US News & World Report reveals list of best Illinois elementary schools: See the top 25 – NBC 5 Chicago

US News & World Report reveals list of best Illinois elementary schools: See the top 25  NBC 5 Chicago

See the latest ranking of the top K-8 schools in Illinois from US News & World Report US News & World Report on Tuesday released a new list ranking the best elementary schools in each state for 2027, with K-8 public schools in Chicago and the suburbs ranking among the top 25 for Illinois. More than 70,000 public elementary schools across the country were ranked at district and state levels. According to the report, the ranking factors were weighted 25% equally for math proficiency, math performance, reading proficiency and reading performance. "For each state, schools were assessed on their students' average proficiency on reading/language arts and math state assessments," the editors behind the report said.

"Half of the formula assessed just the scores and the other half incorporated the test results in the context of socioeconomic demographics." The rankings are separated by state, with no national ranking was released. The No. 1-ranked elementary school for Illinois was Chicago Public School's Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center, at 4929 N. Sawyer Ave. in Albany Park. Students must test into the magnet school, which serves kindergarten through eighth grade. According to the report, the school has approximately 265 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13:1. CPS school Skinner North Elementary School, on Chicago's Near North Side, ranked No. 2 on the list for