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
1001	Goethe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2236 N Rockwell St	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4135	711	53	13.5	42.9%	159 (22.4%)	45 (6.3%)	456 (64.1%)	17 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.4%)	$17,791			$1,545			$16,245	50.2	40.7	1137	136		170993000794
1002	Johnsburg Elementary School	Public	3-5	2118 Church St	Johnsburg	60051	McHenry County	Johnsburg CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 385-3731	386	27	14.4	34.7%	316 (81.9%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$16,183			$748			$15,434	50.1	55.5	811	191		172049002314
1003	Edgar A Poe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 N Highland Ave	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 670-3200	317	34	9.3	50.5%	224 (70.7%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (11.7%)	29 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	$19,541			$633			$18,909	49.8	55.4	815	188		174221004233
1004	Walsh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2015 S Peoria St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7950	245	30	8.3	80.4%	8 (3.3%)	35 (14.3%)	185 (75.5%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$32,707			$3,468			$29,239	49.8	32.2	1336	332		170993001136
1005	Pickard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 W 21st Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7280	319	30	10.6	90.6%	13 (4.1%)	18 (5.6%)	287 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,152			$2,799			$21,354	49.8	33	1314	309		170993001034
1006	Chase Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2021 N Point St	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4185	415	40	10.3	54.0%	93 (22.4%)	35 (8.4%)	260 (62.7%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	$27,439			$3,388			$24,051	49.7	33	1311	305		170993000659
1007	Washington Elementary School	Public	3-5	815 W Le Fevre Rd	Sterling	61081	Whiteside County	Sterling CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 625-2372	394	32	12.3	60.9%	225 (57.1%)	7 (1.8%)	132 (33.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	$14,586			$1,655			$12,931	49.7	54.1	838	169		174231004260
1008	Bethel Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	1201 Bethel Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Bethel School District 82	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 244-8095	154	13	11.5	76.6%	130 (84.4%)	4 (2.6%)	14 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$17,415			$1,318			$16,097	49.6	53.3	858	150		170618000305
1009	U S Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2712 Miller Ave	South Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4156	147	15	9.8	95.2%	4 (2.7%)	20 (13.6%)	119 (81.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$26,090			$1,754			$24,336	49.6	52	885	124		170996001226
1010	Rankin Elementary School	Public	K-8	13716 5th St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Rankin Central School District 98	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 346-3182	196	19	10.1	30.1%	177 (90.3%)	2 (1.0%)	6 (3.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$21,357			$713			$20,644	49.5	49.2	958	52		173312003436

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.