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
581	North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9500 Gage Ave	Franklin Park	60131	Cook County	Franklin Park School District 84	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 678-7962	199	18	10.9	56.8%	59 (29.6%)	1 (0.5%)	127 (63.8%)	7 (3.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$18,655			$388			$18,266	70.9	66.8	611	30		171578001886
582	Indian Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 Village Rd	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 459-2124	496	39	12.6	36.9%	328 (66.1%)	17 (3.4%)	100 (20.2%)	27 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$16,070			$944			$15,126	70.8	54.4	828	246		171135005586
583	Westwood Elementary School	Public	1-5	14124 W South Street Rd	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 337-8173	385	25	15.1	51.7%	201 (52.2%)	8 (2.1%)	162 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$16,202			$805			$15,397	70.8	55.8	803	220		174333005213
584	Pasteur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5825 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2270	620	40	15.5	86.1%	11 (1.8%)	9 (1.5%)	592 (95.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$20,677			$2,527			$18,150	70.7	54.8	822	238		170993001023
585	Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary	Public	K-5	1212 Sanctuary Ln	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 428-6100	589	41	14.5	24.8%	139 (23.6%)	74 (12.6%)	104 (17.7%)	242 (41.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	$15,159			$996			$14,163	70.7	69.7	554	31		174169002094
586	Altamont Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	407 S Edwards St	Altamont	62411	Effingham County	Altamont CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 483-5171	462	39	12	62.3%	433 (93.7%)	5 (1.1%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$11,416			$816			$10,600	70.6	67.2	601	15		170351000033
587	Haskell Elementary School	Public	K-5	515 Maple St	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3355	301	20	15	62.1%	91 (30.2%)	107 (35.5%)	57 (18.9%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	$18,213			$1,619			$16,594	70.6	68.9	571	16		173451003575
588	Old Post Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Old Post Rd	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 636-3400	387	29	13.4	30.7%	231 (59.7%)	22 (5.7%)	98 (25.3%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	$16,514			$510			$16,004	70.5	62.1	697	109		173027002101
589	Carlinville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	450 W Buchanan St	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Carlinville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 854-9523	267	16	16.6	44.2%	242 (90.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	$11,394			$953			$10,441	70.5	72.2	517	72		170843004563
590	Prairieview Elementary School	Public	3-5	699 Plainfield Rd	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Center Cass School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 783-5100	380	23	16.5	18.2%	253 (66.6%)	10 (2.6%)	56 (14.7%)	46 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	$14,242			$325			$13,918	70.5	78	418	172		170897004020

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.