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
721	Hollis Consolidated Grade School	Public	K-8	5613 W Tuscarora Rd	Peoria	61607	Peoria County	Hollis Cons School District 328	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 697-1325	147	14	10.5	23.8%	133 (90.5%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$28,431			$688			$27,743	64.2	71.7	526	195		171942002224
722	Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary	Public	K-6	304 N Market St	Ogden	61859	Champaign County	Prairieview-Ogden CCSD 197	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 582-2725	116	12	9.3	14.7%	107 (92.2%)	2 (1.7%)	5 (4.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$19,597			$255			$19,342	64.2	50.2	933	211		170033005768
723	South Elementary School	Public	K-5	1535 Everett Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1566	253	27	9.3	55.3%	69 (27.3%)	3 (1.2%)	149 (58.9%)	23 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$24,814			$1,050			$23,764	64.1	68.9	568	155		171212001469
724	Clarence E Culver School	Public	PK, KG-8	6901 W Oakton St	Niles	60714	Cook County	Niles Education Service District 71	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 470-3407	666	56	11.8	53.6%	331 (49.7%)	20 (3.0%)	119 (17.9%)	168 (25.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.6%)	$20,877			$926			$19,951	64.1	56.3	793	69		172850002476
725	Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville	Public	4-5	106 County Line Road	Thawville	60968	Iroquois County	Iroquois West CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 387-2291	104	10	10	66.3%	67 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$17,667			$1,705			$15,962	64	65.3	645	80		172018000102
726	Goodrich Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3450 Hobson Rd	Woodridge	60517	DuPage County	Woodridge School District 68	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 795-6100	397	28	14	30.2%	223 (56.2%)	60 (15.1%)	27 (6.8%)	35 (8.8%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (11.3%)	$17,477			$791			$16,687	63.9	75.2	473	253		171704002011
727	Pawnee Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	810 4th St	Pawnee	62558	Sangamon County	Pawnee CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 625-2231	325	31	10.5	25.8%	310 (95.4%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$16,097			$852			$15,245	63.8	49.3	954	227		173093004789
728	Owen Marsh Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 Avon Dr	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 787-3173	324	19	17.5	42.0%	182 (56.2%)	89 (27.5%)	5 (1.5%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (11.1%)	$17,910			$1,936			$15,975	63.8	69	567	161		173708003833
729	Buzz Aldrin Elementary School	Public	K-6	617 Boxwood Dr	Schaumburg	60193	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 357-5400	567	47	12		231 (40.7%)	27 (4.8%)	157 (27.7%)	124 (21.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	$19,439			$1,211			$18,228	63.7	72.9	510	219		173474003636
730	Midland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	625 6th Street	Lacon	61540	Marshall County	Midland CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 463-8010	249	0		43.0%	236 (94.8%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$11,084			$280			$10,804	63.7	48.6	970	240		170012601488

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.