The top 50 elementary schools in Illinois
The Chicago Sun-Times bases its exclusive rankings of schools on average scores on state achievement tests. How we ranked the schools.
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| Statewide Rank | School | City | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skinner North Elementary School | Chicago | 97.471 | |
| 2 | Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet School | Chicago | 94.237 | |
| 3 | Decatur Classical Elementary School | Chicago | 93.983 | |
| 4 | Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Ctr | Chicago | 92.670 | |
| 4 | Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Cntr | Chicago | 92.670 | |
| 6 | Washington Gifted School | Rockford | 90.852 | |
| 7 | Skinner Elementary School | Chicago | 90.348 | |
| 8 | Braeside Elementary School | Highland Park | 88.971 | |
| 9 | Mcdade Elementary Classical School | Chicago | 88.034 | |
| 9 | Poe Elementary Classical School | Chicago | 88.034 | |
| 11 | Iles Elementary School | Springfield | 87.900 | |
| 12 | Half Day School | Lincolnshire | 86.811 | |
| 13 | Brook Forest Elementary School | Oak Brook | 86.433 | |
| 14 | Highlands Elementary School | Naperville | 86.178 | |
| 15 | Ravinia Elementary School | Highland Park | 86.104 | |
| 16 | Lincoln Elementary School | Chicago | 85.956 | |
| 17 | Lincoln Elementary School | River Forest | 85.199 | |
| 18 | Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy | Chicago | 85.160 | |
| 18 | Grove Avenue Elementary School | Barrington | 85.160 | |
| 20 | Roslyn Road Elementary School | Barrington | 84.692 | |
| 21 | Romona Elementary School | Wilmette SD 39 | 84.435 | |
| 22 | Prospect Elementary School | Clarendon Hills | 83.851 | |
| 23 | Pleasant Hill Elementary School | Palatine CCSD 15 | 82.767 | |
| 23 | John Laidlaw Elementary School | Western Springs | 82.767 | |
| 23 | Hoover Math Elementary School | Schaumburg | 82.767 | |
| 23 | Grundy Elementary School | Morton | 82.767 | |
| 27 | Oak Elementary School | Hinsdale | 82.682 | |
| 28 | Elm Elementary School | Burr Ridge | 82.468 | |
| 29 | Edgebrook Elementary School | Chicago | 82.381 | |
| 30 | Jackson A Elementary Language Acad | Chicago | 82.338 | |
| 31 | Ivy Hill Elementary School | Arlington Heights | 82.078 | |
| 32 | Wescott Elementary School | Northbrook | 81.947 | |
| 33 | Orrington Elementary School | Evanston | 81.903 | |
| 33 | Avoca West Elementary School | Glenview | 81.903 | |
| 35 | Walker School | Clarendon Hills | 81.771 | |
| 36 | The Lane Elementary School | Hinsdale | 81.727 | |
| 37 | Jefferson Elementary School | Elmhurst | 81.594 | |
| 37 | Fry Elementary School | Naperville | 81.594 | |
| 39 | Cherokee Elementary School | Lake Forest | 81.527 | |
| 40 | Wilder-Waite Elementary School | Peoria | 81.505 | |
| 41 | Kildeer Countryside Elementary School | Long Grove | 81.371 | |
| 41 | Madison Elementary School | Hinsdale | 81.371 | |
| 43 | McKenzie Elementary School | Wilmette | 81.125 | |
| 44 | North Barrington Elementary School | Barrington | 81.102 | |
| 45 | Longfellow Elementary School | Wheaton | 81.012 | |
| 46 | Willowbrook Elementary School | Glenview | 80.921 | |
| 46 | Prairie Elementary School | Buffalo Grove | 80.921 | |
| 48 | Bell Elementary School | Chicago | 80.739 | |
| 48 | Ogden Ave Elementary School | La Grange | 80.739 | |
| 50 | Goodfield Elementary School | Goodfield | 80.579 |
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