These Are The Best Elementary Schools In IL: U.S. News Ranking

ILLINOIS ? Chicago's Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center is the best public elementary school in Illinois, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News researchers based the 2025 ranking of the nation?s best public elementary schools on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. Elementary schools are considered K-6 in the analysis.

The top 10 public elementary schools in Illinois are:

• Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center, Chicago
• Oak Elementary School, Hinsdale
• Meadow Glens Elementary School, Naperville
• Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center, Chicago
• Brook Forest Elementary School, Oak Brook
• Elm Elementary School, Burr Ridge
• Forest Hills Elementary School, Western Springs
• The Lane Elementary School, Hinsdale
• Eisenhower Academy, Joliet
• Thurgood Marshall Elementary, Rockford

The methodology for the rankings focused on state assessments of students who were proficient or above proficient in math and reading/language arts, while also accounting for students? background and their achievements in core subjects. Student-teacher ratios were applied to break ties.

The rankings are intended as an evaluation tool to inform parents on how well schools are doing at providing high-equality education and providing students for a successful future, LaMont Jones, managing editor for Education at U.S. News, said in a news release.