Best Elementary Schools in Illinois for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Illinois!

Every year, the Illinois State Board of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Illinois test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 788)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
788	Mireles Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	9000 S Exchange Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6360	546	33	16.8	83.3%	7 (1.3%)	250 (45.8%)	283 (51.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$18,209			$2,467			$15,742	0.0%	7.7%	7.73%			170993001084
787	Pilsen Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 W 17th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7675	217	23	9.4	92.2%	2 (0.9%)	21 (9.7%)	192 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,404			$3,476			$23,928	0.1%	12.0%	11.89%			170993000878
786	Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-4	451 22nd Ave	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	East Moline School District 37	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 755-7621	353	24	14.5	94.6%	85 (24.1%)	61 (17.3%)	182 (51.6%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	$18,078			$2,397			$15,681	0.3%	4.2%	3.98%			171317001562
785	Lincoln-Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 16th Ave	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 743-1612	382	26	14.6	87.7%	45 (11.8%)	41 (10.7%)	261 (68.3%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	$12,995			$1,126			$11,869	0.4%	3.4%	3.02%			172640002820
784	Conklin Elementary School	Public	K-6	3003 Halsted Rd	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 654-4860	372	25	14.8	77.4%	68 (18.3%)	126 (33.9%)	149 (40.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	$17,659			$1,598			$16,061	0.5%	11.4%	10.87%			173451003561
782	Briar Glen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Briarcliffe Blvd	Wheaton	60189	DuPage County	Ccsd 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 545-3300	523	27	19.3	28.5%	305 (58.3%)	22 (4.2%)	102 (19.5%)	70 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.2%)	$17,102			$565			$16,537	0.8%	85.2%	84.40%			174050004077
782	Schafer Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 E Pleasant Ln	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	School District 45 DuPage County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 516-6500	354	33	10.7	62.4%	83 (23.4%)	27 (7.6%)	225 (63.6%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$20,567			$1,090			$19,477	0.8%	24.7%	23.90%			174035004059
781	Brennemann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4251 N Clarendon Ave	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5766	482	40	12	83.2%	27 (5.6%)	219 (45.4%)	180 (37.3%)	13 (2.7%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)	$21,355			$3,069			$18,287	0.9%	14.2%	13.31%			170993000616
780	Canterbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	875 Canterbury Dr	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 459-8180	486	38	12.8	54.5%	191 (39.3%)	9 (1.9%)	262 (53.9%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$14,910			$797			$14,113	1.0%	28.3%	27.29%			171135001357
779	Constance Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	620 Gregory St	Rockford	61104	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3380	623	39	15.8	90.5%	74 (11.9%)	357 (57.3%)	110 (17.7%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.6%)	$16,942			$2,332			$14,611	1.1%	0.2%	0.90%			173451003580

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.