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
731	Grafton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1200 Grafton Hills Dr	Grafton	62037	Jersey County	Jersey CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 786-3388	171	8	20.4	45.6%	154 (90.1%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.4%)	$12,097			$578			$11,519	63.6	39.8	1153	422		172043002308
732	Grande Reserve Elementary School	Public	K-6	3142 Grande Trl	Yorkville	60560	Kendall County	Yorkville CUSD 115	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 553-5513	728	53	13.8	22.4%	435 (59.8%)	55 (7.6%)	172 (23.6%)	46 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.5%)	$14,155			$348			$13,807	63.5	63	677	55		174396005819
733	Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts	Public	K-8	2424 Lake St	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 859-8500	421	51	8.2	50.1%	123 (29.2%)	162 (38.5%)	55 (13.1%)	19 (4.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.1%)	$29,618			$1,404			$28,214	63.5	66.3	624	109		171446001794
734	GCMS Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	902 N Church St	Gibson City	60936	Ford County	Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 784-4278	489	44	11.1	50.1%	411 (84.0%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	$17,606			$897			$16,708	63.5	55.3	817	83		170004100272
735	John Muir Literacy Academy	Public	K-6	1973 Kensington Ln	Hoffman Estates	60169	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 357-6444	498	45	10.9		108 (21.7%)	86 (17.3%)	158 (31.7%)	122 (24.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$20,207			$2,089			$18,118	63.4	62.3	693	42		173474003647
736	South Wilmington Grade School	Public	K-8	375 Fifth Ave	South Wilmington	60474	Grundy County	South Wilmington CCSD 74	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 237-2281	73	8	9.1	28.8%	73 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,519			$05			$18,514	63.3			(n/a)		173684003795
737	Gilberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	729 Paper Bark Ln	Gilberts	60136	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 484-5900	729	47	15.5	33.3%	451 (61.9%)	30 (4.1%)	152 (20.9%)	47 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.3%)	$14,629			$394			$14,235	63.3	64.7	653	84		170855005956
738	Peter M Gombert Elementary School	Public	K-5	2707 Ridge Rd	Aurora	60504	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 375-3700	450	32	13.8	29.6%	109 (24.2%)	77 (17.1%)	116 (25.8%)	122 (27.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$17,310			$1,594			$15,716	63.2	75.8	461	277		174169002657
739	Carlock Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 W Washington St	Carlock	61725	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4412	111	8	13.3	35.1%	90 (81.1%)	7 (6.3%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.2%)	$16,166			$443			$15,723	63.1	60.2	728	11		172862002995
740	Bement Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 S Champaign St	Bement	61813	Piatt County	Bement CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 678-4200	143	13	11.2	65.7%	125 (87.4%)	2 (1.4%)	8 (5.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	$15,988			$1,229			$14,759	63	54.7	824	84		170582004540

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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.