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
521	Evergreen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1041 Evergreen Dr	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Benjamin School District 25	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 876-7810	387	31	12.4		217 (56.1%)	11 (2.8%)	77 (19.9%)	57 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	$22,420			$499			$21,921	73.3	71.2	533	12		170588000265
522	Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2723 N Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-4100	763	57	13.5	34.9%	315 (41.3%)	37 (4.8%)	331 (43.4%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.8%)	$17,413			$1,345			$16,068	73.3	49.9	940	418		170993000617
523	Greenview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	147 E Palmer St	Greenview	62642	Menard County	Greenview CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 968-2295	117	12	10.1	33.3%	111 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$17,498			$1,572			$15,926	73.3	66.9	609	86		171770004649
524	Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 1500th St	Lincoln	62656	Logan County	Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 732-4136	288	24	12	44.4%	265 (92.0%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$12,282			$931			$11,351	73.3	62.6	687	163		170985000580
525	Prairieview School	Public	K-4	103 E Belvidere Rd	Hainesville	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 543-4230	400	33	12.1	41.5%	155 (38.8%)	32 (8.0%)	146 (36.5%)	42 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	$21,018			$431			$20,587	73.2	83	305	220		171752004810
526	Oregon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1150 Jefferson St	Oregon	61061	Ogle County	Oregon CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 732-5300	779	53	14.8	51.2%	647 (83.1%)	17 (2.2%)	79 (10.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	$17,553			$886			$16,667	73.2	72.5	513	13		173016003116
527	Giant City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1062 Boskydell Rd	Carbondale	62902	Jackson County	Giant City CCSD 130	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 457-5391	218	16	13.6	38.5%	162 (74.3%)	10 (4.6%)	20 (9.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.1%)	$14,225			$1,207			$13,018	73.2	79.4	380	147		171659001964
528	Marie Schaefer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 S Cherry St	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	O Fallon CCSD 90	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 632-3621	598	35	17.3	23.4%	348 (58.2%)	138 (23.1%)	28 (4.7%)	20 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.4%)	$11,160			$383			$10,776	73.1	76.1	454	74		172976003767
529	Wallin Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	15410 S Wallin Dr	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 577-5700	677	44	15.3	24.8%	318 (47.0%)	68 (10.0%)	146 (21.6%)	105 (15.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	$12,579			$328			$12,251	73.1	75.3	470	59		173174006832
530	Amboy Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	30 E Provost St	Amboy	61310	Lee County	Amboy CUSD 272	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 857-3619	283	22	13.1	49.1%	249 (88.0%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$16,812			$397			$16,415	73.1	79.1	387	143		170369000059

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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.