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
1671	Harriet Gifford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	240 S Clifton Ave	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5195	460	29	16.1	79.1%	21 (4.6%)	98 (21.3%)	325 (70.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$17,926			$1,783			$16,144	19.9	25.5	1528	143		171371001676
1672	Lyon Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 S Elmwood Ave	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2300	430	30	14.3	77.0%	7 (1.6%)	51 (11.9%)	356 (82.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	$20,251			$1,259			$18,991	19.9	14.6	1866	194		174125004135
1673	Hickory Bend Elementary School	Public	K-4	600 E 191st Pl	Glenwood	60425	Cook County	Brookwood School District 167	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 758-4520	277	21	13.1	62.8%	6 (2.2%)	225 (81.2%)	37 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$20,117			$1,979			$18,139	19.8	30.2	1390	283		171695002007
1674	Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3030 W Harrison St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6840	255	23	11	94.5%	1 (0.4%)	242 (94.9%)	10 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,366			$3,081			$22,285	19.8	22.2	1616	58		170993000875
1675	Whitehead Elementary School	Public	K-5	2325 Ohio Pkwy	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2840	678	37	18.1	80.7%	80 (11.8%)	100 (14.7%)	410 (60.5%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	68 (10.0%)	$13,837			$1,708			$12,129	19.7	18	1736	61		173451003603
1676	Eastwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1030 3rd St	East Alton	62024	Madison County	East Alton School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 433-2101	393	37	10.5	41.0%	287 (73.0%)	66 (16.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	$16,968			$1,376			$15,592	19.7	28.1	1462	214		171296001543
1677	Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	213 W Furlong St	Carrier Mills	62917	Saline County	Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 994-2413	300	28	10.7	61.0%	224 (74.7%)	25 (8.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (15.3%)	$14,912			$2,947			$11,965	19.6	25	1544	133		170858000497
1678	Eugene Field Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Saint Armand Ln	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 520-2780	613	39	15.9	75.0%	109 (17.8%)	12 (2.0%)	439 (71.6%)	42 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$20,655			$604			$20,051	19.5	20.3	1672	6		174221004237
1679	Shoop Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11140 S Bishop St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2715	515	30	17.1	91.3%	3 (0.6%)	481 (93.4%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$18,857			$2,094			$16,763	19.5	21.4	1648	31		170993001095
1680	Garvey M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10309 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2763	262	21	12.4	92.7%	0 (0.0%)	245 (93.5%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$22,258			$3,441			$18,817	19.5	18.6	1721	41		170993000712

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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.