Enrollment
206
Elementary
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 62·NCES 171212001470
Terrace Elementary School
735 S Westgate Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016 · (847) 824-1501 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
82 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
66%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
71.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.1pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.1% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 53.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Terrace Elementary School
Terrace Elementary School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Elementary School this school | 206 | 39.8% | 64.3% |
| Ridge Family Center for Learning Elk Grove Village | 261 | 39.5% | 69.8% |
| Stella May Swartz Elementary School Oakbrook Terrace | 167 | 38.9% | 58.5% |
| Hawthorne Elementary School Wheaton | 185 | 36.8% | 72.8% |
| Park East School Round Lake | 312 | 36.5% | 63.1% |
| Medinah Primary School Medinah | 248 | 35.1% | N/A |
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 Terrace Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #221 of 1,925 | #79 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #327 of 2,077 ▼ 80 | #109 of 829 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #317 of 2,077 ▼ 47 | #118 of 829 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #2,027 of 2,419 | #814 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.1:1 | #3 of 2,035 | #2 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #288 of 2,042 | #120 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #1,557 of 2,132 | #658 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #1,395 of 1,461 | #637 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
206
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-42% 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 | 206 | 29 | 7.1:1 | 40% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 25.9 | 8.5:1 | 35% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 235 | 24 | 9.8:1 | 35% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 213 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 20.2 | 10.4:1 | 27% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 21 | 11.8:1 | 31% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 314 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 19% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 22 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 358 | 25 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Terrace Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (209 to 206); teachers up 44% (20.2 to 29).
About Terrace Elementary School
Terrace Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Des Plaines, Illinois. The school reports 206 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 46% smaller than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
The 11 schools in CCSD 62 enroll 4,520 students altogether, Terrace Elementary School among them.
Enrollment at Terrace Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 43%. The rest of enrollment is 36% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. The White share in Cook County as a whole is similar, at about 44%. Terrace Elementary School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Terrace Elementary School counts 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 7.1 students for each one. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. About 40% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Terrace Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois schools. It scores 64.3%; the prediction is 48.5%.
Across Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Terrace Elementary School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
Nearby, Brentwood Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Terrace Elementary School places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Terrace Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 213 in 2020-21 and 206 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
Discussions about Terrace Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Terrace Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Terrace Elementary. Terrace Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Terrace ElementaryRiverside, CA · 740 students
- Terrace Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 457 students
- Terrace ElementaryDelano, CA · 363 students
Nearby schools
- Brentwood Elementary School0.7 mi · 375
- Algonquin Middle School0.9 mi · 597
- Devonshire School0.9 mi · 370
- Forest Elementary School1.0 mi · 658
- Friendship Jr High School1.2 mi · 633
- Chippewa Middle School1.2 mi · 652
Frequently asked questions
About Terrace Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Terrace Elementary School?
Terrace Elementary School enrolls approximately 206 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Terrace Elementary School serve?
Terrace Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Terrace Elementary School have?
Terrace Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.1:1.
How diverse is Terrace Elementary School?
Terrace Elementary School reports a student body of 43% White, 36% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Terrace Elementary School public or private?
Terrace Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CCSD 62.
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