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
1051	Woodland Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1115 N Hunt Club Rd	Gurnee	60031	Lake County	Woodland CCSD 50	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 596-5900	979	82	12	40.2%	328 (33.5%)	97 (9.9%)	410 (41.9%)	90 (9.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.1%)	$23,088			$391			$22,698	47.6	51.3	905	146		174311004325
1052	Northeast Elementary Magnet School	Public	K-6	1330 E English St	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 444-3050	347	19	18.2	68.6%	147 (42.4%)	88 (25.4%)	63 (18.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (13.0%)	$18,241			$2,879			$15,361	47.6	40.2	1150	98		171179003297
1053	Jamie McGee Elementary School	Public	K-5	179 Commonwealth Dr	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 759-4300	487	31	15.8	48.3%	84 (17.2%)	139 (28.5%)	145 (29.8%)	73 (15.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.2%)	$20,479			$534			$19,945	47.5	49.2	955	98		174007004434
1054	Eugene Field Elementary School	Public	K-6	2900 31st Ave	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 793-5935	496	25	19.6	53.8%	246 (49.6%)	94 (19.0%)	63 (12.7%)	51 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.5%)	$11,629			$1,319			$10,310	47.5	54.2	834	220		173441003528
1055	Robein Elementary School	Public	K-8	200 Campus Ave	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	Robein School District 85	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 694-1409	150	15	10.2	44.7%	126 (84.0%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.3%)	$16,208			$380			$15,828	47.4	53.9	842	213		173417003504
1056	Virginia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 S Morgan St	Virginia	62691	Cass County	Virginia CUSD 64	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 452-3363	180	13	13.3	66.1%	156 (86.7%)	5 (2.8%)	11 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$12,487			$2,945			$9,542	47.3	69.7	555	501		174041004871
1057	Willow Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	815 W 7th St	Centralia	62801	Clinton County	Willow Grove School District 46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 532-3313	127	13	9.7	76.4%	97 (76.4%)	3 (2.4%)	12 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.8%)	$16,441			$1,874			$14,566	47.3	55.7	805	252		174251001739
1058	Capron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 N Wooster St	Capron	61012	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 569-2314	162	12	13.6	50.6%	90 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	$16,073			$665			$15,408	47.3	43.6	1077	19		172870003011
1059	Elsie C Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1380 Nautilus Ln	Hanover Park	60133	DuPage County	Ccsd 93	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 671-8800	253	34	7.3	57.3%	59 (23.3%)	15 (5.9%)	129 (51.0%)	45 (17.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$20,764			$194			$20,570	47.2	46.1	1018	41		171047004387
1060	Kimball Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2905 Meadow Dr	Rolling Meadows	60008	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 963-5200	524	38	13.8	38.9%	173 (33.0%)	10 (1.9%)	296 (56.5%)	22 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.6%)	$16,746			$704			$16,043	47.1	41.2	1124	64		173042003148

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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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.