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
1461	Clifford P Carlson Elementary School	Public	K-5	4015 Pepper Dr	Rockford	61114	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 654-4955	390	22	17.8	74.6%	109 (27.9%)	91 (23.3%)	142 (36.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.3%)	$14,964			$1,442			$13,522	29	45.9	1024	437		173451003559
1462	Earl H Hanson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4000 9th St	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 793-5930	201	27	7.3	88.6%	33 (16.4%)	82 (40.8%)	15 (7.5%)	40 (19.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	28 (13.9%)	$17,656			$1,825			$15,831	28.9	49.2	956	506		173441003527
1463	Taft Elementary School	Public	K-5	1125 Oregon St	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 725-2700	424	21	19.9	94.6%	59 (13.9%)	57 (13.4%)	279 (65.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	$18,079			$1,536			$16,543	28.9	25.5	1526	63		172058002345
1464	Carrollton Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	721 4th St	Carrollton	62016	Greene County	Carrollton CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 942-6831	269	26	10.3	62.5%	243 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$13,802			$1,373			$12,429	28.7	27.1	1481	17		170861000500
1465	Gray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3730 N Laramie Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3520	1,000	67	14.9	79.1%	122 (12.2%)	22 (2.2%)	803 (80.3%)	23 (2.3%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.2%)	$16,020			$2,057			$13,963	28.7	29	1426	39		170993000803
1466	Steger Intermediate Center	Public	2-4	3411 Hopkins St	Steger	60475	Will County	Steger School District 194	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 753-4200	465	34	13.6	63.4%	63 (13.5%)	154 (33.1%)	219 (47.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	$15,929			$1,019			$14,911	28.7	30.7	1376	90		173768003881
1467	Sayre Elementary Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1850 N Newland Ave	Chicago	60707	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3351	377	37	10.1	56.8%	32 (8.5%)	129 (34.2%)	205 (54.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	$22,014			$2,925			$19,090	28.7	31	1369	98		170993001070
1468	Lovington Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	330 S High St	Lovington	61937	Moultrie County	Arthur CUSD 305	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 873-4318	148	15	9.7	72.3%	139 (93.9%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$15,702			$1,469			$14,233	28.6	27.1	1480	12		170426002588
1469	Kreitner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	9000 College St	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 346-6213	378	32	11.7	90.2%	60 (15.9%)	2 (0.5%)	310 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$15,433			$2,775			$12,658	28.5	36.6	1228	241		171065001281
1470	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Bonus Ave	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 544-2671	573	41	13.8	57.4%	220 (38.4%)	25 (4.4%)	297 (51.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.5%)	$18,743			$1,463			$17,280	28.4	25.6	1522	52		170579000259

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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.