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
911	Medinah Intermediate School	Public	3-5	7N330 Medinah Rd	Medinah	60157	DuPage County	Medinah School District 11	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 529-6105	250	17	14.3	44.0%	139 (55.6%)	16 (6.4%)	66 (26.4%)	15 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	$15,918			$71			$15,847	54.8	49.7	944	33		172550002763
912	CICS - Avalon/South Shore	Public, Charter	K-8	1501 E 83rd Pl	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 721-0858	469	17	27.5	90.2%	0 (0.0%)	460 (98.1%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$18,175			$1,875			$16,300	54.7	46.3	1014	102		170993006507
913	Princeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	602 N Town Ave	Princeville	61559	Peoria County	Princeville CUSD 326	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 385-2213	292	24	12	33.9%	232 (79.5%)	3 (1.0%)	39 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	$15,661			$800			$14,860	54.6	49.6	946	33		173277003395
914	Solomon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6206 N Hamlin Ave	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5226	323	29	11.3	48.9%	139 (43.0%)	24 (7.4%)	49 (15.2%)	102 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$25,610			$1,957			$23,653	54.5	53	866	48		170993001100
915	North Wamac Grade School	Public	K-8	1500 Case St	Centralia	62801	Clinton County	North Wamac School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 532-1826	122	9	13.5	92.6%	96 (78.7%)	5 (4.1%)	10 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.0%)	$15,437			$2,027			$13,410	54.4	55.5	809	106		174068004088
916	Western Trails Elementary School	Public	K-5	860 Idaho St	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Ccsd 93	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 588-6400	320	30	10.8	56.9%	108 (33.8%)	21 (6.6%)	110 (34.4%)	68 (21.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	$25,075			$194			$24,881	54.4	52.3	881	35		171047001269
917	Ladd Community Cons School	Public	PK, KG-8	232 E Cleveland St	Ladd	61329	Bureau County	Ladd CCSD 94	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 894-2363	183	16	11.1	53.0%	135 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)	$16,497			$115			$16,383	54.3	55.8	802	115		172151002419
918	Lakewood Falls Elementary School	Public	K-5	14050 S Budler Rd	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 439-4560	543	42	13	51.2%	162 (29.8%)	115 (21.2%)	206 (37.9%)	29 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	$15,753			$916			$14,837	54.2	47.4	994	76		173174002209
919	Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	433 E Depot St	Antioch	60002	Lake County	Antioch CCSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 838-8000	614	49	12.4	34.2%	372 (60.6%)	27 (4.4%)	158 (25.7%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.3%)	$15,294			$574			$14,719	54.1	45	1051	132		170384004417
920	Central City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	129 Douglas St	Centralia	62801	Marion County	Central City School District 133	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 532-9521	276	22	12.8	58.3%	228 (82.6%)	9 (3.3%)	15 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.3%)	$13,179			$1,150			$12,029	54.1	64	662	258		170918000527

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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.