Is Devonshire Elementary School a good school?

Devonshire Elementary School ranks 853 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Devonshire Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 418 students attended Devonshire Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Devonshire Elementary School?

Students at Devonshire Elementary School are 35% White, 28% Asian, 17% African American, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Devonshire Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Devonshire Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Old Orchard Junior High School High : Niles North High School

Devonshire Elementary School

Summary:

Devonshire Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Skokie, Illinois, serving 356 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Skokie School District 68, which is ranked 367 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Devonshire Elementary School faces some academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Devonshire's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 35.3%, compared to 37.2% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, Devonshire's proficiency rate for all grades was 28.8%, compared to 30% for the district and 28.4% for the state. However, the school performs better for African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 15% and top 25% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups. Devonshire also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.76% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the state average of 48.1%.

Compared to nearby schools, Devonshire's academic performance is generally lower than the Evanston CCSD 65 district schools, such as Dr. ML King Jr. Literary & Fine Arts, Lincolnwood Elementary, and Walker Elementary, which all have higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics. However, Devonshire performs better than the nearby Thomas Edison Elementary School, which is part of the Skokie School District 69 and has lower proficiency rates across all grade levels. Additionally, Devonshire has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.4% in 2019-2020 to 30.5% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the state average of 18.2% for the 2021-2022 school year.

Detail:

Public K-5

9040 Kostner Ave
Skokie, IL 60076-1657

(847) 568-4901

District: Skokie School District 68

SchoolDigger Rank:
853^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,564

Students who attend Devonshire Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Old Orchard Junior High School
High:	Niles North High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 418

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.7%

Asian:

27.8%

African American:

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Devonshire Elementary School ranks better than 58.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Skokie School District 68. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.55. (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 Devonshire Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Skokie School District 68. Student population at Devonshire Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (34.7%), Asian (27.8%), African American (17.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Skokie School District 68. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Devonshire Elementary School is 14.9, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Skokie School District 68! (See more...)

Compare Devonshire Elementary School employs 28 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Devonshire Elementary School is $20,564, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Skokie School District 68!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Devonshire Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Devonshire Elementary School 853^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Devonshire Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Skokie School District 68:

SchoolDigger ranks Skokie School District 68 367^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Devonshire Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Devonshire Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	68.19	773^rd	2020	61.7%
2004	66.06	812^th	2030	60.0%
2005	74.48	504^th	2022	75.1%
2006	63.49	937^th	2086	55.1%
2007	60.27	1027^th	2095	51.0%
2008	70.27	714^th	2092	65.9%
2009	76.24	511^th	2120	75.9%
2010	63.82	942^nd	2139	56.0%
2011	64.21	926^th	2147	56.9%
2012	61.23	1015^th	2166	53.1%
2013	71.95	612^th	2167	71.8%
2014	68.64	659^th	2093	68.5%
2015	58.55	739^th	2052	64.0%
2016	63.71	665^th	2046	67.5%
2017	40.19	1165^th	2044	43.0%
2018	42.39	1109^th	2037	45.6%
2019	37.53	1253^rd	2086	39.9%
2021	28.47	1322^nd	1948	32.1%
2022	53.61	870^th	2082	58.2%
2023	51.19	920^th	2077	55.7%
2024	53.55	853^rd	2067	58.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Devonshire Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.97	484^th	718	32.6%
2019	18.88	729^th	743	1.9%
2022	59.10	194^th	768	74.7%
2023	45.93	344^th	788	56.3%
2024	57.35	225^th	826	72.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Devonshire Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.62	279^th	763	63.4%
2019	51.78	441^st	1194	63.1%
2024	59.61	365^th	1195	69.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.62	809^th	1765	54.2%
2019	43.92	989^th	1816	45.5%
2021	37.24	930^th	1514	38.6%
2022	62.48	480^th	1763	72.8%
2023	53.47	727^th	1808	59.8%
2024	51.49	764^th	1793	57.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Devonshire Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.78	1427^th	1964	27.3%
2019	22.25	1629^th	2019	19.3%
2021	25.82	1226^th	1680	27.0%
2022	56.62	750^th	1970	61.9%
2023	52.88	824^th	1957	57.9%
2024	55.73	749^th	1942	61.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Devonshire Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	57.65	258^th	886	70.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Devonshire Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.46	730^th	1972	63.0%
2019	55.80	806^th	2019	60.1%
2021	28.05	1194^th	1707	30.1%
2022	49.88	884^th	1977	55.3%
2023	48.51	921^st	1984	53.6%
2024	50.39	871^st	1959	55.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Devonshire Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.56	221^st	242	8.7%
2019	8.32	232^nd	243	4.5%
2022	21.52	191^st	226	15.5%
2023	29.69	183^rd	237	22.8%
2024	20.20	186^th	219	15.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Devonshire Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	72.98	90^th	692	87.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Devonshire Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	36.28	589^th	938	37.2%

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Rank History for White students at Devonshire Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.44	1243^rd	1463	15.0%
2019	20.25	1245^th	1462	14.8%
2022	44.99	789^th	1425	44.6%
2023	27.61	1087^th	1419	23.4%
2024	34.12	964^th	1392	30.7%

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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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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Great school! Great teachers! They work with a Singapore Math system which is really good.The school has a wonderful base, three times per week gym, art classes and music classes. 18-to 24 kids in each class. My kids love their school really much. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Devonshire Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	219	2	72	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	301
1989	209	2	85	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	315
1990	215	1	88	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	322
1991	216	3	98	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	338
1992	221	3	98	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	340
1993	241	2	111	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	372
1994	247	9	109	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	376
1995	231	8	86	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	342
1996	231	8	86	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	342
1997	228	12	93	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
1998	231	14	87	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1999	235	11	90	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
2000	218	15	96	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
2001	212	15	96	24	2	n/a	n/a	0	349
2002	172	18	96	25	2	n/a	n/a	0	313
2003	172	18	96	25	2	n/a	n/a	0	313
2004	173	19	88	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	306
2005	172	31	82	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
2006	181	27	89	24	0	n/a	n/a	3	324
2007	154	32	97	24	0	n/a	n/a	2	309
2008	146	36	81	26	0	n/a	n/a	7	296
2009	145	32	84	42	0	n/a	n/a	14	317
2010	131	33	81	25	0	n/a	n/a	22	292
2011	141	36	88	33	0	0	18	0	316
2012	151	35	113	46	0	0	16	0	361
2013	163	28	125	56	2	0	19	0	393
2014	157	31	105	51	3	0	18	0	365
2015	154	38	97	56	2	0	19	0	366
2016	146	39	101	66	1	0	17	0	370
2017	152	35	101	60	2	0	11	0	361
2018	146	32	101	52	1	0	14	0	346
2019	125	34	100	44	0	0	14	0	317
2020	115	37	91	44	0	0	14	0	301
2021	102	52	82	44	0	0	16	0	296
2022	101	58	82	54	0	0	19	0	314
2023	122	67	93	54	0	0	20	0	356
2024	145	72	116	66	0	0	19	0	418

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 Devonshire Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	301	18.2	16.5	n/a
1989	315	17.4	18.1	n/a
1990	322	18.7	17.2	n/a
1991	338	20.0	16.9	n/a
1992	340	20.1	16.9	n/a
1993	372	21.6	17.2	n/a
1994	376	21.6	17.4	n/a
1995	342	23.8	14.4	n/a
1996	342	23.8	14.4	n/a
1997	354	23.1	15.3	n/a
1998	368	24.0	15.3	n/a
1999	365	23.0	15.9	n/a
2000	355	22.6	15.7	n/a
2001	349	23.1	15.1	n/a
2002	313	22.4	14.0	14.4
2003	313	22.4	14.0	14.4
2004	306	22.0	13.9	14.7
2005	317	20.5	15.5	16.7
2006	324	22.3	14.5	20.2
2007	309	21.0	14.7	22.5
2008	296	20.0	14.8	29.1
2009	317	25.6	12.4	36.3
2010	292	23.5	12.3	43.3
2011	316	24.5	12.8	49.1
2012	361	28.3	12.7	49.6
2013	393	29.5	13.2	56
2014	365	29.7	12.2	55.1
2015	366	30.0	12.2	50.5
2016	370	26.0	14.2	49.2
2017	361	27.6	13.0	53.5
2018	346	27.5	12.5	52.6
2019	317	27.2	11.6	53.9
2020	301	23.3	12.9	55.1
2021	296	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	314	26.0	12.0	61.8
2023	356	28.2	12.5	63.8
2024	418	28.0	14.9	65.8

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 Devonshire Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	301	18.2	16.5	n/a
1989	315	17.4	18.1	n/a
1990	322	18.7	17.2	n/a
1991	338	20.0	16.9	n/a
1992	340	20.1	16.9	n/a
1993	372	21.6	17.2	n/a
1994	376	21.6	17.4	n/a
1995	342	23.8	14.4	n/a
1996	342	23.8	14.4	n/a
1997	354	23.1	15.3	n/a
1998	368	24.0	15.3	n/a
1999	365	23.0	15.9	n/a
2000	355	22.6	15.7	n/a
2001	349	23.1	15.1	n/a
2002	313	22.4	14.0	14.4
2003	313	22.4	14.0	14.4
2004	306	22.0	13.9	14.7
2005	317	20.5	15.5	16.7
2006	324	22.3	14.5	20.2
2007	309	21.0	14.7	22.5
2008	296	20.0	14.8	29.1
2009	317	25.6	12.4	36.3
2010	292	23.5	12.3	43.3
2011	316	24.5	12.8	49.1
2012	361	28.3	12.7	49.6
2013	393	29.5	13.2	56
2014	365	29.7	12.2	55.1
2015	366	30.0	12.2	50.5
2016	370	26.0	14.2	49.2
2017	361	27.6	13.0	53.5
2018	346	27.5	12.5	52.6
2019	317	27.2	11.6	53.9
2020	301	23.3	12.9	55.1
2021	296	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	314	26.0	12.0	61.8
2023	356	28.2	12.5	63.8
2024	418	28.0	14.9	65.8

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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