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
451	Okawville Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 S Hanover St	Okawville	62271	Washington County	West Washington County CUD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 243-6157	297	23	13	24.6%	284 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	$10,964			$558			$10,406	77.2	71.4	528	77		174175004180
452	Henry Puffer School	Public	PK, KG-6	2220 Haddow Ave	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 968-0294	271	26	10.3		184 (67.9%)	14 (5.2%)	34 (12.5%)	19 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	$19,889			$1,182			$18,707	77.1	78.2	406	46		171254005197
453	Robert Crown School	Public	K-5	620 W Bonner Rd	Wauconda	60084	Lake County	Wauconda CUSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 526-7100	776	67	11.6	23.5%	490 (63.1%)	20 (2.6%)	182 (23.5%)	38 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.8%)	$19,187			$826			$18,361	77.1	78	420	33		174119005208
454	Dee-Mack Intermediate School	Public	4-6	506 N Logan St	Deer Creek	61733	Tazewell County	Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 447-6226	217	16	13.6	29.0%	206 (94.9%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$12,640			$325			$12,315	77.1	58.3	756	302		171188001433
455	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	220 E Jefferson St	Morton	61550	Tazewell County	Morton CUSD 709	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 263-2650	354	22	16.1	37.6%	278 (78.5%)	11 (3.1%)	26 (7.3%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.8%)	$12,109			$590			$11,519	77.1	78.6	399	56		172680002862
456	Johnsonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	891 County Highway 16	Johnsonville	62850	Wayne County	North Wayne CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 673-3044	106	8	12.6	46.2%	106 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,455			$863			$11,592	77.1	76.7	445	11		171024001248
457	Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2806 E 600 North Rd	Strasburg	62465	Shelby County	Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 682-3621	290	21	14	39.0%	271 (93.4%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$10,473			$810			$9,663	77	63.5	669	212		173783003886
458	East Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7616 E Prairie Rd	Skokie	60076	Cook County	East Prairie School District 73	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 673-1141	513	50	10.2	43.3%	151 (29.4%)	38 (7.4%)	121 (23.6%)	167 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)	$21,399			$795			$20,605	77	80.5	350	108		171326001578
459	Stella May Swartz Elementary School	Public	2-4	17W160 16th St	Oakbrook Terrace	60181	DuPage County	Salt Creek School District 48	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 834-9256	167	11	14.9	38.9%	96 (57.5%)	10 (6.0%)	32 (19.2%)	20 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)	$21,902			$728			$21,174	77	77.6	428	31		173522003684
460	Durand Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 W South St	Durand	61024	Winnebago County	Durand CUSD 322	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 248-2171	281	25	11.2	47.7%	236 (84.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	$20,111			$1,157			$18,954	76.9	68.9	570	110		171281004613

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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.