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Apollo Elementary School

Q: Is Apollo Elementary School a good school?

Apollo Elementary School ranks 1270 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Apollo Elementary School serves 536 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Des Plaines, within East Maine School District 63. Its 2025–2026 test results were below state and district averages, and most importantly, it had the lowest all-grades ELA and math proficiency rates among eight nearby schools with comparable results: 40% in ELA and 34% in math.

ELA is the larger weakness against state and district benchmarks: Apollo was 16 percentage points below the state and 13 points below the district, compared with gaps of 6 points in math against each. Nearby schools averaged 66% in ELA and 57% in math, putting Apollo 26 and 24 points below those averages, respectively. Fourth-grade math stands out as a particular concern: 23% were proficient, compared with 42% statewide and 41% districtwide; this was 15 points below the next-lowest nearby result, at Mark Twain Elementary School. Fifth-grade science was closer to state and district results at 46%, versus 48% for each, though the nearby-school average was 63%.

Scores have improved over time, but remain below benchmarks: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency rose from 23% to 40% and math from 21% to 34%. SchoolDigger ranked Apollo 1,270 of 1,737 statewide, at the 27th percentile and one star; that was the lowest current ranking among nearby schools, and down from the 54th percentile in 2020–2021. Context includes an 11:1 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025, below the nearby-school average of 11.8:1, and 68% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 statewide effectiveness rankings varied notably by student group: African American students ranked at the 69th percentile, compared with 35th overall, while White students ranked at the 5th percentile.

536

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,095

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

92.6%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

10100 Dee Rd
Des Plaines, IL 60016-1512

(847) 827-6231

District: East Maine School District 63

Students who attend Apollo Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gemini Middle School
High:	Maine East High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

38.6%

Hispanic:

23.9%

White:

22.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (40% vs 48% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 24% Illinois)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg47%

Illinois avg48%

1,270^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the East Maine School District 63

499^th of 738East Maine School District 63 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	1270 of 1737	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	1344 of 2056	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1282 of 2067	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1129 of 2077	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	1066 of 2082	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	899 of 1948	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	1042 of 2086	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	1061 of 2037	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.2	960 of 2044	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.5	1021 of 2046	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.4	1144 of 2052	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.8	1133 of 2093	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.1	1139 of 2167	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.8	1024 of 2166	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.2	1188 of 2147	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.8	1245 of 2139	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.7	1163 of 2120	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.2	1180 of 2092	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.7	1310 of 2095	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.2	917 of 2086	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.0	1070 of 2022	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.0	1079 of 2030	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	58.3	1032 of 2020	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	216 of 688	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.6	57 of 692	91.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	167 of 177	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	218 of 234	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	185 of 219	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	192 of 237	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	200 of 226	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	117 of 134	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	211 of 243	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	211 of 242	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	932 of 1049	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	642 of 886	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	869 of 907	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	153 of 165	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	44.7	395 of 788	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.8	636 of 826	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	470 of 788	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	208 of 768	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	86 of 537	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	43.7	397 of 743	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	475 of 718	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	1055 of 1286	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	1260 of 1942	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1160 of 1942	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	990 of 1957	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	973 of 1970	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	747 of 1680	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	1026 of 2019	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	961 of 1964	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	818 of 982	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	829 of 959	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	885 of 970	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	823 of 954	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	597 of 742	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	671 of 955	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	905 of 938	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	629 of 1001	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.0	916 of 1800	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	875 of 1793	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	650 of 1808	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	643 of 1763	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	354 of 1514	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	615 of 1816	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	804 of 1765	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	1158 of 1311	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.6	1243 of 1947	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1245 of 1959	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1130 of 1984	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	1001 of 1977	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	953 of 1707	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	1006 of 2019	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	1072 of 1972	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	29.9	61 of 93	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	49 of 95	48.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1056 of 1292	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	992 of 1195	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1133 of 1156	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	502 of 1113	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.2	1131 of 1194	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	1316 of 1389	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	1365 of 1392	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1098 of 1419	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	935 of 1425	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	845 of 1462	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	776 of 1463	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)69th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)34th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2025)11th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)7th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)6th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science46%~ state avg

English Language Arts40%-16 vs state

Mathematics34%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Apollo Elementary School	Public	K-5	10100 Dee Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	East Maine School District 63	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 827-6231	536	48	11.0	68.3%	119 (22.2%)	44 (8.2%)	128 (23.9%)	207 (38.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	25	1270^th of 1737 public elementary schools	26.9%		34	1344^th of 2056 public elementary schools	34.6%	74	45.7	39.1	37.7	44.4	40.3	45.5	23.4	30.6	33.8	92.6%		$20,095	$959	$19,136
Glen Grove Elementary School	Public	3-5	3900 Glenview Rd	Glenview	60025	Cook County	Glenview CCSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 998-5030	398	36	10.9	30.2%	157 (39.4%)	10 (2.5%)	49 (12.3%)	149 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	92.1	90^th of 1737 public elementary schools	94.8%		92.7	119^th of 2056 public elementary schools	94.2%	29	83.2	76.9	82.9	92.0	83.9	78.9	68.4	76.8	75.1	96.5%		$21,873	$615	$21,258
Mark Twain Elementary School	Public	K-5	9401 N Hamlin Ave	Niles	60714	Cook County	East Maine School District 63	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 296-5341	489	35	13.9	66.5%	130 (26.6%)	29 (5.9%)	86 (17.6%)	206 (42.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	40.2	1002^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	42.3%		45.7	1088^th of 2056 public elementary schools	47.1%	86	41.6	48.5	56.6	49.4	51.8	44.1	51.8	36.4	44.3	95%		$19,185	$707	$18,478
Henking Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	2941 Linneman St	Glenview	60025	Cook County	Glenview CCSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 998-5035	470	37	12.8	22.8%	303 (64.5%)	9 (1.9%)	46 (9.8%)	81 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.4%)								(n/a)										96.1%		$21,518	$609	$20,909
Westbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1333 Greenwood Rd	Glenview	60026	Cook County	Glenview CCSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 998-5055	467	45	10.3	32.1%	189 (40.5%)	8 (1.7%)	71 (15.2%)	167 (35.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)								(n/a)										95.5%		$25,769	$1,097	$24,671
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	2710 Golf Rd	Glenview	60025	Cook County	East Maine School District 63	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 965-4780	406	33	12.3	50.5%	137 (33.7%)	25 (6.2%)	70 (17.2%)	130 (32.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.9%)	46.5	896^th of 1737 public elementary schools	48.4%		58.2	849^th of 2056 public elementary schools	58.7%	47	52.1	53.8	60.6	58.3	57.3	51.9	39.4	33.3	41.9	96.1%		$18,799	$710	$18,089
North Elementary School	Public	K-5	1789 Rand Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1399	599	54	11.0	71.1%	187 (31.2%)	41 (6.8%)	144 (24.0%)	215 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	34	1115^th of 1737 public elementary schools	35.8%		38.7	1234^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.0%	119	41.5	49.5	47.4	43.6	46.7	49.5	38.2	36.2	41.4	93.1%		$23,485	$725	$22,760
Henry Winkelman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 Landwehr Rd	Glenview	60026	Cook County	West Northfield School District 31	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 729-5650	677	65	10.4	—	237 (35.0%)	17 (2.5%)	71 (10.5%)	277 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.1%)	68.6	502^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	71.1%		80.6	383^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	81.4%	119	55.9	68.9	63.6	61.0	64.4	70.9	58.2	51.7	59.8	97.1%		$28,693	$575	$28,118
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	2401 Manor Ln	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Park Ridge CCSD 64	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 318-4390	535	41	12.9	—	385 (72.0%)	4 (0.7%)	52 (9.7%)	64 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	93.1	75^th of 1737 public elementary schools	95.7%		91.9	136^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.4%	61	86.6	80.2	88.5	86.9	85.4	76.5	71.9	77.4	75.1	96.1%		$20,697	$546	$20,151
Melzer School	Public	K-5	9400 Oriole Ave	Morton Grove	60053	Cook County	East Maine School District 63	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 965-7474	395	32	12.3	40.0%	175 (44.3%)	9 (2.3%)	63 (15.9%)	118 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.3%)	68.4	508^th of 1737 public elementary schools	70.8%		66.9	672^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	67.3%	164	70.5	61.7	65.6	67.2	64.9	56.7	50.0	57.4	54.6	95.5%		$19,253	$935	$18,318

Frequently Asked Questions about Apollo Elementary School

Is Apollo Elementary School a good school?

Apollo Elementary School ranks 1270^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Apollo Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 536 students attended Apollo Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Apollo Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Apollo Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gemini Middle School
High : Maine East High School

What district is Apollo Elementary School in?

East Maine School District 63

What is the racial makeup of Apollo Elementary School?

Students at Apollo Elementary School are 39% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 22% White, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races.

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