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
1061	South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1415 E 70th St	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8340	224	24	9.3	63.4%	0 (0.0%)	214 (95.5%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$35,750			$4,702			$31,048	47.1	31.1	1364	303		170993006099
1062	Lakewood Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Lakewood Crk	Montgomery	60538	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 636-3200	767	44	17.6	37.8%	306 (39.9%)	93 (12.1%)	314 (40.9%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	$14,811			$499			$14,311	47	45.4	1036	26		173027005698
1063	Virginia Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	925 N Glenn Dr	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 963-7100	717	45	16.1	42.3%	232 (32.4%)	29 (4.0%)	406 (56.6%)	26 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	$16,317			$813			$15,504	47	46.7	1008	55		173042003156
1064	Ransom Grade School	Public	K-8	400 S Lane St	Ransom	60470	LaSalle County	Allen-Otter Creek CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 586-4611	96	13	7.6	30.2%	83 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	$20,516			$644			$19,871	47			(n/a)		170342000026
1065	Armour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	950 W 33rd Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4530	255	28	9.1	77.3%	32 (12.5%)	20 (7.8%)	172 (67.5%)	17 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$24,731			$3,585			$21,145	47	38.6	1187	122		170993001001
1066	Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 W Madison St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Lombard School District 44	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 827-4100	477	42	11.4	47.0%	266 (55.8%)	36 (7.5%)	99 (20.8%)	58 (12.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$21,064			$795			$20,269	46.9	51.9	888	178		172346000107
1067	Wesley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1111 W Westwood Trl	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 628-4060	220	22	10	62.7%	57 (25.9%)	11 (5.0%)	128 (58.2%)	14 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$18,647			$1,175			$17,472	46.9	32.8	1319	252		170315000010
1068	Taft Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	1605 S Washington St	Lockport	60441	Will County	Taft School District 90	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 838-0408	272	23	12	46.3%	173 (63.6%)	8 (2.9%)	68 (25.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	$15,057			$604			$14,453	46.9	29.4	1415	347		173852003927
1069	Vandalia Junior High School	Public	4-8	1011 W Fletcher St	Vandalia	62471	Fayette County	Vandalia CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 283-5151	502	37	13.6	49.8%	462 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$12,633			$1,137			$11,496	46.8	48.7	967	102		174014006378
1070	Goudy Technology Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5120 N Winthrop Ave	Chicago	60640	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2480	491	44	11.2	82.3%	34 (6.9%)	150 (30.5%)	156 (31.8%)	134 (27.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$21,216			$2,611			$18,605	46.7	40.8	1136	66		170993000797

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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.