Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 62·NCES 171212001469
South Elementary School
1535 Everett Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60018 · (847) 824-1566 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
140 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
57%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
54.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.5pp since 2023
Math
48.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 42.7% | 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 South Elementary School
South Elementary School's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Elementary School this school | 253 | 55.3% | 50.5% |
| Diamond Lake School Mundelein | 262 | 54.2% | N/A |
| Plainfield Elementary School Des Plaines | 285 | 61.1% | 50.1% |
| Juliette Low Elementary School Arlington Heights | 274 | 59.1% | 39.9% |
| Wesley Elementary School Addison | 220 | 62.7% | 39.6% |
| G Stanley Hall Elementary School Glendale Hts | 343 | 57.1% | 24.4% |
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 South Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #582 of 1,925 | #158 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #707 of 2,077 ▼ 89 | #211 of 829 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #861 of 2,077 ▼ 151 | #269 of 829 ▼ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #1,807 of 2,419 | #742 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #67 of 2,035 | #43 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #697 of 2,042 | #248 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.3% | #1,152 of 2,132 | #576 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.5% | #182 of 615 | #49 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
253
+12 (+5%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 358
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 | 253 | 27 | 9.4:1 | 55% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 233 | 23.5 | 9.9:1 | 50% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 24 | 10.2:1 | 61% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 20.5 | 10.8:1 | 52% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 19 | 13.0:1 | 55% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 314 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 51% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 27 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 358 | 24 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (221 to 253); teachers up 32% (20.5 to 27).
About South Elementary School
South Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Des Plaines, Illinois. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 253 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
South Elementary School is one of the 11 schools that make up CCSD 62 (4,520 students in total).
Of every 100 students at South Elementary School, about 59 are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 27% White, 9% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Cook County's residents are about 27% Hispanic, 32 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
South Elementary School reported 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 9.4:1. The school's 9.4:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Roughly 55% of students at South Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
The model predicts 39.6% for a school in Illinois with South Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. South Elementary School posts 50.5%.
For Cook County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Iroquois Community School is the nearest public school to South Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of South Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 50.5% is above the 49.9% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies South Elementary School's location as City: Small.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 12 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Algonquin Middle SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- Iroquois Community SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 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
Other South Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 18 states are named South Elementary. South Elementary School is the 37th largest of the 44.
- South Elementary SchoolChillicothe, IL · 424 students
- South Elementary SchoolGlencoe, IL · 413 students
- South Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake, IL · 390 students
- South Elementary SchoolMarshall, IL · 306 students
- South Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 651 students
Nearby schools
- Iroquois Community School0.8 mi · 411
- Plainfield Elementary School0.9 mi · 285
- Maine West High School1.1 mi · 1,857
- Forest Elementary School1.1 mi · 658
- Orchard Place Elementary School1.2 mi · 258
- Central Elementary School1.2 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About South Elementary SchoolHow large is South Elementary School?
South Elementary School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades KG-05.
Is South Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does South Elementary School have?
South Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Elementary School?
At South Elementary School, the student body is approximately 27% White, 59% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is South Elementary School public or private?
South Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CCSD 62.
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