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
1301	LEARN Charter - Hunter Perkins Camp	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 W 83rd St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 488-1634	472	23	20.5	80.7%	3 (0.6%)	452 (95.8%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$19,353			$3,246			$16,107	35.5	30.1	1399	98		170993006492
1302	Mulberry Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 W Wall St	Mulberry Grove	62262	Bond County	Mulberry Grove CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 326-8811	135	13	10.5	57.0%	115 (85.2%)	2 (1.5%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)	$15,315			$7,245			$8,070	35.5	45.4	1034	268		172745004755
1303	Lotus School	Public	PK, KG-4	29067 W Grass Lake Rd	Spring Grove	60081	Lake County	Fox Lake GSD 114	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 973-4105	345	40	8.6	57.1%	196 (56.8%)	13 (3.8%)	121 (35.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$23,813			$1,319			$22,494	35.4	37.9	1203	100		171563005507
1304	Warsaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	340 S 11th St	Warsaw	62379	Hancock County	Warsaw CUSD 316	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 256-4281	213	20	10.5	38.5%	204 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$15,871			$1,615			$14,257	35.4	31.1	1366	62		174089004101
1305	Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3121 W Byron St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5130	507	49	10.3	74.6%	58 (11.4%)	26 (5.1%)	389 (76.7%)	13 (2.6%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	$21,491			$2,557			$18,935	35.4	23.1	1593	288		170993000663
1306	LEARN Charter - Butler	Public, Charter	K-8	1132 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 722-0200	475	23	20.6	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	464 (97.7%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,472			$3,284			$16,188	35.3	38.5	1188	118		170993006471
1307	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	912 Burnham Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Lincoln Education Service District 156	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-6620	717	42	17	99.6%	10 (1.4%)	383 (53.4%)	317 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$20,441			$2,186			$18,255	35.3	20.9	1659	352		170810000425
1308	Coles Elementary Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8441 S Yates Blvd	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6550	286	22	12.8	60.8%	0 (0.0%)	252 (88.1%)	31 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$23,265			$3,768			$19,497	35.2	19.9	1687	379		170993000666
1309	Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 W College Ave	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4422	322	23	13.9	53.1%	164 (50.9%)	45 (14.0%)	64 (19.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.7%)	$16,679			$1,622			$15,057	35.2	28.7	1443	134		172862005321
1310	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1345 Sunnyside Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4836	353	24	14.7	98.9%	10 (2.8%)	55 (15.6%)	282 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$19,200			$1,754			$17,446	35.2	42.6	1099	211		170996001225

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.