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
1241	Hampton Elementary School	Public	K-8	206 5th St	Hampton	61256	Rock Island County	Hampton School District 29	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 755-0693	225	16	14	40.0%	158 (70.2%)	11 (4.9%)	41 (18.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$11,779			$717			$11,062	38.6	36.6	1227	14		171809002087
1242	Oakhill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	502 S Oltendorf Rd	Streamwood	60107	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 213-5585	434	31	14.1	65.0%	73 (16.8%)	24 (5.5%)	319 (73.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	$18,292			$1,761			$16,531	38.4	31.2	1361	119		171371001695
1243	Sugar Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 N Towanda Ave	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4425	468	25	18.5	60.5%	184 (39.3%)	154 (32.9%)	43 (9.2%)	26 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (12.6%)	$18,494			$1,411			$17,083	38.3	43.1	1086	157		172862003005
1244	Annette Officer Elementary	Public	K-4	558 N 27th St	East Saint Louis	62205	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3970	362	25	14.4	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	354 (97.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$23,698			$2,642			$21,056	38.3	46.9	1005	239		171332005001
1245	Perez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1241 W 19th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7650	291	28	10.3	84.2%	6 (2.1%)	25 (8.6%)	254 (87.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	$24,106			$2,926			$21,180	38.1	16.8	1778	533		170993005410
1246	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	3-5	301 E Poplar St	Robinson	62454	Crawford County	Robinson CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 544-3315	326	25	13.2	50.9%	287 (88.0%)	4 (1.2%)	12 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	$15,346			$480			$14,867	38.1	31.1	1365	119		173423003506
1247	Machesney Elementary School	Public	1-5	8615 N 2nd St	Machesney Park	61115	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 654-4509	361	28	12.8	63.7%	185 (51.2%)	18 (5.0%)	133 (36.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	$17,452			$1,456			$15,995	38.1	32.2	1337	90		171824005530
1248	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1021 N Ridgewood Ln	Palatine	60067	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 963-5700	772	52	14.9	47.3%	219 (28.4%)	44 (5.7%)	413 (53.5%)	59 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	$17,593			$793			$16,800	38.1	36.7	1226	22		173042003150
1249	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	755 Bennett Ave	Oglesby	61348	LaSalle County	Oglesby Education Service District 125	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 883-9297	328	26	12.6	50.0%	245 (74.7%)	6 (1.8%)	59 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	$15,544			$806			$14,738	38	38	1201	48		172967003082
1250	Galatia Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 N Hickory St	Galatia	62935	Saline County	Galatia CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 268-6371	152	16	9.5	49.3%	144 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$13,855			$1,961			$11,894	38	42	1115	135		171602004639

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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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