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
851	Waterbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	355 Rodenburg Rd	Roselle	60172	DuPage County	Keeneyville School District 20	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 894-4202	415	40	10.3	39.3%	239 (57.6%)	12 (2.9%)	119 (28.7%)	36 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$18,285			$810			$17,475	58.1	46.1	1017	166		172088002374
852	A-C Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	191 S Bluff St	Chandlerville	62627	Cass County	A-C Central CUSD 262	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 458-2224	129	15	8.3	43.4%	123 (95.3%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$17,305			$893			$16,412	58.1	45.2	1043	191		170010505359
853	Caledonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2311 Randolph St	Caledonia	61011	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 547-1977	449	33	13.5	43.2%	274 (61.0%)	13 (2.9%)	145 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$21,933			$754			$21,179	58.1	47.2	997	144		170579000257
854	Creekside Elementary School	Public	K-5	13909 S Budler Rd	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 577-4700	472	42	11.3	47.0%	138 (29.2%)	94 (19.9%)	182 (38.6%)	34 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$16,692			$687			$16,004	58	44.6	1058	204		173174004537
855	Oakton Elementary School	Public	K-5	436 Ridge Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 859-8801	379	40	9.5	52.5%	100 (26.4%)	164 (43.3%)	74 (19.5%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$24,346			$1,062			$23,284	58	52.6	873	18		171446001796
856	Northwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	506 11th St	Lincoln	62656	Logan County	Lincoln Education Service District 27	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 732-6819	271	20	13.7	74.9%	196 (72.3%)	11 (4.1%)	15 (5.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.3%)	$14,195			$1,609			$12,587	58	62.3	690	166		172298002540
857	Washington Elementary School	Public	4-5	4835 Michigan Ave	Schiller Park	60176	Cook County	Schiller Park School District 81	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 671-1816	267	27	10	71.5%	113 (42.3%)	2 (0.7%)	131 (49.1%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	$17,876			$659			$17,217	57.8	50.4	929	72		173564003713
858	Northmoor Primary School	Public	K-4	1819 W Northmoor Rd	Peoria	61614	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 692-9481	365	27	13.5	63.0%	117 (32.1%)	143 (39.2%)	31 (8.5%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	67 (18.4%)	$15,565			$1,793			$13,772	57.8	51.8	892	34		173123003276
859	Jane Stenson School	Public	K-5	9201 Lockwood Ave	Skokie	60077	Cook County	Skokie School District 68	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 676-7301	365	29	12.5	57.0%	109 (29.9%)	38 (10.4%)	82 (22.5%)	98 (26.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.8%)	$23,259			$1,280			$21,980	57.6	59.5	743	116		173645003758
860	Jean McNair Elementary School	Public	3-5	304 E McNair Rd	Winnebago	61088	Winnebago County	Winnebago CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 335-1607	252	22	11.6	33.3%	203 (80.6%)	7 (2.8%)	26 (10.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	$17,630			$776			$16,854	57.5	45	1052	192		174279003401

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.