Is Lace Elementary School a good school?

Lace Elementary School ranks 439 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lace Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 388 students attended Lace Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lace Elementary School?

Students at Lace Elementary School are 59% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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

Lace Elementary School

Summary:

Lace Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Darien, Illinois, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 380 students. The school is part of the Darien School District 61, which is ranked 230 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lace Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with a 49% ELA proficiency rate compared to the state average of 41.2% and a 42.7% Mathematics proficiency rate compared to the state average of 28.4% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with a 56% proficiency rate, surpassing the state average of 53.2%. Lace Elementary School has strong performance across various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners and students with low socioeconomic status.

While Lace Elementary School performs well compared to nearby schools like Mark DeLay School (also in Darien School District 61) and Prairieview Elementary School (in Center Cass School District 66), some nearby schools, such as Fairmount Elementary School (in Downers Grove GSD 58) and Gower West Elementary School (in Gower School District 62), have even stronger academic performance, with higher proficiency rates across all grade levels.

Detail:

Public 3-5

7414 S Cass Ave
Darien, IL 60561-3608

(630) 968-2589

District: Darien School District 61

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,658

Students who attend Lace Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Eisenhower Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.0

Number of students: 388

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.5%

Hispanic:

20.4%

African American:

11.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 37.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lace Elementary School ranks better than 78.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.94. (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: White (58.5%), Hispanic (20.4%), African American (11.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 37.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lace Elementary School is 11. (See more...)

Compare Lace Elementary School employs 35 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lace Elementary School is $13,658.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lace Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lace Elementary School 439^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Lace Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Darien School District 61:

SchoolDigger ranks Darien School District 61 230^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lace Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Lace Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	83.29	232^nd	2020	88.5%
2004	83.59	224^th	2030	89.0%
2005	79.78	318^th	2022	84.3%
2006	84.12	134^th	2086	93.6%
2007	72.67	605^th	2095	71.1%
2008	77.45	436^th	2092	79.2%
2009	82.94	228^th	2120	89.2%
2010	78.80	395^th	2139	81.5%
2011	79.06	400^th	2147	81.4%
2012	71.85	666^th	2166	69.3%
2013	71.97	611^th	2167	71.8%
2014	72.53	565^th	2093	73.0%
2015	72.42	489^th	2052	76.2%
2016	71.06	534^th	2046	73.9%
2017	76.88	431^st	2044	78.9%
2018	61.71	723^rd	2037	64.5%
2019	68.98	581^st	2086	72.1%
2021	70.39	501^st	1948	74.3%
2022	70.40	566^th	2082	72.8%
2023	69.70	569^th	2077	72.6%
2024	76.94	439^th	2067	78.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lace Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	61.97	30^th	93	67.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lace Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.23	198^th	718	72.4%
2019	74.46	72^nd	743	90.3%
2021	46.36	207^th	537	61.5%
2022	40.61	419^th	768	45.4%
2023	62.91	174^th	788	77.9%
2024	75.67	86^th	826	89.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lace Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.86	91^st	763	88.1%
2019	84.61	93^rd	1194	92.2%
2021	59.83	186^th	640	70.9%
2022	60.09	281^st	1113	74.8%
2023	54.19	403^rd	1156	65.1%
2024	38.77	667^th	1195	44.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lace Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.60	590^th	1765	66.6%
2019	73.77	276^th	1816	84.8%
2021	78.47	142^nd	1514	90.6%
2022	77.67	196^th	1763	88.9%
2023	59.67	575^th	1808	68.2%
2024	67.91	390^th	1793	78.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Lace Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.28	673^rd	1964	65.7%
2019	66.51	619^th	2019	69.3%
2021	75.76	335^th	1680	80.1%
2022	73.14	467^th	1970	76.3%
2023	70.49	498^th	1957	74.6%
2024	70.77	501^st	1942	74.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lace Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	70.66	166^th	907	81.7%
2024	51.34	327^th	886	63.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Lace Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.81	707^th	1972	64.1%
2019	69.82	535^th	2019	73.5%
2021	57.27	601^st	1707	64.8%
2022	65.70	583^rd	1977	70.5%
2023	65.82	574^th	1984	71.1%
2024	79.85	337^th	1959	82.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Lace Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	42.06	155^th	242	36.0%
2019	58.50	109^th	243	55.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Lace Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.85	241^st	698	65.5%
2019	64.34	154^th	711	78.3%
2022	68.34	118^th	684	82.7%
2023	61.23	167^th	692	75.9%
2024	59.79	169^th	655	74.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lace Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.61	438^th	938	53.3%
2019	58.42	295^th	955	69.1%
2021	67.02	135^th	742	81.8%
2022	66.49	213^th	954	77.7%
2023	70.50	180^th	970	81.4%
2024	57.73	306^th	959	68.1%

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Rank History for White students at Lace Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.65	540^th	1463	63.1%
2019	62.53	503^rd	1462	65.6%
2021	64.46	408^th	1308	68.8%
2022	66.19	418^th	1425	70.7%
2023	64.89	437^th	1419	69.2%
2024	75.09	275^th	1392	80.2%

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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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Enrollment information for Lace Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	299	8	49	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	360
1989	251	2	71	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	330
1990	245	3	69	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	322
1991	250	8	58	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
1992	253	12	52	14	4	n/a	n/a	0	335
1993	288	14	74	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
1994	339	26	86	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	465
1995	347	15	73	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	454
1996	347	15	73	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	454
1997	321	17	93	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	452
1998	324	23	82	26	3	n/a	n/a	0	458
1999	352	21	75	30	3	n/a	n/a	0	481
2000	306	23	75	33	8	n/a	n/a	0	445
2001	294	24	69	41	1	n/a	n/a	0	429
2002	219	17	60	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	320
2003	219	17	60	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	320
2004	200	24	53	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
2005	194	23	46	41	0	n/a	n/a	2	306
2006	172	31	39	42	1	n/a	n/a	4	289
2007	166	32	34	42	2	n/a	n/a	8	284
2008	321	64	50	68	2	n/a	n/a	8	513
2009	331	74	50	69	1	n/a	n/a	16	541
2010	316	64	51	61	0	n/a	n/a	12	504
2011	327	75	64	73	0	2	11	0	552
2012	299	79	58	73	0	7	7	0	523
2013	302	85	58	76	0	5	5	0	531
2014	318	77	52	84	0	1	2	0	534
2015	274	72	39	104	1	1	9	0	500
2016	276	55	38	117	1	0	11	0	498
2017	258	58	32	87	1	0	13	0	449
2018	264	53	28	101	0	1	18	0	465
2019	262	53	36	96	0	1	19	0	467
2020	236	47	28	83	0	1	22	0	417
2021	226	46	29	84	0	0	19	0	404
2022	227	45	24	77	0	0	18	0	391
2023	216	48	19	84	0	0	13	0	380
2024	227	46	19	79	0	0	17	0	388

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 Lace Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	360	18.8	19.1	n/a
1989	330	18.1	18.2	n/a
1990	322	19.0	16.9	n/a
1991	323	19.2	16.8	n/a
1992	335	20.0	16.7	n/a
1993	387	18.0	21.5	n/a
1994	465	21.0	22.1	n/a
1995	454	22.0	20.6	n/a
1996	454	22.0	20.6	n/a
1997	452	25.0	18.1	n/a
1998	458	26.0	17.6	n/a
1999	481	26.3	18.3	n/a
2000	445	28.8	15.5	n/a
2001	429	27.0	15.9	n/a
2002	320	23.0	13.9	5
2003	320	23.0	13.9	5
2004	310	24.0	12.9	9.4
2005	306	24.0	12.8	14.1
2006	289	23.0	12.6	15.4
2007	284	17.0	16.7	17.4
2008	513	28.0	18.3	19.6
2009	541	34.0	15.9	28
2010	504	35.0	14.4	19.9
2011	552	35.0	15.7	26.8
2012	523	36.0	14.5	29.4
2013	531	44.2	11.9	28.4
2014	534	37.0	14.4	36.9
2015	500	35.0	14.2	46.4
2016	498	38.0	13.1	34.7
2017	449	36.3	12.3	36.5
2018	465	35.0	13.2	37.6
2019	467	35.1	13.2	39.2
2020	417	36.0	11.5	36.9
2021	404	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	391	34.0	11.5	38.4
2023	380	34.0	11.1	41.1
2024	388	35.0	11.0	37.6

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 Lace Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	360	18.8	19.1	n/a
1989	330	18.1	18.2	n/a
1990	322	19.0	16.9	n/a
1991	323	19.2	16.8	n/a
1992	335	20.0	16.7	n/a
1993	387	18.0	21.5	n/a
1994	465	21.0	22.1	n/a
1995	454	22.0	20.6	n/a
1996	454	22.0	20.6	n/a
1997	452	25.0	18.1	n/a
1998	458	26.0	17.6	n/a
1999	481	26.3	18.3	n/a
2000	445	28.8	15.5	n/a
2001	429	27.0	15.9	n/a
2002	320	23.0	13.9	5
2003	320	23.0	13.9	5
2004	310	24.0	12.9	9.4
2005	306	24.0	12.8	14.1
2006	289	23.0	12.6	15.4
2007	284	17.0	16.7	17.4
2008	513	28.0	18.3	19.6
2009	541	34.0	15.9	28
2010	504	35.0	14.4	19.9
2011	552	35.0	15.7	26.8
2012	523	36.0	14.5	29.4
2013	531	44.2	11.9	28.4
2014	534	37.0	14.4	36.9
2015	500	35.0	14.2	46.4
2016	498	38.0	13.1	34.7
2017	449	36.3	12.3	36.5
2018	465	35.0	13.2	37.6
2019	467	35.1	13.2	39.2
2020	417	36.0	11.5	36.9
2021	404	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	391	34.0	11.5	38.4
2023	380	34.0	11.1	41.1
2024	388	35.0	11.0	37.6

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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