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
1371	Jahn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3149 N Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60657	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5500	360	36	10	48.3%	116 (32.2%)	56 (15.6%)	151 (41.9%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	$21,044			$1,862			$19,182	32.5	36.8	1224	147		170993000869
1372	Hartford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 W 2nd St	Hartford	62048	Madison County	Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 254-9814	172	12	14.1	72.7%	136 (79.1%)	9 (5.2%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.0%)	$13,054			$1,463			$11,591	32.5	37.1	1219	153		174305004319
1373	Hazel Dell Elementary School	Public	K-5	850 W Lake Shore Dr	Springfield	62712	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3223	140	12	11.4	75.7%	43 (30.7%)	76 (54.3%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.4%)	$24,045			$2,391			$21,654	32.5	33.8	1291	82		173708003824
1374	Carnegie Elementary School	Public	K-8	1414 E 61st Pl	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0530	389	31	12.5	79.7%	2 (0.5%)	375 (96.4%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$20,761			$2,919			$17,842	32.4	38.9	1179	195		170993000648
1375	Schneider Elementary School	Public	K-5	304 Banbury Rd	North Aurora	60542	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5014	361	30	12	51.5%	73 (20.2%)	21 (5.8%)	239 (66.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.1%)	$21,098			$1,897			$19,201	32.4	28.2	1460	85		170471000166
1376	Judith Giacoma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	125 W Ellsworth St	Westville	61883	Vermilion County	Westville CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 267-3484	610	37	16.4	57.9%	517 (84.8%)	10 (1.6%)	41 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	$13,632			$1,331			$12,301	32.3	27	1485	109		171082001318
1377	West Oak Intermediate School	Public	3-5	26156 N Acorn Ln	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Diamond Lake School District 76	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 970-3544	268	29	9.2	59.7%	68 (25.4%)	13 (4.9%)	169 (63.1%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$22,062			$1,217			$20,845	32.3	26.3	1507	130		171221001474
1378	North Greene Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	403 W North St	Roodhouse	62082	Greene County	North Greene CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 589-4623	468	35	13.5	51.7%	451 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$11,682			$1,370			$10,312	32.3	31.4	1354	24		174224004249
1379	Nicholson Elementary School	Public	K-5	649 N Main St	Montgomery	60538	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 301-5013	337	21	15.9	58.8%	41 (12.2%)	33 (9.8%)	250 (74.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$19,155			$1,701			$17,454	32.3	22.9	1597	218		170471000157
1380	Drexel Elementary School	Public	K-6	5407 W 36th St	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-5532	396	29	13.6	71.2%	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	386 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,492			$1,969			$22,523	32.3	21.5	1640	260		171020001239

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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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