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
111	Coonley Elementary School	Public	K-8	4046 N Leavitt St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5140	723	52	13.9	10.7%	485 (67.1%)	14 (1.9%)	114 (15.8%)	36 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (10.1%)	$19,141			$1,484			$17,657	93.2	90.5	176	65		170993000674
112	Skinner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 S Throop St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-7790	1,139	61	18.6	21.9%	292 (25.6%)	294 (25.8%)	151 (13.3%)	317 (27.8%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (6.5%)	$14,927			$1,233			$13,694	93.2	95.2	103	9		170993001096
113	Spring Brook Elementary School	Public	K-5	2700 Seiler Dr	Naperville	60565	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6600	569	34	16.8	6.0%	300 (52.7%)	14 (2.5%)	57 (10.0%)	162 (28.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	$12,516			$701			$11,815	93.1	95.4	98	15		174169005459
114	Seth Paine Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Miller Rd	Hawthorn Woods	60047	Lake County	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 438-2163	495	35	14.3	29.3%	357 (72.1%)	4 (0.8%)	75 (15.2%)	38 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	$17,046			$421			$16,625	93	89.8	194	80		172190002464
115	Naper Elementary School	Public	K-4	39 S Eagle St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6345	235	17	13.7	17.0%	162 (68.9%)	12 (5.1%)	21 (8.9%)	25 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	$20,152			$251			$19,901	92.9	96.7	55	60		172771002938
116	Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-5	218 W Park Ave	Wheaton	60189	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 682-2185	433	31	13.9	9.5%	338 (78.1%)	17 (3.9%)	20 (4.6%)	30 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$16,690			$348			$16,343	92.8	94.6	113	3		174218004225
117	Tri-Valley Middle School	Public	4-8	505 E Washington St	Downs	61736	McLean County	Tri Valley CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 378-3414	450	31	14.7	8.7%	404 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$11,348			$255			$11,094	92.7	89.9	191	74		171392001735
118	Grove Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 S Grove Ave	Barrington	60010	Cook County	Barrington CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 381-1888	511	38	13.5	16.6%	288 (56.4%)	4 (0.8%)	71 (13.9%)	124 (24.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.1%)	$19,866			$121			$19,745	92.7	95.3	101	17		170505000196
119	Glen Grove Elementary School	Public	3-5	3900 Glenview Rd	Glenview	60025	Cook County	Glenview CCSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 998-5030	398	36	10.9	30.2%	157 (39.4%)	10 (2.5%)	49 (12.3%)	149 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	$21,326			$609			$20,717	92.7	95.8	77	42		171692001998
120	Teutopolis Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	309 E Main St	Teutopolis	62467	Effingham County	Teutopolis CUSD 50	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 857-3232	620	43	14.5	10.0%	600 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$8,355			$532			$7,823	92.7	93	146	26		173876003943

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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.