Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMM CONS SD 59·NCES 171377001714
Devonshire School
1401 Pennsylvania Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60018 · (847) 593-4398 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
226 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
43.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 43.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 36.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Devonshire School
Devonshire School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devonshire School this school | 370 | 61.1% | 46.8% |
| Jane Stenson School Skokie | 365 | 57.0% | 46.9% |
| Brentwood Elementary School Des Plaines | 375 | 55.7% | 42.2% |
| Devonshire Elementary School Skokie | 417 | 65.7% | 42.8% |
| Western Trails Elementary School Carol Stream | 320 | 56.9% | 43.9% |
| V H Nelson Elementary School Niles | 479 | 63.5% | 34.1% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Devonshire School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #689 of 1,925 | #185 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #853 of 2,077 ▼ 234 | #253 of 829 ▼ 66 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #964 of 2,077 ▼ 259 | #308 of 829 ▼ 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #1,150 of 2,419 | #476 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #697 of 2,035 | #329 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #88 of 2,042 | #41 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.1% | #976 of 2,132 | #528 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #552 of 1,461 | #316 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
370
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 452
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 370 | 29.8 | 12.4:1 | 61% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 28.5 | 10.5:1 | 59% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 24.8 | 11.6:1 | 55% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 29.5 | 15.2:1 | 57% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 50% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 23 | 15.2:1 | 38% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 452 | 27 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 452 | 27 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Devonshire School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (449 to 370); teachers up 1% (29.5 to 29.8).
About Devonshire School
Des Plaines, Illinois, is home to Devonshire School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 370 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
Devonshire School is one school in Comm Cons SD 59, a system of 15 schools with 5,869 students.
Of every 100 students at Devonshire School, about 38 are White, the largest group. After that, the student body is 27% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 29.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.4:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Roughly 61% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Devonshire School is 10.5 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.8% actual, 36.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
Census data for Cook County show the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Devonshire School, Cook County has 1,406 public schools.
Friendship Jr High School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Devonshire School at 6th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Devonshire School had 376 students in 2020-21 and 370 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
The discussion board for Devonshire School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Comm Cons SD 59
- Grove Jr High SchoolMiddle · 741 students
- Friendship Jr High SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Holmes Jr High SchoolMiddle · 459 students
- Salt Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Clearmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- John Jay Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
Other schools in Des Plaines
- Maine West High SchoolHigh · 1,857 students
- Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Friendship Jr High SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Algonquin Middle SchoolMiddle · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Friendship Jr High School0.5 mi · 633
- Terrace Elementary School0.9 mi · 206
- Forest Elementary School1.0 mi · 658
- Algonquin Middle School1.1 mi · 597
- Maine West High School1.1 mi · 1,857
- Brentwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Devonshire SchoolHow large is Devonshire School?
Devonshire School enrolls approximately 370 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Devonshire School serve?
Devonshire School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Devonshire School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Devonshire School is approximately 12.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Devonshire School?
Devonshire School reports a student body of 38% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 27% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Devonshire School public or private?
Devonshire School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Comm Cons SD 59.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.