Best Elementary Schools in Illinois

The top 50 elementary schools (grades K-5) in Illinois, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 52%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Woodland Elementary	Gages Lake, IL	1,425	46%
2	Richland County Elementary School	Olney, IL	1,101	38%
3	Woodland Intermediate Sch	Gurnee, IL	975	55%
4	Leggee Elementary School	Huntley, IL	907	62%
5	Chelsea Elem School	Frankfort, IL	882	44%
6	Brook Park Elem School	La Grange Park, IL	873	65%
7	Grand Prairie Elementary School	Frankfort, IL	869	42%
8	Robert Crown School	Wauconda, IL	859	67%
9	Lloyd Elem School	Chicago, IL	826	29%
10	Middletown Prairie Elementary	Mahomet, IL	825	62%
11	Hickory Grove Elementary School	Dunlap, IL	801	68%
12	Peck Elem School	Chicago, IL	798	40%
13	Martin Elementary School	Lake in the Hills, IL	797	59%
14	Lincoln Trail Elem School	Mahomet, IL	791	70%
15	Tonti Elem School	Chicago, IL	791	42%
16	Mascoutah Elem School	Mascoutah, IL	776	66%
17	Liberty Elementary School	Carpentersville, IL	768	54%
18	Silver Creek Elementary	Troy, IL	766	53%
19	Lakewood Creek Elementary	Montgomery, IL	762	48%
20	Lakewood School	Carpentersville, IL	759	43%
21	Scott Elem School	Scott Air Force Base, IL	755	55%
22	Olney C Allen Elem School	Aurora, IL	751	37%
23	White Oak Elementary	Morris, IL	751	60%
24	Tioga Elementary School	Bensenville, IL	750	52%
25	C A Henning School	Troy, IL	743	53%
26	Sandoval Elem School	Chicago, IL	742	31%
27	Lisle Elementary School	Lisle, IL	741	57%
28	Wilson Creek Elem Sch	Manhattan, IL	732	68%
29	Bonnie McBeth Learning Ctr	Plainfield, IL	729	43%
30	Prairie Oak School	Berwyn, IL	728	32%
31	Prairie View Grade School	Elgin, IL	724	70%
32	Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary	Aurora, IL	723	58%
33	Chesak Elementary School	Lake in the Hills, IL	716	59%
34	Mokena Elem School	Mokena, IL	716	56%
35	Palos West Elementary School	Palos Park, IL	714	51%
36	Elmwood Elem School	Naperville, IL	712	63%
37	C M Bardwell Elem School	Aurora, IL	710	41%
38	Millburn Elem School	Old Mill Creek, IL	709	59%
39	Luther J Schilling School	Homer Glen, IL	708	54%
40	Gilberts Elem Sch	Gilberts, IL	707	64%
41	Oak Ridge Elem School	Palos Hills, IL	703	46%
42	Theodore Roosevelt Elem School	Park Ridge, IL	703	52%
43	Tri-C Elementary School	Carterville, IL	701	54%
44	Verda Dierzen Early Learning Ctr	Woodstock, IL	701	49%
45	Manteno Elem School	Manteno, IL	696	56%
46	Glen Oaks Elem School	Hickory Hills, IL	692	48%
47	Palos East Elementary School	Palos Heights, IL	689	67%
48	Washington Academy	Belvidere, IL	689	31%
49	Oak View Elem School	Bolingbrook, IL	685	37%
50	Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch	Mattoon, IL	681	37%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best elementary school in Illinois?

The largest elementary school in Illinois is Woodland Elementary in Gages Lake with 1,425 students and a 46% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many elementary schools are in Illinois?

This page shows the top 50 elementary schools (grades K-5) in Illinois by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.