Best Public Schools in Des Plaines, IL

Summary:

The city of Des Plaines, Illinois is home to 16 schools, including 12 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school. These schools serve students across a range of socioeconomic backgrounds and demonstrate varying levels of academic performance.

Among the standout schools in Des Plaines are Cumberland Elementary School, which consistently performs above the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking among the top 5% of elementary schools in Illinois. Similarly, Iroquois Community School and Terrace Elementary School also excel academically, with 4-star ratings and rankings in the top 10% of Illinois elementary schools.

In contrast, schools such as Apollo Elementary, North Elementary, and Orchard Place Elementary demonstrate lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, suggesting a need for targeted interventions and support. The data also reveals a correlation between higher spending per student, lower student-teacher ratios, and stronger academic performance, underscoring the importance of equitable resource allocation across the Ccsd 62 district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)							SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	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 English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 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
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	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 803-3707	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ncisc Alop	Public	6-12	1001 E Touhy Ave Ste 200	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Region 05 North Cook ISC 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 803-3707	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Cook Student Advocacy ALOP	Public	6-12	1001 E Touhy Ave Ste 200	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Region 05 North Cook ISC 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 824-8300	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	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 824-1205	580	59	9.7	60.0%	155 (26.7%)	15 (2.6%)	330 (56.9%)	56 (9.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	73.2	307^th of 1363 public middle schools	77.5%		73.5	292^nd of 1367 public middle schools	78.6%	15	64.3				47.2	48.0	66.5	53.5				31.3	44.9	40.0	38.9			95.4	93.2	93.2	93.2	96.3	91.4	96.5		91.2	$23,478	$1,336	$22,142
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	1526 E Thacker St	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 824-1575	308	27	11.4	33.4%	168 (54.5%)	12 (3.9%)	81 (26.3%)	31 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	63.2	673^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	67.4%		68.5	590^th of 2077 public elementary schools	71.6%	83	63.0	34.6	43.4	50.0				42.4	30.8	41.7	26.1				33.5			95.1	94.5	94.5	94.5		92.4	95.4			$23,394	$1,329	$22,065
Chippewa Middle School	Public	6-8	123 N 8th Ave	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 824-1503	615	57	10.7	51.2%	252 (41.0%)	44 (7.2%)	204 (33.2%)	88 (14.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.4%)	67.3	372^nd of 1363 public middle schools	72.7%		67.8	354^th of 1367 public middle schools	74.1%	18	64.5				53.8	47.3	60.4	54.0				27.4	35.0	31.3	31.3			94.8	95.6	95.6	95.6	94.5	88.9	97.0		85.8	$23,344	$1,267	$22,077
Cumberland Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 E Golf Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 824-1451	302	36	8.3	33.1%	134 (44.4%)	11 (3.6%)	59 (19.5%)	81 (26.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.6%)	91.2	164^th of 2067 public elementary schools	92.1%		89.4	193^rd of 2077 public elementary schools	90.7%	29	78.2	66.0	58.9	70.9				66.0	56.6	48.7	58.2				55.1			93.9	93.6	93.6	93.6		92.1	93.3			$23,448	$1,290	$22,157
Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1375 S 5th Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 824-1380	588	57	10.2	41.3%	242 (41.2%)	21 (3.6%)	244 (41.5%)	69 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	86.9	239^th of 2067 public elementary schools	88.4%		72.2	521^st of 2077 public elementary schools	74.9%	282	60.3	54.8	75.0	65.5				66.0	40.4	60.0	43.1				48.4			94.0	95.1	95.1	95.1	45.0	94.3	93.3	45.3		$28,204	$1,257	$26,948
Iroquois Community School	Public	K-8	1836 E Touhy Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 824-1308	432	33	13.0	30.1%	234 (54.2%)	9 (2.1%)	92 (21.3%)	73 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	87.2	236^th of 2067 public elementary schools	88.6%		89.1	200^th of 2077 public elementary schools	90.4%	36	79.2	43.2	70.2	79.6	64.7	67.3	84.7	68.2	45.1	53.2	55.1	43.1	57.2	46.2	49.8			96.0	95.7	95.7	95.7	36.2	94.1	96.0		33.6	$23,287	$1,173	$22,114
North Elementary School	Public	K-5	1789 Rand Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 824-1399	431	40	10.7	60.3%	145 (33.6%)	49 (11.4%)	134 (31.1%)	93 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	35	1268^th of 2067 public elementary schools	38.7%		44.7	1064^th of 2077 public elementary schools	48.8%	204	30.4	25.5	20.8	25.3				23.8	28.8	16.1	16.7				20.8			87.3	87.0	87.0	87.0		85.0	87.0			$23,322	$1,304	$22,018
Orchard Place Elementary School	Public	K-5	2727 Maple St	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 824-1255	253	30	8.4	62.1%	57 (22.5%)	6 (2.4%)	172 (68.0%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	33.4	1299^th of 2067 public elementary schools	37.2%		25.6	1510^th of 2077 public elementary schools	27.3%	211	34.3	16.7	28.6	13.9				19.2	35.2	17.1	14.3				24.2			97.3	96.9	96.9	96.9		95.8	97.3			$23,804	$1,388	$22,417
Plainfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1850 Plainfield Dr	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 824-1301	272	28	9.7	67.3%	44 (16.2%)	10 (3.7%)	180 (66.2%)	31 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	69.1	565^th of 2067 public elementary schools	72.7%		65.5	634^th of 2077 public elementary schools	69.5%	69	37.9	69.8	43.2	37.9				48.7	62.5	31.4	22.9				36.5			93.9	94.6	94.6	94.6		91.9	94.6			$23,718	$1,354	$22,364
South Elementary School	Public	K-5	1535 Everett Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 824-1566	245	24	10.2	60.8%	65 (26.5%)	5 (2.0%)	133 (54.3%)	27 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	68.9	568^th of 2067 public elementary schools	72.5%		81	355^th of 2077 public elementary schools	82.9%	213	65.8	28.8	51.3	55.3				42.7	27.0	41.0	47.4				36.6			98.6	95.9	95.9	95.9		95.9	98.6			$23,651	$1,398	$22,252
Terrace Elementary School	Public	K-5	735 S Westgate Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 824-1501	235	24	9.7	34.9%	104 (44.3%)	11 (4.7%)	83 (35.3%)	25 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	88.4	215^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.6%		86.3	251^st of 2077 public elementary schools	87.9%	36	73.0	53.5	54.0	70.3				59.0	65.1	48.6	45.9				53.9			97.4	96.9	96.9	96.9		96.5	96.9			$23,551	$1,287	$22,265
Devonshire School	Public	K-5	1401 Pennsylvania Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 593-4398	286	25	11.5	54.5%	144 (50.3%)	11 (3.8%)	67 (23.4%)	50 (17.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	67	607^th of 2067 public elementary schools	70.6%		61	728^th of 2077 public elementary schools	64.9%	121	58.5	40.8	45.8	41.5				42.9	42.8	39.0	28.3				36.6			96.0	97.3	97.3	97.3		97.3	98.0			$22,406	$984	$21,421
Brentwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 Dulles Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 593-4401	429	34	12.7	59.7%	135 (31.5%)	36 (8.4%)	146 (34.0%)	90 (21.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	47.7	984^th of 2067 public elementary schools	52.4%		49.4	961^st of 2077 public elementary schools	53.7%	23	54.3	25.7	22.8	41.4				30.1	37.9	17.1	30.0				28.2			92.8	97.4	96.6	97.1		95.2	96.9			$20,599	$1,036	$19,563
Friendship Junior High School	Public	6-8	550 Elizabeth Ln	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 593-4350	617	57	10.8	60.8%	245 (39.7%)	34 (5.5%)	205 (33.2%)	105 (17.0%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.4%)	63.7	409^th of 1363 public middle schools	70.0%		60.5	437^th of 1367 public middle schools	68.0%	28	67.0				51.6	38.9	52.9	47.5				28.8	27.9	43.5	33.3			96.6	97.7	97.7	97.4	97.4	96.1	97.9		95.2	$19,322	$631	$18,691
Maine West High School	Public	9-12	1755 S Wolf Rd	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Maine Township HSD 207	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 827-6176	1,880	121	15.5		716 (38.1%)	50 (2.7%)	859 (45.7%)	190 (10.1%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	59 (3.1%)	61.4	214^th of 697 public high schools	69.3%		66.7	188^th of 699 public high schools	73.1%	26	54.8															23.1	30.0	98.8	98.7	98.7	98.7	99.0	98.3	98.9		97.7	$24,915	$1,802	$23,113
Apollo Elementary School	Public	K-5	10100 Dee Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	East Maine School District 63	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 827-6231	497	44	11.1	71.0%	103 (20.7%)	40 (8.0%)	105 (21.1%)	190 (38.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.7%)	34.3	1282^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	38.0%		42.2	1129^th of 2077 public elementary schools	45.6%	153	50.6	23.3	16.7	27.2				22.7	27.8	10.6	23.5				21.0			89.4	89.4	89.4	89.4	89.6	89.3	89.4			$18,451	$1,373	$17,077

Cities Near Des Plaines

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Park Ridge	1.84 mi	9	53^rd
Mount Prospect	2.15 mi	16	279^th
Niles	2.18 mi	7	274^th
Glenview	2.73 mi	15	48^th
Arlington Heights	3.84 mi	20	103^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.