Two Chicago Elementary Schools Top Illinois U.S. News List

Two Chicago elementary schools were named the top elementary schools in Illinois in a new U.S. News ranking.

What happened

U.S. News named two Chicago elementary schools to the top of its Illinois ranking. The recognition places both schools at the highest positions in the statewide list.

The ranking is new and focuses on elementary schools. It identifies Chicago as the location of both schools recognized as Illinois’ top elementary schools.

What the ranking shows

The announcement establishes that two Chicago schools received the highest Illinois ranking in the U.S. News list. It does not establish that the schools are the top elementary schools nationwide or describe how they compare with schools outside Illinois.

The ranking also does not, by itself, change school boundaries, enrollment rules, budgets or district policy. It is a recognition published as part of U.S. News’ school rankings.

Chicago context

The result gives Chicago two schools at the top of a statewide elementary-school ranking. Families, educators and community members may use rankings as one source of information when learning about schools, alongside information from schools and the Chicago Public Schools district.

The names of the two schools, their ranking criteria and any underlying scores are not included in the announcement available here.

What comes next

The ranking can be reviewed alongside the school information used by families and the district. Any questions about enrollment, programs or school operations would be handled separately from the U.S. News ranking.

The U.S. News announcement is the current event: two Chicago elementary schools have been named Illinois’ top schools in the new list.