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
281	Heartland Elementary School	Public	K-5	3300 Heartland Dr	Geneva	60134	Kane County	Geneva CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 463-3200	298	25	11.6		235 (78.9%)	4 (1.3%)	36 (12.1%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	$19,112			$338			$18,774	85.1	84.5	275	6		171638004805
282	Fairview South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7040 Laramie Ave	Skokie	60077	Cook County	Fairview School District 72	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 929-1050	718	73	9.9	34.3%	334 (46.5%)	36 (5.0%)	86 (12.0%)	210 (29.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.8%)	$23,278			$585			$22,693	85	83.8	289	7		171482001820
283	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	434 W Illinois Ave	Palatine	60067	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 963-5900	435	28	15.4	6.4%	233 (53.6%)	3 (0.7%)	32 (7.4%)	138 (31.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	$19,203			$506			$18,697	85	83.9	283			173042003153
284	Stockton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Rush St	Stockton	61085	Jo Daviess County	Stockton CUSD 206	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 947-3702	220	19	11.8	47.3%	193 (87.7%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$17,484			$843			$16,641	85	77.8	424	140		173798003890
285	South Loop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1601 S Dearborn St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-8690	847	51	16.6	27.9%	260 (30.7%)	285 (33.6%)	112 (13.2%)	112 (13.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.0%)	$16,526			$1,245			$15,281	85	82.6	307	22		170993005268
286	Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	312 South St	Sherman	62684	Sangamon County	Williamsville CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 496-2021	552	36	15.1	13.2%	545 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,625			$157			$11,468	85	89.9	189	97		174248004269
287	Prairie Crossing Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1531 Jones Point Rd	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Prairie Crossing Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 543-9722	433	30	14.6		294 (67.9%)	10 (2.3%)	51 (11.8%)	48 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	$16,073			$563			$15,510	84.9	83.6	295	8		170021803731
288	High Point Elementary School	Public	3-5	14825 West Ave	Orland Park	60462	Cook County	Orland School District 135	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 364-4408	504	35	14.5		353 (70.0%)	27 (5.4%)	75 (14.9%)	27 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$18,423			$517			$17,906	84.8	78	415	127		173022003127
289	The Wheatlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	2290 Barrington Dr	Aurora	60503	Will County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 636-3500	613	42	14.5	29.7%	262 (42.7%)	72 (11.7%)	67 (10.9%)	166 (27.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	$15,729			$500			$15,228	84.6	75.3	469	180		173027004384
290	Central Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Central Rd	Rolling Meadows	60008	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 963-5100	620	36	17.2	12.3%	228 (36.8%)	17 (2.7%)	53 (8.5%)	281 (45.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	$15,762			$523			$15,239	84.6	60.7	723	433		173042003144

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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:

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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.