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
691	Deer Path Elementary School	Public	K-5	2211 Crystal Lake Rd	Cary	60013	McHenry County	Cary CCSD 26	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 357-5350	452	32	14.2	25.7%	334 (73.9%)	9 (2.0%)	86 (19.0%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$16,882			$1,074			$15,808	65.9	65.4	643	48		170873003137
692	Ramsey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	516 W 6th St	Ramsey	62080	Fayette County	Ramsey CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 423-2010	212	18	11.6	67.5%	207 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,187			$2,191			$10,995	65.9	81.6	327	365		173309003434
693	Greenville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 N Dewey St	Greenville	62246	Bond County	Bond County CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 664-3117	514	40	12.7	55.8%	438 (85.2%)	20 (3.9%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.0%)	$16,048			$1,045			$15,003	65.9	58.9	752	59		171773002066
694	Jane Addams Elementary School	Public	K-5	3520 53rd St	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 743-1601	299	19	15.7	45.5%	137 (45.8%)	59 (19.7%)	34 (11.4%)	50 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	$13,249			$543			$12,706	65.8	64.9	650	44		172640000112
695	Fisher Grade School	Public	K-6	801 S 5th St	Fisher	61843	Champaign County	Fisher CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 897-1133	326	24	13.8	39.0%	304 (93.3%)	6 (1.8%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$14,618			$1,201			$13,417	65.6	66	631	64		171518001836
696	Bartlett Elementary School	Public	K-6	111 E North Ave	Bartlett	60103	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 213-5545	613	25	24.9	33.9%	306 (49.9%)	23 (3.8%)	163 (26.6%)	90 (14.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$14,939			$879			$14,060	65.6	61	715	19		171371001667
697	Charles J Sahs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5001 S Long Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Central Stickney School District 110	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 458-1152	262	29	9.1	66.8%	21 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	241 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,693			$1,502			$26,191	65.6	64	663	34		173786003888
698	Bert H Fulton School	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 171st St	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Ccsd 146	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 614-4540	404	36	11.3	43.6%	220 (54.5%)	36 (8.9%)	99 (24.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	$20,433			$602			$19,831	65.3	56.9	784	86		173903003958
699	St Elmo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	519 W 2nd St	Saint Elmo	62458	Fayette County	St Elmo CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 829-3263	222	16	13.7	56.8%	213 (95.9%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$13,679			$1,101			$12,577	65.3	42.9	1092	393		173723004843
700	Wauconda Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Osage St	Wauconda	60084	Lake County	Wauconda CUSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 526-6671	421	44	9.5	39.7%	212 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	193 (45.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$25,460			$826			$24,634	65.2	66.5	619	81		174119004120

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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.