Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DARIEN SD 61·NCES 172145002414
Lace Elementary School
7414 S Cass Ave, Darien, IL 60561 · (630) 968-2589 · DuPage County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
116 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 136 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 32% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lace Elementary School→Eisenhower Jr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Darien SD 61. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
62.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.6pp since 2023
Math
58.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.6% | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 42.7% |
% 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Lace Elementary School
Lace Elementary School's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lace Elementary School this school | 377 | 30.8% | 55.0% |
| Old Post Elementary School Oswego | 387 | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| J T Manning Elementary School Westmont | 386 | 31.6% | 68.8% |
| Westmore Elementary School Lombard | 432 | 33.3% | 54.9% |
| Mitchell Elementary School Chicago | 446 | 30.3% | 58.7% |
| Forest Road Elementary School La Grange Park | 452 | 27.9% | 63.9% |
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 Lace Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #444 of 1,925 | #62 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #452 of 2,077 ▲ 28 | #75 of 141 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #593 of 2,077 ▼ 76 | #84 of 141 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #1,119 of 2,419 | #86 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #271 of 2,035 | #24 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #574 of 2,042 | #61 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.8% | #1,764 of 2,132 | #71 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #490 of 1,461 | #27 of 92 |
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
377
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 323
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 | 377 | 34.5 | 10.9:1 | 31% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 35 | 11.1:1 | 38% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 34 | 11.2:1 | 41% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 35 | 13.3:1 | 38% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 35% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 27% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 27 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 19 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lace Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (465 to 377); teachers down 1% (35 to 34.5).
About Lace Elementary School
Lace Elementary School sits in Darien, Illinois, and is classified as an elementary school. It is open to students in grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 377 students.
Darien SD 61 runs 3 schools with a combined 1,237 students. Lace Elementary School is one of them.
More than half of the students at Lace Elementary School are White (57%). Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
On staff are 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 31% of students at Lace Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in DuPage County average a similar 34%.
Lace Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.0% and a predicted 53.8%.
In DuPage County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $112,096 a year, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Lace Elementary School, DuPage County has 277 public schools.
Eisenhower Jr High School sits about 0.3 miles from Lace Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 55.0% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 4 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decline, from 404 to 377.
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DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Darien SD 61
- Mark DeLay SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Eisenhower Jr High SchoolMiddle · 407 students
Other schools in Darien
- Hinsdale South High SchoolHigh · 1,370 students
- Concord Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Mark DeLay SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Elizabeth Ide Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Eisenhower Jr High SchoolMiddle · 407 students
- Cass Jr High SchoolMiddle · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Eisenhower Jr High School0.3 mi · 407
- Concord Elementary School0.8 mi · 460
- Mark DeLay School0.8 mi · 453
- Elizabeth Ide Elementary School1.0 mi · 410
- Gower West Elementary School1.1 mi · 531
- Hinsdale South High School1.2 mi · 1,370
Frequently asked questions
About Lace Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lace Elementary School?
Lace Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Lace Elementary School serve?
Lace Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lace Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lace Elementary School is approximately 10.9:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lace Elementary School?
Lace Elementary School reports a student body of 57% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lace Elementary School?
Lace Elementary School is overseen by Darien SD 61 in DuPage County.
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