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
251	Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	119 S Woodlawn St	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 682-2055	263	24	10.7	30.4%	163 (62.0%)	18 (6.8%)	30 (11.4%)	32 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	$21,159			$451			$20,708	86.8	87.5	231	20		174218004210
252	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1006 Mount Mission Rd	Metropolis	62960	Massac County	Massac UD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 524-2243	155	11	13.7	47.7%	136 (87.7%)	4 (2.6%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.1%)	$14,623			$980			$13,642	86.7	95.6	90	162		172500002712
253	Nettelhorst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3252 N Broadway St	Chicago	60657	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5810	653	45	14.5	19.3%	358 (54.8%)	51 (7.8%)	98 (15.0%)	68 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (11.6%)	$17,843			$1,248			$16,595	86.6	89.1	207	46		170993000988
254	William J Butler School	Public	2-4	1900 S Farrell Rd	Lockport	60441	Will County	Homer CCSD 33C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 226-5155	557	35	15.8		455 (81.7%)	9 (1.6%)	61 (11.0%)	16 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$14,512			$256			$14,256	86.6	79	388	134		171950004519
255	White Eagle Elementary	Public	K-5	1585 White Eagle Dr	Naperville	60564	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 375-3600	541	36	15.1	23.5%	164 (30.3%)	46 (8.5%)	33 (6.1%)	277 (51.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$14,774			$564			$14,210	86.5	87.1	237	18		174169001420
256	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	715 Highland Ave	Oak Park	60304	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3060	524	52	10.1	19.1%	263 (50.2%)	84 (16.0%)	89 (17.0%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (14.1%)	$22,612			$1,087			$21,526	86.5	80.3	357	101		172925003064
257	Hoover Math and Science Academy	Public	K-6	315 N Springinsguth Rd	Schaumburg	60194	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 357-5800	640	51	12.4		254 (39.7%)	24 (3.8%)	101 (15.8%)	235 (36.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	$16,005			$557			$15,448	86.5	90.4	179	78		173474003645
258	Davis Elementary School	Public	K-5	1125 S 7th St	Saint Charles	60174	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(331) 228-2200	509	41	12.4	29.3%	332 (65.2%)	12 (2.4%)	132 (25.9%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.7%)	$15,858			$325			$15,533	86.4			(n/a)		173717003852
259	Arbor View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22W430 Ironwood Dr	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Ccsd 89	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 469-5505	313	22	13.9	22.4%	161 (51.4%)	15 (4.8%)	42 (13.4%)	80 (25.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$19,765			$540			$19,225	86.4	94	126	133		174050004076
260	Brookdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Redfield Rd	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6800	462	30	15.4	30.1%	192 (41.6%)	80 (17.3%)	66 (14.3%)	92 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.5%)	$14,113			$770			$13,342	86.2	76.5	447	187		174169005210

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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.