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
741	Timber Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1675 McDonough Rd	Hoffman Estates	60192	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 289-6640	363	30	12.1	46.8%	68 (18.7%)	27 (7.4%)	192 (52.9%)	59 (16.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.0%)	$20,276			$1,120			$19,155	63	57.1	777	36		171371005615
742	Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	505 N Park St	Liberty	62347	Adams County	Liberty CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 645-3481	336	25	13.5	28.3%	329 (97.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$13,875			$398			$13,477	62.9	60	735	7		172277002523
743	Lakeview Elementary School	Public	K-6	615 Lakeview Ln	Hoffman Estates	60169	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 357-6600	504	54	9.3		152 (30.2%)	19 (3.8%)	218 (43.3%)	96 (19.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	$18,576			$1,340			$17,236	62.8	65.7	638	105		173474003648
744	Raymond Grade School	Public	2-5	505 N Prairie St	Raymond	62560	Montgomery County	Panhandle CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 229-4215	115	13	8.8	35.7%	101 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	$18,075			$1,688			$16,387	62.8	56.7	788	44		173066003191
745	Albion Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	361 W Main St	Albion	62806	Edwards County	Edwards County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 445-2327	427	30	14	47.1%	398 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$11,754			$1,117			$10,637	62.8	61.3	711	34		171350001634
746	Moulton Elementary School	Public	4-8	1101 W North 6th St	Shelbyville	62565	Shelby County	Shelbyville CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 774-2169	455	34	13.2	44.8%	427 (93.8%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$11,110			$922			$10,189	62.8	66.4	620	126		173609003739
747	Elmwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	2319 N 76th Ave	Elmwood Park	60707	Cook County	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 452-6254	567	43	13	57.8%	211 (37.2%)	21 (3.7%)	310 (54.7%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	$16,947			$854			$16,093	62.8	58.3	758	11		171410001760
748	Adlai Stevenson Elementary School	Public	K-6	1414 Armstrong Ln	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 357-5200	513	51	10.1		199 (38.8%)	31 (6.0%)	166 (32.4%)	95 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	$18,361			$1,104			$17,257	62.7	62.7	686	62		173474003631
749	Carrie Busey Elementary School	Public	K-5	304 Prairie Rose Ln	Savoy	61874	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 351-3811	444	31	14.2	42.1%	182 (41.0%)	97 (21.8%)	36 (8.1%)	70 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	55 (12.4%)	$16,663			$571			$16,093	62.7	59	750	1		170942000544
750	Irene King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Eaton Ave	Romeoville	60446	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 886-3380	533	27	19.7	63.8%	114 (21.4%)	54 (10.1%)	334 (62.7%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$19,444			$776			$18,667	62.7	65.7	636	114		174007004029

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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.