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
981	Devonshire Elementary School	Public	K-5	9040 Kostner Ave	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Skokie School District 68	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 568-4901	417	32	13	65.7%	146 (35.0%)	57 (13.7%)	65 (15.6%)	121 (29.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.2%)	$21,958			$1,092			$20,866	51.3	53.6	853	128		173645003756
982	LEARN Charter Excel Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	3021 W Carroll Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 243-7001	379	27	14	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	370 (97.6%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,061			$4,061			$15,000	51.2	51.8	894	88		170993006457
983	Brimfield Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	216 E Clinton St	Brimfield	61517	Peoria County	Brimfield CUSD 309	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 446-3366	398	31	12.8	17.6%	380 (95.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$18,428			$470			$17,958	51.2	54.4	827	156		170720000374
984	Talman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5450 S Talman Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7850	332	28	11.8	89.8%	24 (7.2%)	4 (1.2%)	300 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$22,640			$2,915			$19,725	51.1	38.3	1195	211		170993004726
985	Seth Whitman Elementary School	Public	K-5	8989 Beloit Rd	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 544-3357	622	43	14.4	41.5%	327 (52.6%)	19 (3.1%)	250 (40.2%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$16,027			$706			$15,321	51.1	53.1	863	122		170579005760
986	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1900 Oxford Way	Joliet	60431	Kendall County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 577-2021	646	50	12.9	38.1%	255 (39.5%)	125 (19.3%)	184 (28.5%)	44 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.7%)	$14,107			$787			$13,320	51.1	38.2	1197	211		173174005968
987	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	5312 11th Avenue C	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 743-1607	290	20	14.4	56.6%	135 (46.6%)	46 (15.9%)	86 (29.7%)	8 (2.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$12,972			$693			$12,278	51	43.2	1085	98		172640002805
988	Patoka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Kinoka Rd	Patoka	62875	Marion County	Patoka CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 432-5200	96	10	9.6	46.9%	92 (95.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$17,305			$1,431			$15,873	50.9	35.1	1266	278		173087004787
989	Mt Olive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	804 W Main St	Mount Olive	62069	Macoupin County	Mount Olive CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 999-4241	328	30	10.8	47.6%	323 (98.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,787			$1,493			$13,294	50.8	46.9	1004	15		172718004751
990	Gallatin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5175 Highway 13	Junction	62954	Gallatin County	Gallatin CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 272-3821	314	24	13.2	56.7%	290 (92.4%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	$13,935			$1,735			$12,200	50.7	62.8	684	306		170004505239

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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.