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
1391	Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	5415 S Union Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1666	272	28	9.7	96.0%	2 (0.7%)	235 (86.4%)	33 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$24,394			$3,914			$20,480	31.7	18.2	1731	340		170993000706
1392	Riverview Elementary School	Public	2-4	306 Miller St	South Beloit	61080	Winnebago County	County of Winnebago School District 320	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 389-1231	199	16	12.3	64.8%	115 (57.8%)	5 (2.5%)	58 (29.1%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.5%)	$15,575			$1,383			$14,192	31.7	28.8	1430	38		173660003766
1393	Spring Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	5222 Spring Creek Rd	Rockford	61114	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 654-4960	523	33	15.6	53.0%	211 (40.3%)	102 (19.5%)	121 (23.1%)	46 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.6%)	$14,754			$1,290			$13,465	31.7	35.3	1262	131		173451003620
1394	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Grove Ave	Brookfield	60513	Cook County	Lyons School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 783-4600	366	40	9.1	73.5%	71 (19.4%)	18 (4.9%)	263 (71.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$23,224			$1,450			$21,774	31.6	35.5	1255	139		172385002599
1395	Addams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10810 S Avenue H	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6210	544	40	13.7	78.3%	20 (3.7%)	21 (3.9%)	500 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$17,916			$2,288			$15,628	31.6	30.5	1382	13		170993000884
1396	Falconer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3020 N Lamon Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3560	846	65	13	90.4%	26 (3.1%)	8 (0.9%)	796 (94.1%)	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$18,429			$2,254			$16,175	31.6	33.7	1293	103		170993000759
1397	Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8247 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9330	281	22	12.7	58.4%	1 (0.4%)	263 (93.6%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$21,333			$2,199			$19,134	31.5	24.5	1556	159		170993001015
1398	High Mount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1721 Boul Ave	Swansea	62226	St. Clair County	High Mount School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 233-1054	325	31	10.4	68.3%	118 (36.3%)	133 (40.9%)	34 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (11.4%)	$18,125			$998			$17,127	31.4	28.9	1427	29		171896002175
1399	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	176 E 11th St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4162	157	13	12	92.4%	3 (1.9%)	52 (33.1%)	102 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,820			$1,754			$19,066	31.4	26.8	1489	90		170996001222
1400	Garcia Lorca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3231 N Springfield Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0950	637	47	13.6	87.0%	33 (5.2%)	13 (2.0%)	573 (90.0%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$18,401			$2,485			$15,916	31.4	31.5	1352	48		170993006139

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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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