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Enrollment
599
Elementary
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 62·NCES 171212001466
North Elementary School
1789 Rand Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016 · (847) 824-1399 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
426 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
43.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.3pp since 2023
Math
36.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.1% | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 23.8% | 20.8% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 North Elementary School
North Elementary School's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Elementary School this school | 599 | 71.1% | 32.8% |
| Apollo Elementary School Des Plaines | 536 | 68.3% | 33.4% |
| Jamieson Elementary School Chicago | 825 | 67.6% | 47.0% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School Niles | 489 | 66.5% | 40.2% |
| Madison Elementary School Skokie | 609 | 59.6% | N/A |
| Thomas Edison Elementary School Morton Grove | 605 | 59.5% | 41.3% |
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 North Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #1,166 of 1,925 | #351 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,071 of 2,077 ▲ 76 | #317 of 829 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #1,241 of 2,077 ▲ 179 | #411 of 829 ▲ 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #275 of 2,419 | #157 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #303 of 2,035 | #168 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #115 of 2,042 | #53 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #715 of 2,132 | #450 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.1% | #132 of 615 | #33 of 186 |
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
599
+157 (+36%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 498
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 | 599 | 54 | 11.1:1 | 71% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 49.3 | 11.3:1 | 71% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 40.1 | 10.8:1 | 60% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 42.2 | 12.0:1 | 51% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 41 | 12.9:1 | 70% (371) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 61% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 36 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 498 | 31 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (507 to 599); teachers up 28% (42.2 to 54).
About North Elementary School
North Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Des Plaines, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 599 students covers kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 57% higher than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
The district, CCSD 62, has 4,520 students enrolled across 11 schools.
North Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Asian students are the largest at 36%. Smaller groups are 31% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 8% of Cook County residents are Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at North Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
The school reported 54 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.1:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 71% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Test results at North Elementary School are 2.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (32.8% actual, 30.4% predicted).
North Elementary School is located in Cook County, where median household income is about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
The school nearest to North Elementary School is Central Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of North Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. North Elementary School is 7th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
North Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Enrollment was 442 in 2020-21 and 599 in 2024-25, a gain of 157 students.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for North Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 CCSD 62
- Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Algonquin Middle SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- Iroquois Community SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Plainfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 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
- Algonquin Middle SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- Apollo Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
Other North Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 24 states are named North Elementary. North Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 51.
- North Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake, IL · 638 students
- North Elementary SchoolGodfrey, IL · 549 students
- North Elementary SchoolTaylorville, IL · 522 students
- North Elementary SchoolWaukegan, IL · 498 students
- North Elementary SchoolVilla Park, IL · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary School0.5 mi · 322
- Maine East High School1.3 mi · 1,921
- Cumberland Elementary School1.5 mi · 279
- Franklin Elementary School1.5 mi · 535
- Chippewa Middle School1.6 mi · 652
- Algonquin Middle School1.6 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About North Elementary SchoolHow large is North Elementary School?
North Elementary School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does North Elementary School serve?
North Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Elementary School is approximately 11.1:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Elementary School?
At North Elementary School, the student body is approximately 31% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% Black, 36% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is North Elementary School in?
North Elementary School is part of CCSD 62.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.