County	Riverside School District 96	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 447-0759	482	31	15.4	31.3%	202 (41.9%)	21 (4.4%)	214 (44.4%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$20,857			$488			$20,369	93.4	97.4	39	66		173399003491
106	Norton Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	2033 Smith Rd	West Chicago	60185	DuPage County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	No	No	(331) 228-2700	479	36	13.2	9.6%	323 (67.4%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.6%)	96 (20.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$17,155			$325			$16,830	93.4	97.1	46	60		173717005708
107	Ranch View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1651 Ranchview Dr	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6575	584	41	14.3	18.8%	288 (49.3%)	12 (2.1%)	56 (9.6%)	184 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.4%)	$16,765			$290			$16,475	93.4	95.4	94	13		172771005182
108	Grundy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1100 S 4th Ave	Morton	61550	Tazewell County	Morton CUSD 709	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 263-1421	465	24	19.3	16.6%	400 (86.0%)	10 (2.2%)	24 (5.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$11,225			$458			$10,767	93.4	94.4	116	8		172680002861
109	Harper Elementary School	Public	K-4	1101 Dartmouth St	Wilmette	60091	Cook County	Wilmette School District 39	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 512-6200	366	30	12.2		303 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	$23,722			$327			$23,395	93.3	95.4	99	10		174260004276
110	Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 N West Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 834-5562	429	35	12.3	9.8%	312 (72.7%)	4 (0.9%)	51 (11.9%)	34 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.1%)	$18,431			$290			$18,141	93.3	94.4	117	7		171397001746

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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:

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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.