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Lace Elementary School

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Lace Elementary School ranks 550 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

550^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Lace Elementary School enrolls 377 students in grades 3–5 in Darien, in Darien School District 61. Its 2025–26 IAR proficiency rates are above the state’s overall in both English language arts (ELA) and math, but performance differs sharply by grade. The clearest concern is third grade: Lace’s ELA and math rates were 45% and 50%, respectively, about 18 and 21 percentage points below nearby same-grade averages of 63% and 71%.

Overall, math is Lace’s strongest comparison with the state and district: 55% of students were proficient, versus 40% statewide and 51% in the district. ELA was also above both, at 63% compared with 56% statewide and 61% districtwide. Against the grade-span-matched nearby schools Prairieview Elementary School and Maercker Elementary School, Lace was 2 points higher in ELA but 2 points lower in math. Results improve in the upper grades: fourth-grade ELA was 68%, 3 points above the nearby average, while fifth-grade ELA, math and science all exceeded nearby averages. Fifth-grade science stands out at 70%, 22 points above the state and 7 points above the nearby average; it ranked second among six nearby schools with results, behind Fairmount Elementary School.

ELA proficiency rose from 49% in 2023–24 to 63% in 2025–26, while math increased from 43% to 58% in 2024–25 before easing to 55% in the latest year. Over the same period, SchoolDigger’s overall statewide ranking fell from the 79th to the 68th percentile, and its rating changed from 4 stars to 3. Two group rankings also stand notably below the overall result: SchoolDigger places Lace at the 47th percentile for how well it serves Female Students and the 40th percentile for Special Education Students, compared with 68th overall. Context includes a student–teacher ratio of 10.9 in 2024–25—the lowest among 10 nearby schools—and 31% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25, close to the nearby average of 32%.

377

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,621

Per pupil spending ?

30.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

95.6%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

7414 S Cass Ave
Darien, IL 60561-3608

(630) 968-2589

District: Darien School District 61

Students who attend Lace Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Eisenhower Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.0%

Hispanic:

24.7%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (63% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Above the Illinois median (68th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg61%

Illinois avg48%

550^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

318^th of 738Darien School District 61 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	66.5	550 of 1737	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.9	534 of 2056	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	439 of 2067	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	569 of 2077	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	566 of 2082	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	501 of 1948	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	581 of 2086	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	723 of 2037	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.9	431 of 2044	78.9%	★★★★☆
2016	71.1	534 of 2046	73.9%	★★★★☆
2015	72.4	489 of 2052	76.2%	★★★★☆
2014	72.5	565 of 2093	73.0%	★★★★☆
2013	72.0	611 of 2167	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	71.9	666 of 2166	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	79.1	400 of 2147	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	78.8	395 of 2139	81.5%	★★★★☆
2009	82.9	228 of 2120	89.2%	★★★★☆
2008	77.5	436 of 2092	79.2%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	605 of 2095	71.1%	★★★★☆
2006	84.1	134 of 2086	93.6%	★★★★★
2005	79.8	318 of 2022	84.3%	★★★★☆
2004	83.6	224 of 2030	89.0%	★★★★☆
2003	83.3	232 of 2020	88.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	153 of 688	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	169 of 655	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	167 of 692	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	118 of 684	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	154 of 711	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	241 of 698	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	58.5	109 of 243	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	155 of 242	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	281 of 1049	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	327 of 886	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	166 of 907	81.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	159 of 788	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	86 of 826	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	174 of 788	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	40.6	419 of 768	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	207 of 537	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	72 of 743	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	58.2	198 of 718	72.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	688 of 1286	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.9	654 of 1942	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	501 of 1942	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	498 of 1957	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	467 of 1970	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	335 of 1680	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	619 of 2019	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	673 of 1964	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	114 of 536	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.2	290 of 982	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	306 of 959	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	180 of 970	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	213 of 954	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	135 of 742	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	295 of 955	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	438 of 938	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	366 of 1001	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.1	505 of 1800	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	390 of 1793	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	575 of 1808	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.7	196 of 1763	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	142 of 1514	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	73.8	276 of 1816	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.6	590 of 1765	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	413 of 1311	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.4	389 of 1947	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	337 of 1959	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	574 of 1984	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	583 of 1977	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	601 of 1707	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	535 of 2019	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	707 of 1972	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	62.0	30 of 93	67.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	121 of 201	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.2	575 of 1292	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	667 of 1195	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	403 of 1156	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	281 of 1113	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	186 of 640	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	93 of 1194	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	76.9	91 of 763	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	443 of 1149	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.2	401 of 1389	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	275 of 1392	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	437 of 1419	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	418 of 1425	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	408 of 1308	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	503 of 1462	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	540 of 1463	63.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)68th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)68th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2019)55th percentile-17 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science70%+22 vs state

English Language Arts63%+7 vs state

Mathematics55%+16 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 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th 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
Lace Elementary School	Public	3-5	7414 S Cass Ave	Darien	60561	DuPage County	Darien School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 968-2589	377	35	10.9	30.8%	215 (57.0%)	31 (8.2%)	93 (24.7%)	18 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	66.5	550^th of 1737 public elementary schools	68.3%		72.9	534^th of 2056 public elementary schools	74.0%	16	69.9	45.0	67.9	75.8		63.1	50.0	58.6	57.6		55.4	95.6%		$17,621	$1,071	$16,549
Concord Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1019 Concord Pl	Darien	60561	DuPage County	Cass School District 63	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(331) 481-4000	460	37	12.2	22.2%	307 (66.7%)	18 (3.9%)	24 (5.2%)	76 (16.5%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	81.3	277^th of 1737 public elementary schools	84.1%		83.1	326^th of 2056 public elementary schools	84.1%	49		68.5	70.9			69.8	75.3	66.3			70.4	95.7%		$18,493	$1,432	$17,061
Mark DeLay School	Public	PK, KG-2	6801 Wilmette Ave	Darien	60561	DuPage County	Darien School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 852-0200	453	37	12.3	34.0%	253 (55.8%)	53 (11.7%)	88 (19.4%)	29 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)								(n/a)												98.4%		$20,397	$673	$19,724
Elizabeth Ide Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	2000 Manning Rd	Darien	60561	DuPage County	Center Cass School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 783-5200	410	24	17.0	15.6%	272 (66.3%)	14 (3.4%)	58 (14.1%)	44 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)								(n/a)												94.2%		$16,845	$389	$16,455
Gower West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7650 Clarendon Hills Rd	Willowbrook	60527	DuPage County	Gower School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 986-5383	531	37	14.2	—	317 (59.7%)	19 (3.6%)	78 (14.7%)	66 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.6%)	87.6	167^th of 1737 public elementary schools	90.4%		89.6	185^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.0%	18		77.5	81.7			80.0	80.0	64.0			70.6	89.5%		$20,200	$473	$19,727
El Sierra Elementary School	Public	K-6	6835 Fairmount Ave	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 719-5825	300	25	12.1	—	184 (61.3%)	20 (6.7%)	64 (21.3%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	69.5	491^st of 1737 public elementary schools	71.7%		71.5	564^th of 2056 public elementary schools	72.6%	73	60.5	61.5	65.8	76.7	61.8	66.9	76.9	60.5	53.5	41.2	58.4	98.9%		$17,283	$406	$16,876
Prairieview Elementary School	Public	3-5	699 Plainfield Rd	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Center Cass School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 783-5100	380	23	16.5	18.2%	253 (66.6%)	10 (2.6%)	56 (14.7%)	46 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	72.1	427^th of 1737 public elementary schools	75.4%		70.5	590^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.3%	163	56.6	65.6	55.6	76.3		66.1	74.4	57.3	61.5		64.3	97.2%		$15,548	$274	$15,273
Maercker Elementary School	Public	3-5	5827 S Cass Ave	Westmont	60559	DuPage County	Maercker School District 60	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 515-4820	456	34	13.5	50.0%	209 (45.8%)	45 (9.9%)	87 (19.1%)	97 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	54	771^st of 1737 public elementary schools	55.6%		68.6	630^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.4%	141	54.4	45.2	58.7	65.0		56.1	53.5	48.4	51.0		51.1	96%		$15,864	$617	$15,247
Fairmount Elementary School	Public	K-6	6036 Blodgett Ave	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5830	342	20	17.4	—	272 (79.5%)	8 (2.3%)	31 (9.1%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	89.4	138^th of 1737 public elementary schools	92.1%		94.7	74^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.4%	64	78.4	70.0	81.8	80.4	92.5	80.6	80.0	74.5	56.9	77.5	71.9	97.6%		$18,076	$297	$17,779
Kingsley Elementary School	Public	K-6	6509 Powell St	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 719-5850	359	28	12.8	—	257 (71.6%)	22 (6.1%)	52 (14.5%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	61.4	650^th of 1737 public elementary schools	62.6%		75.6	490^th of 2056 public elementary schools	76.2%	160	64.4	51.7	40.0	66.7	88.5	62.0	54.4	46.7	48.9	61.5	53.3	94.7%		$18,306	$586	$17,720

Frequently Asked Questions about Lace Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lace Elementary School?

Students at Lace Elementary School are 57% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Lace Elementary School in?

Darien School District 61

What schools do graduates of Lace Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Eisenhower Junior High School

Is Lace Elementary School a good school?

Lace Elementary School ranks 550^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lace Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Lace Elementary School.

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