Devonshire School

Devonshire School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Des Plaines, Illinois, one of the schools within Comm Cons SD 59, hosts 370 students, covering grades K through 5.

Devonshire School is one of 15 schools operated by Comm Cons SD 59, a district that instructs 5,869 students overall.

On demographics, Devonshire School reports that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 27% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Devonshire School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Devonshire School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Devonshire School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.2%; this one delivers 46.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Devonshire School is one.

Friendship Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Devonshire School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 50.6%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Devonshire School has shrank 18%, going from 449 students in 2018 to 370 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment edged up from 18% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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