Is Orchard Place Elementary School a good school?

Orchard Place Elementary School ranks 1299 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Orchard Place Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 253 students attended Orchard Place Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Place Elementary School?

Students at Orchard Place Elementary School are 66% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% Asian, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Orchard Place Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Orchard Place Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Algonquin Middle School High : Maine West High School

Orchard Place Elementary School

Summary:

Orchard Place Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Des Plaines, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 253 students. The school is part of Community Consolidated School District 62, which is ranked 233 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Orchard Place Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 19.2% of Orchard Place students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 51.1% for the district and 41.2% for the state. Similarly, in Mathematics, only 24.2% of Orchard Place students were proficient or better, compared to 37.5% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 24.2%, compared to the district's 17.6% and the state's 19.0%. Orchard Place's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with its Hispanic students ranking 564 out of 959 Illinois elementary schools, while its White students ranked 1,060 out of 1,392 schools.

Orchard Place Elementary School's performance is significantly lower than the nearby schools in the Park Ridge CCSD 64 district, which consistently rank among the top schools in Illinois. For example, George B. Carpenter Elementary School, located just 1.61 miles away, ranked 43 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year, with 75.6% of its students proficient or better in ELA and 71.4% in Mathematics. Orchard Place's performance has also been declining over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 795 out of 2,086 Illinois elementary schools in the 2018-2019 school year to 1,299 out of 2,067 schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

Detail:

Public K-5

2727 Maple St
Des Plaines, IL 60018-3843

(847) 824-1255

District: Ccsd 62

SchoolDigger Rank:
1299^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,804

Students who attend Orchard Place Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Algonquin Middle School
High:	Maine West High School

Student/teacher ratio: 7.5

Number of students: 253

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.4%

White:

21.7%

Asian:

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Orchard Place Elementary School ranks worse than 62.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Ccsd 62 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.43. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (66.4%), White (21.7%), Asian (5.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 63.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Orchard Place Elementary School is 7.5, which is the lowest among 9 elementary schools in the Ccsd 62 School District! (See more...)

Compare Orchard Place Elementary School employs 33.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Orchard Place Elementary School is $23,804, which is the 2^nd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Ccsd 62 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Orchard Place Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Orchard Place Elementary School 1299^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Orchard Place Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Ccsd 62:

SchoolDigger ranks Ccsd 62 233^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Orchard Place Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Orchard Place Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	49.28	1228^th	2020	39.2%
2004	65.86	817^th	2030	59.8%
2005	69.96	676^th	2022	66.6%
2006	61.79	996^th	2086	52.3%
2007	65.09	879^th	2095	58.0%
2008	41.46	1431^st	2092	31.6%
2009	38.90	1488^th	2120	29.8%
2010	41.73	1454^th	2139	32.0%
2011	41.96	1447^th	2147	32.6%
2012	47.69	1350^th	2166	37.7%
2013	36.84	1465^th	2167	32.4%
2014	36.01	1400^th	2093	33.1%
2015	55.97	787^th	2052	61.6%
2016	62.76	681^st	2046	66.7%
2017	42.75	1101^st	2044	46.1%
2018	56.10	832^nd	2037	59.2%
2019	59.40	795^th	2086	61.9%
2021	43.82	979^th	1948	49.7%
2022	37.17	1235^th	2082	40.7%
2023	25.62	1510^th	2077	27.3%
2024	33.43	1299^th	2067	37.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Orchard Place Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.25	152^nd	718	78.8%
2019	46.49	348^th	743	53.2%
2021	37.40	335^th	537	37.6%
2022	60.49	176^th	768	77.1%
2023	36.53	513^th	788	34.9%
2024	44.51	400^th	826	51.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Orchard Place Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.48	304^th	763	60.2%
2022	30.12	769^th	1113	30.9%
2023	27.23	858^th	1156	25.8%
2024	21.36	1039^th	1195	13.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Orchard Place Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	69.07	348^th	1765	80.3%
2019	72.37	308^th	1816	83.0%
2021	50.28	624^th	1514	58.8%
2022	47.87	823^rd	1763	53.3%
2023	36.53	1132^nd	1808	37.4%
2024	51.30	770^th	1793	57.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Orchard Place Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.24	872^nd	1964	55.6%
2019	63.97	669^th	2019	66.9%
2021	47.69	794^th	1680	52.7%
2022	46.18	940^th	1970	52.3%
2023	20.19	1593^rd	1957	18.6%
2024	35.50	1182^nd	1942	39.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Orchard Place Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.77	620^th	907	31.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Orchard Place Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.17	736^th	1972	62.7%
2019	46.01	1012^th	2019	49.9%
2021	37.45	987^th	1707	42.2%
2022	31.01	1284^th	1977	35.1%
2023	30.89	1303^rd	1984	34.3%
2024	36.95	1150^th	1959	41.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Orchard Place Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.34	216^th	938	77.0%
2019	57.78	305^th	955	68.1%
2021	45.95	340^th	742	54.2%
2022	42.90	505^th	954	47.1%
2023	22.81	841^st	970	13.3%
2024	38.68	564^th	959	41.2%

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Rank History for White students at Orchard Place Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	49.31	708^th	1425	50.3%
2024	27.59	1060^th	1392	23.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 9, 2015

THE SCHOOL SINGLES OUT A CHILD BECAUSE OF HIS MOTHER AND IS NOT ALLOWED TO ATTEND PLAYGROUNG ACTIVITES WITH FRIENDS AFTER SCHOOL SO WRONG TO HURT A CHID THIS WAY HE DOSE NOT DESERVE THIS MR LOPEZ MAKES THE MOTHER PARK IN A HANDICAPP SPOT TO PICK UP HER CHILD MARKING HER CAUSE OF HER DISABLITITIES THE DES PLAINE JOUNEL WILL BE CONTACTED.... DONT PUT YOUR CHILD IN THIS SCHOOL CAUSE IT IS VERY RACIAL AND DISTURBING HOW THERE STAFF TREATS A MOTHER THAT IS 45 BAD CAUSE OF HER DISABLITIES... THEY SINGLE YOU OUT BECAUSE ITS A VERY RACIAL SCHOOL. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Orchard Place Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	199	4	17	93	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	313
1989	208	3	26	114	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	351
1990	217	3	21	128	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	369
1991	210	0	26	118	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
1992	213	1	24	124	1	n/a	n/a	0	363
1993	220	0	24	129	0	n/a	n/a	0	373
1994	210	3	31	119	0	n/a	n/a	0	363
1995	234	1	25	125	0	n/a	n/a	0	385
1996	234	1	25	125	0	n/a	n/a	0	385
1997	215	4	29	152	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
1998	196	3	22	151	0	n/a	n/a	0	372
1999	145	3	30	200	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
2000	159	5	39	289	0	n/a	n/a	0	492
2001	146	3	20	254	0	n/a	n/a	0	423
2002	120	2	27	232	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
2003	120	2	27	232	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
2004	89	5	23	250	0	n/a	n/a	0	367
2005	76	4	20	227	0	n/a	n/a	3	330
2006	58	5	20	201	0	n/a	n/a	10	294
2007	53	5	19	200	0	n/a	n/a	16	293
2008	55	2	17	262	0	n/a	n/a	15	351
2009	56	3	21	254	0	n/a	n/a	18	352
2010	61	3	20	261	0	n/a	n/a	21	366
2011	59	2	16	296	2	0	2	0	377
2012	72	7	13	263	0	0	4	0	359
2013	65	3	17	257	0	0	3	0	345
2014	59	4	19	255	0	0	4	0	341
2015	46	3	15	252	0	0	4	0	320
2016	49	3	18	233	0	0	4	0	307
2017	45	5	19	225	1	0	3	0	298
2018	44	3	14	221	0	0	4	0	286
2019	44	4	13	203	1	0	6	0	271
2020	49	8	13	195	1	0	6	0	272
2021	52	9	11	187	1	0	5	0	265
2022	57	5	10	204	3	0	6	0	285
2023	57	6	8	172	1	1	8	0	253
2024	55	9	14	168	1	0	6	0	253

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Orchard Place Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	313	20.0	15.6	n/a
1989	351	21.0	16.7	n/a
1990	369	24.5	15.0	n/a
1991	354	24.3	14.5	n/a
1992	363	25.5	14.2	n/a
1993	373	25.5	14.6	n/a
1994	363	25.5	14.2	n/a
1995	385	23.5	16.4	n/a
1996	385	23.5	16.4	n/a
1997	400	24.5	16.3	n/a
1998	372	23.5	15.8	n/a
1999	378	28.1	13.5	n/a
2000	492	28.5	17.3	n/a
2001	423	29.9	14.1	n/a
2002	381	35.4	10.8	42
2003	381	35.4	10.8	42
2004	367	30.0	12.2	48
2005	330	26.8	12.3	58.4
2006	294	24.7	11.9	66.2
2007	293	22.0	13.3	62.5
2008	351	26.0	13.5	67.9
2009	352	27.1	13.0	72.8
2010	366	26.3	13.9	73
2011	377	26.3	14.3	73.5
2012	359	25.4	14.1	77.4
2013	345	29.9	11.5	82.6
2014	341	24.3	14.0	83.6
2015	320	26.0	12.3	84.1
2016	307	29.0	10.5	79.2
2017	298	29.0	10.2	79.2
2018	286	29.1	9.8	47.6
2019	271	28.0	9.6	58.7
2020	272	28.0	9.7	47.8
2021	265	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	285	n/a	n/a	63.5
2023	253	30.1	8.4	62.1
2024	253	33.3	7.5	63.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Orchard Place Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	313	20.0	15.6	n/a
1989	351	21.0	16.7	n/a
1990	369	24.5	15.0	n/a
1991	354	24.3	14.5	n/a
1992	363	25.5	14.2	n/a
1993	373	25.5	14.6	n/a
1994	363	25.5	14.2	n/a
1995	385	23.5	16.4	n/a
1996	385	23.5	16.4	n/a
1997	400	24.5	16.3	n/a
1998	372	23.5	15.8	n/a
1999	378	28.1	13.5	n/a
2000	492	28.5	17.3	n/a
2001	423	29.9	14.1	n/a
2002	381	35.4	10.8	42
2003	381	35.4	10.8	42
2004	367	30.0	12.2	48
2005	330	26.8	12.3	58.4
2006	294	24.7	11.9	66.2
2007	293	22.0	13.3	62.5
2008	351	26.0	13.5	67.9
2009	352	27.1	13.0	72.8
2010	366	26.3	13.9	73
2011	377	26.3	14.3	73.5
2012	359	25.4	14.1	77.4
2013	345	29.9	11.5	82.6
2014	341	24.3	14.0	83.6
2015	320	26.0	12.3	84.1
2016	307	29.0	10.5	79.2
2017	298	29.0	10.2	79.2
2018	286	29.1	9.8	47.6
2019	271	28.0	9.6	58.7
2020	272	28.0	9.7	47.8
2021	265	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	285	n/a	n/a	63.5
2023	253	30.1	8.4	62.1
2024	253	33.3	7.5	63.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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