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
441	Meadow Ridge School	Public	3-5	10959 W 159th St	Orland Park	60467	Cook County	Orland School District 135	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 364-3602	554	44	12.7		361 (65.2%)	68 (12.3%)	55 (9.9%)	42 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.7%)	$18,474			$517			$17,957	77.8	82.5	310	131		173022002530
442	Arnold W Kruse Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-5	7617 Hemlock Dr	Orland Park	60462	Cook County	Ccsd 146	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 614-4530	462	37	12.4	41.1%	261 (56.5%)	41 (8.9%)	63 (13.6%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (18.8%)	$20,031			$602			$19,429	77.8	82.6	308	134		173903003957
443	Prairieland Elementary School	Public	K-5	1300 E Raab Rd	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4424	450	29	15.4	22.2%	327 (72.7%)	32 (7.1%)	38 (8.4%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	$14,164			$628			$13,537	77.7	79.1	385	58		172862003589
444	Dujardin Elementary School	Public	K-5	166 Euclid Ave	Bloomingdale	60108	DuPage County	Bloomingdale School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 894-9200	352	24	14.6		268 (76.1%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.1%)	59 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	$15,089			$393			$14,696	77.7	78.4	404	40		170645000315
445	Glenwood Elementary School	Public	K-4	1401 E Plummer Blvd	Chatham	62629	Sangamon County	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 483-6704	573	36	15.8	23.2%	395 (68.9%)	57 (9.9%)	35 (6.1%)	44 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	$12,588			$638			$11,950	77.6	71.2	531	86		170492006196
446	Ward J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2701 S Shields Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9050	500	33	15.1	79.0%	22 (4.4%)	32 (6.4%)	52 (10.4%)	384 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$18,340			$1,904			$16,437	77.6	69.8	553	107		170993001143
447	Spencer Crossing	Public	4-6	1711 Spencer Rd	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 462-7997	544	25	21.5	7.2%	465 (85.5%)	14 (2.6%)	29 (5.3%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$11,480			$389			$11,091	77.6	76.8	442	5		172814005860
448	Lincoln Prairie School	Public	K-8	500 Hillcrest Blvd	Hoffman Estates	60169	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 357-5955	348	30	11.6		156 (44.8%)	20 (5.7%)	48 (13.8%)	90 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.8%)	$20,659			$1,026			$19,633	77.5	79.8	368	80		173474003420
449	Centennial School	Public	K-6	234 E Stearns Rd	Bartlett	60103	DuPage County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 213-5632	514	32	15.9	22.8%	314 (61.1%)	19 (3.7%)	69 (13.4%)	82 (16.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	$18,516			$929			$17,587	77.5	83.2	302	147		171371005566
450	Silver Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	209 N Dewey St	Troy	62294	Madison County	Triad CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 667-5403	757	47	16.2	17.7%	675 (89.2%)	13 (1.7%)	31 (4.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	$11,481			$520			$10,961	77.2	66.3	625	175		173735003734

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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.

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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.