Illinois · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced Public Schools in Illinois

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled from official source data by .
77/100
Top score
B+
Top grade
68/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Edison Elem School in Elmhurst is Illinois's top-resourced public school, scoring 77/100 on the NCES resource index.

77/100
top score (grade B+)
1
schools at the top grade (B+)
68/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Edison Elem School Elmhurst B+ 77
2 Greenbriar Elem School Northbrook B 74
3 Westmoor Elem School Northbrook B 73
4 Walden Elem School Deerfield B 72
5 Willowbrook Elem School Glenview B 72
6 Ravinia Elem School Highland Park B 72
7 Hawthorne Elem School Wheaton B 72
8 Northbrook Junior High School Northbrook B 70
9 Patterson Elementary School Naperville B 70
10 Kingsley Elem School Downers Grove B 70
11 Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad Aurora B 70
12 Adler Park School Libertyville B 70
13 Cossitt Ave Elem School La Grange B- 69
14 Maple School Northbrook B- 69
15 Glen Grove Elem School Glenview B- 69
16 Mill Creek School Geneva B- 69
17 Sherwood Elem School Highland Park B- 69
18 Braeside Elem School Highland Park B- 69
19 Seventh Ave Elem School La Grange B- 69
20 Springman Middle School Glenview B- 68
21 Theodore Roosevelt Elem School Park Ridge B- 68
22 Wescott Elementary School Northbrook B- 68
23 Bower Elem School Warrenville B- 68
24 Copeland Manor Elem School Libertyville B- 68
25 Jefferson Elem School Elmhurst B- 68
26 Red Oak Elem School Highland Park B- 68
27 Fabyan Elementary School Geneva B- 68
28 Forest Elem School Des Plaines B- 67
29 Hawthorne Elem School Elmhurst B- 67
30 Meadowbrook Elem School Northbrook B- 67
31 Pleasant Ridge Elem School Glenview B- 67
32 Charles J Caruso Middle School Deerfield B- 67
33 George B Carpenter Elem School Park Ridge B- 67
34 Alice Gustafson Elem School Batavia B- 67
35 Pleasantdale Middle Sch Burr Ridge B- 67
36 Western Avenue Elem School Geneva B- 67
37 Heartland Elementary School Geneva B- 67
38 Lowell Elem School Wheaton B- 67
39 Benjamin Middle School West Chicago B- 67
40 Churchville Middle School Elmhurst B- 66
41 Whittier Elem School Wheaton B- 66
42 Emerson Elem School Elmhurst B- 66
43 Jackson Elem School Elmhurst B- 66
44 Horace Mann Elem School Oak Park B- 66
45 William Beye Elem School Oak Park B- 66
46 Johnsburg Elementary School Johnsburg B- 66
47 Indian Knoll Elem School West Chicago B- 66
48 Spring Ave Elem School La Grange B- 66
49 Hough Street Elem School Barrington B- 66
50 Attea Middle School Glenview B- 65

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Illinois? ▼

The highest-ranked school in Illinois is Edison Elem School in Elmhurst with a quality score of 77/100 (grade B+). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.