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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Illinois

Across Illinois, 2,041 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Elizabeth Graham Elem School leads the list at 6.0:1, against a median of 13.4:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
2,041
Illinois
Best Students/teacher
6.0:1
Median Students/teacher
13.4:1
LOWEST RATIO · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Elizabeth Graham Elem SchoolSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 186Elementary2416.0:1
2Cumberland Elem SchoolDes Plaines, ILCCSD 62Elementary2796.8:1
3Terrace Elem SchoolDes Plaines, ILCCSD 62Elementary2067.1:1
4Finkl Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2407.3:1
5Earl H Hanson Elem SchoolRock Island, ILRock Island SD 41Elementary2017.3:1
6Elsie C Johnson Elem SchHanover Park, ILCCSD 93Elementary2537.4:1
7Rhodes Elem SchoolRiver Grove, ILRhodes SD 84-5Elementary4997.5:1
8Bartonville Elem SchoolBartonville, ILBartonville SD 66Elementary2047.6:1
9Reskin Elem SchoolGlendale Hts, ILMarquardt SD 15Elementary2947.6:1
10Avoca West Elem SchoolGlenview, ILAvoca SD 37Elementary3137.7:1
11Sherwood Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2047.8:1
12Rupley Elem SchoolElk Grove Village, ILComm Cons SD 59Elementary2807.9:1
13Lindop Elem SchoolBroadview, ILLindop SD 92Elementary3077.9:1
14Anne Fox Elem SchoolHanover Park, ILSchaumburg CCSD 54Elementary3247.9:1
15Beard Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary3278.0:1
16Orchard Place Elem SchoolDes Plaines, ILCCSD 62Elementary2588.1:1
17Delacey Family Educ CtrCarpentersville, ILCUSD 300Elementary2108.1:1
18Hawthorn Elem School NorthVernon Hills, ILHawthorn CCSD 73Elementary3478.1:1
19Laraway SchoolJoliet, ILLaraway CCSD 70CElementary4338.2:1
20Courtenay Elem Language Arts CtrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2668.2:1
21Rosemont Elem SchoolRosemont, ILRosemont ESD 78Elementary2218.2:1
22Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsEvanston, ILEvanston CCSD 65Elementary4218.2:1
23Walsh Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2458.3:1
24Yates Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2688.3:1
25Signal Hill Elem SchoolBelleville, ILSignal Hill SD 181Elementary2918.3:1
26Hammond Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2598.3:1
27Christopher Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary3158.4:1
28Juliette Low Elem SchoolArlington Heights, ILComm Cons SD 59Elementary2748.4:1
29Diamond Lake SchoolMundelein, ILDiamond Lake SD 76Elementary2628.4:1
30Thomas Jefferson Elem SchoolJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86Elementary2358.5:1
31Costello SchoolLyons, ILLyons SD 103Elementary2288.5:1
32Hunt Club ElemOswego, ILCUSD 308Elementary3578.5:1
33McCutcheon Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary3268.6:1
34Lane Elem SchoolAlsip, ILAlsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126Elementary2288.6:1
35Lotus SchoolSpring Grove, ILFox Lake GSD 114Elementary3458.6:1
36Brook Forest Elem SchoolOak Brook, ILButler SD 53Elementary2938.6:1
37Morton Elem Career AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2688.7:1
38Thomas Metcalf SchoolNormal, ILISU Laboratory SchoolsElementary4598.7:1
39Stevenson Elem SchoolBloomington, ILBloomington SD 87Elementary2998.8:1
40Ideal Elem SchoolCountryside, ILLa Grange SD 105 SouthElementary2588.8:1
41Fairmont SchoolLockport, ILFairmont SD 89Elementary3008.8:1
42Greenbrier Elem SchoolArlington Heights, ILArlington Heights SD 25Elementary2808.9:1
43Telpochcalli Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2098.9:1
44The Joseph Sears SchoolKenilworth, ILKenilworth SD 38Elementary4718.9:1
45J W Robinson Jr Elem SchoolLyons, ILLyons SD 103Elementary2518.9:1
46Chalmers STEAM ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2058.9:1
47Hearst Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2858.9:1
48John R Tibbott Elem SchoolBolingbrook, ILValley View CUSD 365UElementary3308.9:1
49Joseph Jungman Magnet Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary3019.0:1
50Spry Elem Community SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary3179.0:1
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