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
971	Monroe Center Grade School	Public	3-5	17500 Hwy 72	Monroe Center	61052	Ogle County	Meridian CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 645-2230	327	25	13.3	30.6%	268 (82.0%)	2 (0.6%)	49 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$16,949			$376			$16,573	51.6	47.6	987	16		172569002780
972	Locke A Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3141 W Jackson Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 265-7232	346	24	14.4	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	342 (98.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$25,374			$1,124			$24,250	51.6	40.3	1145	173		170993003564
973	Oak View Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 N Schmidt Rd	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 759-9300	636	44	14.6	67.6%	63 (9.9%)	163 (25.6%)	346 (54.4%)	24 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.8%)	$20,696			$1,200			$19,496	51.6	40.9	1133	160		174007004864
974	Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	508 E Walnut St	Washburn	61570	Woodford County	Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 248-7221	157	14	11	56.1%	144 (91.7%)	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$15,147			$1,272			$13,875	51.5	47.2	998	24		174092004877
975	Oakland Elementary School	Public	K-5	1605 E Oakland Ave	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 662-4302	446	32	14.1	53.1%	193 (43.3%)	98 (22.0%)	47 (10.5%)	48 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.2%)	$14,549			$2,058			$12,491	51.5	45.4	1038	63		170648000323
976	Sutherland Elementary School	Public	K-8	10015 S Leavitt St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-2580	641	49	13.2	34.3%	193 (30.1%)	345 (53.8%)	70 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	$18,129			$1,492			$16,637	51.4	49.3	952	24		170993001118
977	John S Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Blanchard Rd	Waukegan	60087	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-1570	262	24	10.9	67.9%	17 (6.5%)	11 (4.2%)	173 (66.0%)	52 (19.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$21,083			$1,111			$19,972	51.4	57.9	761	216		174125004132
978	Mechanics Grove Elementary School	Public	3-5	1200 N Midlothian Rd	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Mundelein Education Service District 75	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 949-2712	486	35	13.8	41.8%	187 (38.5%)	13 (2.7%)	238 (49.0%)	25 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.1%)	$17,203			$620			$16,582	51.4	48.4	977	1		172754002917
979	Douglas Elementary School	Public	K-6	125 Carlyle Ave	Belleville	62220	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 233-2417	233	21	11.2	62.2%	115 (49.4%)	82 (35.2%)	13 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.4%)	$23,081			$1,844			$21,237	51.3	37.7	1207	228		170561000233
980	Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9800 S Francisco Ave	Evergreen Park	60805	Cook County	Evergreen Park Education Service District 124	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 422-1021	303	29	10.6	49.8%	66 (21.8%)	87 (28.7%)	136 (44.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$20,584			$1,434			$19,150	51.3	37.1	1220	240		171455001808

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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.