Best Public Schools in Des Plaines, Illinois

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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)
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
Forest Elementary-D/Hh EC Program	Public	PK, KG-5	1375 S 5th Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook	NW Suburban Special Educ Org	No	No	No	No	(847) 824-1380	16	2	8.0	43.8%	3 (18.8%)		10 (62.5%)	3 (18.8%)											(n/a)
North Cook Young Adult Academy	Public	9-12	2340 S River Rd	Des Plaines	60018	Cook	Region 05 North Cook ISC 1	No	No	No	No	(847) 824-8300	26	5	5.2	53.8%	4 (15.4%)	2 (7.7%)	13 (50.0%)	3 (11.5%)			4 (15.4%)								(n/a)
Algonquin Middle School	Public	6-8	767 E Algonquin Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1205	662	59	11.2	56.3%	209 (31.6%)	14 (2.1%)	371 (56.0%)	58 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)		10 (1.5%)	72.5	315^th of 1380 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
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	1526 E Thacker St	Des Plaines	60016	Cook	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1575	259	24	10.7	36.3%	170 (65.6%)	5 (1.9%)	62 (23.9%)	10 (3.9%)			12 (4.6%)	93.2	110^th of 2100 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
Chippewa Middle School	Public	6-8	123 N 8th Ave	Des Plaines	60016	Cook	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1503	636	60	10.5	49.8%	289 (45.4%)	35 (5.5%)	217 (34.1%)	74 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.1%)	80.2	225^th of 1380 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
Cumberland Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 E Golf Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1451	294	35	8.4	37.4%	149 (50.7%)	5 (1.7%)	80 (27.2%)	49 (16.7%)		2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	93.5	104^th of 2100 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
Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1375 S 5th Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1380	622	54	11.5	44.9%	262 (42.1%)	11 (1.8%)	258 (41.5%)	74 (11.9%)	2 (0.3%)		15 (2.4%)	74.3	476^th of 2100 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
Iroquois Community School	Public	K-8	1836 E Touhy Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	No	(847) 824-1308	474	29	16.3	22.8%	266 (56.1%)	15 (3.2%)	91 (19.2%)	83 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	88.1	199^th of 2100 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
North Elementary School	Public	K-5	1789 Rand Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1399	456	40	11.4	61.2%	132 (28.9%)	50 (11.0%)	192 (42.1%)	74 (16.2%)		2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	68.1	605^th of 2100 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
Orchard Place Elementary School	Public	K-5	2727 Maple St	Des Plaines	60018	Cook	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1255	271	28	9.6	58.7%	44 (16.2%)	4 (1.5%)	203 (74.9%)	13 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)		6 (2.2%)	59.4	798^th of 2100 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
Plainfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1850 Plainfield Dr	Des Plaines	60018	Cook	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1301	304	29	10.4	58.6%	46 (15.1%)	5 (1.6%)	206 (67.8%)	36 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)		10 (3.3%)	72.5	515^th of 2100 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
South Elementary School	Public	K-5	1535 Everett Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1566	238	20	11.9	54.6%	71 (29.8%)	5 (2.1%)	127 (53.4%)	21 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)		13 (5.5%)	89.7	164^th of 2100 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
Terrace Elementary School	Public	K-5	735 S Westgate Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook	Ccsd 62	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 824-1501	216	20	10.8	39.4%	98 (45.4%)	8 (3.7%)	70 (32.4%)	28 (13.0%)			12 (5.6%)	83.3	305^th of 2100 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
Devonshire School	Public	K-5	1401 Pennsylvania Av	Des Plaines	60018	Cook	Community Cons School District 59	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 593-4398	412	29	14.4	54.6%	184 (44.7%)	14 (3.4%)	116 (28.2%)	70 (17.0%)	16 (3.9%)		12 (2.9%)	49.8	978^th of 2100 public elementary schools	53.4%		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
Brentwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 Dulles Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook	Community Cons School District 59	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 593-4401	481	28	17.0	50.7%	167 (34.7%)	33 (6.9%)	149 (31.0%)	122 (25.4%)	3 (0.6%)		7 (1.5%)	37.8	1252^nd of 2100 public elementary schools	40.4%		35.8	1271^st of 2045 public elementary schools	37.8%	19	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
Friendship Junior High School	Public	6-8	550 Elizabeth Ln	Des Plaines	60018	Cook	Community Cons School District 59	No	No	No	No	(847) 593-4350	674	46	14.6	52.1%	288 (42.7%)	32 (4.7%)	218 (32.3%)	109 (16.2%)	8 (1.2%)	8 (1.2%)	11 (1.6%)	60.5	476^th of 1380 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
Maine West High School	Public	9-12	1755 S Wolf Rd	Des Plaines	60018	Cook	Maine Township HSD 207	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 827-6176	2,076	130	16.0	31.9%	898 (43.3%)	71 (3.4%)	824 (39.7%)	234 (11.3%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	38 (1.8%)	59.9	246^th of 702 public high schools	65.0%		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
Apollo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10100 Dee Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook	East Maine School District 63	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 827-6231	592	45	13.1	58.8%	118 (19.9%)	24 (4.1%)	177 (29.9%)	186 (31.4%)		1 (0.2%)	86 (14.5%)	46.4	1048^th of 2100 public elementary schools	50.1%		45.9	1010^th of 2045 public elementary schools	50.6%	38	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
Stevenson School	Public	K-6	9000 Capitol Dr	Des Plaines	60016	Cook	East Maine School District 63	No	No	No	Yes	(847) 298-1622	421	29	14.4	57.2%	93 (22.1%)	29 (6.9%)	96 (22.8%)	155 (36.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (11.2%)	69.7	568^th of 2100 public elementary schools	73.0%		63.8	676^th of 2045 public elementary schools	66.9%	108	75.5			40.0	42.6	47.2	37.3			46.7	39.4	49.0	31.4					98.3	97.6	97.6	97.6	15.9	98.1	98.3		15.7

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Park Ridge	1.84 mi	9	66^th
Mount Prospect	2.15 mi	14	312^th
Niles	2.18 mi	7	176^th
Glenview	2.73 mi	15	48^th
Arlington Heights	3.84 mi	20	126^th

Best Public Schools in Des Plaines, IL

Cumberland Elementary School

Central Elementary School

South Elementary School

Iroquois Community School

Terrace Elementary School

Chippewa Middle School

Forest Elementary School

Algonquin Middle School

Plainfield Elementary School

Stevenson School

North Elementary School

Friendship Junior High School

Maine West High School

Orchard Place Elementary School

Devonshire School

Apollo Elementary School

Brentwood Elementary School

Forest Elementary-D/Hh EC Program

North Cook Young Adult Academy

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