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
991	Brentwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 Dulles Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 593-4401	375	35	10.6	55.7%	135 (36.0%)	29 (7.7%)	100 (26.7%)	98 (26.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$22,603			$714			$21,889	50.7	47.7	984	7		171377001718
992	Meridian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	509 S Lewis St	Blue Mound	62513	Macon County	Meridian CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 692-2535	460	31	14.8	48.0%	424 (92.2%)	7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	$11,260			$1,168			$10,092	50.7	56.3	794	198		170012300877
993	Sumner Attendance Center	Public	4-6	110 W Locust St	Sumner	62466	Lawrence County	Red Hill CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 936-2412	193	12	16	56.5%	190 (98.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,642			$1,649			$10,993	50.6	62	698	295		172213005430
994	Franklin Park Middle School	Public	4-8	1325 Bobcat Cir	Salem	62881	Marion County	Salem School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 740-0963	528	43	12.2	55.1%	474 (89.8%)	6 (1.1%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	$15,013			$863			$14,150	50.6	50.6	920	74		173516003680
995	Nauvoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2461 N State Highway 96	Nauvoo	62354	Hancock County	Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(866) 453-2600	208	22	9.4	51.9%	187 (89.9%)	6 (2.9%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$18,963			$571			$18,392	50.6	42.2	1108	113		172778004761
996	Meadow View Elementary School	Public	K-5	2501 Mirage Ave	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 439-4828	627	41	15.4	42.6%	277 (44.2%)	139 (22.2%)	168 (26.8%)	15 (2.4%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	$14,656			$1,105			$13,551	50.6	50.5	922	74		173174004206
997	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	2602 Danbury Dr	Bloomington	61705	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4423	287	26	11.2	52.6%	177 (61.7%)	37 (12.9%)	45 (15.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.1%)	$20,097			$2,240			$17,857	50.5	64.1	661	336		172862000765
998	Montmorency CCSD #145	Public	K-8	9415 Hoover Rd	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	Montmorency CCSD 145	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 625-6616	209	21	9.9	37.8%	166 (79.4%)	1 (0.5%)	34 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$15,555			$880			$14,675	50.5	68.9	569	429		172659002846
999	J B Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	7644 Central Ave	Burbank	60459	Cook County	Burbank School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 496-0563	295	22	13.2	66.4%	47 (15.9%)	13 (4.4%)	217 (73.6%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$18,739			$821			$17,918	50.4	44.1	1070	71		173681003787
1000	Dean Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Dean St	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 338-1133	302	23	13.1	53.3%	140 (46.4%)	12 (4.0%)	131 (43.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	$16,468			$1,096			$15,373	50.3	48.5	975	25		174333004329

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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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.