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
1511	Laraway School	Public	PK, KG-8	1715 Rowell Ave	Joliet	60433	Will County	Laraway CCSD 70C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 727-5115	433	53	8.1	90.8%	23 (5.3%)	199 (46.0%)	194 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$54,221			$825			$53,396	26.9	31.9	1346	165		172205002473
1512	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	3420 Jackson St	Bellwood	60104	Cook County	Bellwood School District 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 410-3100	310	22	13.9	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	208 (67.1%)	93 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$22,408			$1,222			$21,186	26.9	21.9	1626	114		170576000248
1513	Steeleville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	609 S Sparta St	Steeleville	62288	Randolph County	Steeleville CUSD 138	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 965-3469	323	21	15.2	43.0%	285 (88.2%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$11,663			$537			$11,126	26.9	24.2	1563	50		173765003878
1514	Greenman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	729 W Galena Blvd	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5004	528	41	12.8	59.7%	52 (9.8%)	27 (5.1%)	417 (79.0%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	$17,057			$2,058			$14,998	26.9	15.1	1844	330		170471000163
1515	Meadow Lane School	Public	3-5	11800 S Meadow Lane Dr	Merrionette Park	60803	Cook County	Atwood Heights School District 125	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 388-6958	197	15	13.1	61.4%	57 (28.9%)	40 (20.3%)	93 (47.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$13,248			$439			$12,809	26.8	21.5	1644	129		170456000137
1516	Sherlock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5347 W 22nd Pl	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-8885	583	34	17.1	82.5%	8 (1.4%)	8 (1.4%)	567 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,933			$1,875			$15,059	26.8	33.4	1301	215		171020001242
1517	Ardmore Elementary School	Public	K-5	644 S Ardmore Ave	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 458-2900	230	20	11.5	79.6%	36 (15.7%)	3 (1.3%)	180 (78.3%)	7 (3.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,498			$917			$14,580	26.8	17.7	1743	226		170315000478
1518	Kolmar Elementary School	Public	K-8	4500 143rd St	Midlothian	60445	Cook County	Midlothian School District 143	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 385-6747	535	41	13.1	65.0%	110 (20.6%)	104 (19.4%)	277 (51.8%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.8%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.7%)	$18,053			$2,151			$15,902	26.8	20	1682	164		172592002786
1519	Kilmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6700 N Greenview Ave	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2115	790	68	11.7	78.0%	121 (15.3%)	175 (22.2%)	330 (41.8%)	78 (9.9%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (9.4%)	$19,513			$2,069			$17,444	26.7	22.4	1610	91		170993000886
1520	Ricms	Public	PK, KG-6	2101 16th Ave	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 793-5995	462	30	15.2	74.7%	165 (35.7%)	156 (33.8%)	79 (17.1%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.7%)	$14,011			$1,533			$12,479	26.6	26.9	1487	33		173441006155

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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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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.