Best Public Schools in Des Plaines, IL

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				ISA Science (2019)		ISA Biology (2019)	IAR English Language Arts (2019)						IAR Mathematics (2019)						SAT English Language Arts (2019)	SAT Mathematics (2019)	% Polio (2019)	% Measles (2019)	% Mumps (2019)	% Rubella (2019)	% Hepatitis B (2019)	% Varicella (2019)	% DTP (2019)	% Pneumococcal (2019)	% Meningococcal (2019)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	ISA Biology End of Course	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Elementary-D/Hh EC Program	Public	PK	735 S Westgate Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	NW Suburban Special Educ Org	No	No	No	No	(847) 824-1380	11	9	1.2	27.3%	6 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (27.3%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
North Cook Young Adult Academy	Public	6-12	1001 E Touhy Ave Ste 200	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Region 05 North Cook ISC 1	No	No	No	No	(847) 824-8300	24	5	4.8	45.8%	3 (12.5%)	7 (29.2%)	12 (50.0%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Algonquin Middle School	Public	6-8	767 E Algonquin Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1205	650	61	10.6	56.9%	187 (28.8%)	15 (2.3%)	376 (57.8%)	59 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	72.5	315^th of 1381 public middle schools	77.2%		62.9	411^th of 1285 public middle schools	68.0%	96		56.8					51.8	54.0	50.2				28.8	39.9	35.6			99.1	98.8	98.8	98.8	97.9	98.8	98.5		98.1	$17,279	$924	$16,356
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	1526 E Thacker St	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1575	282	25	11.3	37.2%	174 (61.7%)	10 (3.5%)	70 (24.8%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	93.2	110^th of 2101 public elementary schools	94.8%		86	243^rd of 2045 public elementary schools	88.1%	133	78.8			82.0	70.8	73.4				84.6	70.2	41.5						98.8	98.1	98.1	98.1		96.5	98.8			$19,192	$849	$18,343
Chippewa Middle School	Public	6-8	123 N 8th Ave	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1503	640	62	10.3	48.4%	275 (43.0%)	39 (6.1%)	230 (35.9%)	75 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.0%)	80.2	225^th of 1381 public middle schools	83.7%		83.1	181^st of 1285 public middle schools	85.9%	44		64.0					53.0	69.7	57.0				29.7	46.0	39.0			98.9	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.4	97.8	98.1		96.3	$17,286	$869	$16,418
Cumberland Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 E Golf Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1451	301	34	8.9	33.6%	149 (49.5%)	5 (1.7%)	76 (25.2%)	60 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	93.5	104^th of 2101 public elementary schools	95.0%		89	184^th of 2045 public elementary schools	91.0%	80	71.0			77.3	66.7	72.4				70.5	66.7	62.1						97.6	96.9	96.9	96.9		97.2	97.6			$21,878	$828	$21,050
Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1375 S 5th Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1380	645	49	13.2	38.6%	267 (41.4%)	21 (3.3%)	254 (39.4%)	81 (12.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	74.3	476^th of 2101 public elementary schools	77.3%		81.2	334^th of 2045 public elementary schools	83.7%	142	61.8			45.3	48.2	67.3				49.0	51.9	34.6						97.5	97.6	97.6	97.6	55.5	97.5	97.5	55.7		$21,818	$805	$21,013
Iroquois Community School	Public	K-8	1836 E Touhy Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	No	(847) 824-1308	479	30	15.9	21.5%	272 (56.8%)	12 (2.5%)	89 (18.6%)	85 (17.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	88.1	199^th of 2101 public elementary schools	90.5%		90	167^th of 2045 public elementary schools	91.8%	32	75.0	87.3		50.0	65.4	68.0	72.9	65.5	87.0	46.0	55.8	62.0	58.6	44.8	50.0			98.3	98.7	98.5	98.5	35.2	98.5	98.5		35.4	$15,364	$748	$14,616
North Elementary School	Public	K-5	1789 Rand Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1399	432	42	10.2	57.4%	122 (28.2%)	60 (13.9%)	166 (38.4%)	78 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	68.1	605^th of 2101 public elementary schools	71.2%		64.3	665^th of 2045 public elementary schools	67.5%	60	65.7			39.5	41.1	45.5				48.1	45.9	39.4						98.3	97.5	97.3	97.3		96.6	98.5			$18,245	$757	$17,488
Orchard Place Elementary School	Public	K-5	2727 Maple St	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1255	272	28	9.7	47.8%	49 (18.0%)	8 (2.9%)	195 (71.7%)	13 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	59.4	798^th of 2101 public elementary schools	62.0%		56.2	824^th of 2045 public elementary schools	59.7%	26	54.9			44.1	56.5	40.4				38.2	30.8	28.9						98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3		99.3	98.9			$19,610	$1,004	$18,606
Plainfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1850 Plainfield Dr	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1301	294	29	10.2	52.0%	45 (15.3%)	4 (1.4%)	204 (69.4%)	30 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	72.5	515^th of 2101 public elementary schools	75.5%		83.1	296^th of 2045 public elementary schools	85.5%	219	55.6			57.5	48.4	50.0				61.7	40.6	33.8						99.0	99.4	99.4	99.4		99.0	99.4			$19,140	$903	$18,237
South Elementary School	Public	K-5	1535 Everett Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1566	231	21	11.0	53.7%	68 (29.4%)	5 (2.2%)	125 (54.1%)	22 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	89.7	164^th of 2101 public elementary schools	92.2%		92.1	131^st of 2045 public elementary schools	93.6%	33	68.1			67.5	64.6	65.2				82.5	52.1	52.2						97.6	96.7	96.7	96.7		96.3	98.0			$18,917	$871	$18,046
Terrace Elementary School	Public	K-5	735 S Westgate Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1501	222	20	11.3	39.6%	104 (46.8%)	4 (1.8%)	74 (33.3%)	27 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	83.3	305^th of 2101 public elementary schools	85.5%		93.1	113^th of 2045 public elementary schools	94.5%	192	83.8			43.6	58.5	67.6				46.1	53.7	56.7						97.7	97.3	97.3	97.3		97.3	98.2			$19,631	$813	$18,818
Devonshire School	Public	K-7	1401 Pennsylvania Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 593-4398	388	29	13.6	51.0%	180 (46.4%)	6 (1.5%)	117 (30.2%)	65 (16.8%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	49.8	978^th of 2101 public elementary schools	53.5%		38	1217^th of 2045 public elementary schools	40.5%	239	57.1			30.2	46.0	39.4				26.1	31.7	25.0						98.3	97.6	97.6	97.6		98.3	98.3			$16,068	$703	$15,364
Brentwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 Dulles Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 593-4401	456	30	15.4	48.7%	150 (32.9%)	31 (6.8%)	133 (29.2%)	125 (27.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	37.8	1253^rd of 2101 public elementary schools	40.4%		35.8	1271^st of 2045 public elementary schools	37.8%	18	52.3			22.4	35.9	34.5				26.9	21.8	16.7						99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2		98.6	99.2			$15,826	$832	$14,993
Friendship Junior High School	Public	6-8	550 Elizabeth Ln	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	No	No	No	(847) 593-4350	683	47	14.5	54.9%	282 (41.3%)	29 (4.2%)	234 (34.3%)	109 (16.0%)	14 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.5%)	60.5	476^th of 1381 public middle schools	65.5%		55.2	511^th of 1285 public middle schools	60.2%	35		64.8					30.0	43.5	45.6				19.1	29.8	37.6			100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	100.0		98.2	$16,465	$375	$16,090
Maine West High School	Public	9-12	1755 S Wolf Rd	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Maine Township HSD 207	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 827-6176	2,049	128	16.0	31.7%	858 (41.9%)	75 (3.7%)	839 (40.9%)	237 (11.6%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	33 (1.6%)	59.9	246^th of 700 public high schools	64.9%		70.1	176^th of 646 public high schools	72.8%	70			29.0													36.7	34.3	98.3	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.5	98.1	98.6		45.6	$20,807	$417	$20,390
Apollo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10100 Dee Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	East Maine School District 63	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 827-6231	608	43	14.1	56.9%	103 (16.9%)	32 (5.3%)	176 (28.9%)	206 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (15.0%)	46.4	1049^th of 2101 public elementary schools	50.1%		45.9	1010^th of 2045 public elementary schools	50.6%	39	57.7			11.8	11.5	35.7	44.9			34.2	19.2	35.7	33.8					98.8	99.2	99.2	99.2	20.4	99.2	98.8	8.4	10.2	$13,159	$454	$12,705

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