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Best public schools in Des Plaines, IL

21 public schools in Des Plaines: 12 elementary · 3 middle · 1 high · 1 K-8 · 3 combined · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Illinois.

Elementary schools

12 schools in Des Plaines, best first
1
Cumberland Elem School 90.0
Ccsd 62 · Grades K-5 · 301 students
ELA 79%Math 70%Science 62%
#147 of 1,470 in Illinois
2
Terrace Elem School 79.1
Ccsd 62 · Grades K-5 · 220 students
ELA 70%Math 64%Science 53%
#307 of 1,470 in Illinois
3
Central Elem School 72.4
Ccsd 62 · Grades K-5 · 326 students
ELA 66%Math 63%Science 42%
#406 of 1,470 in Illinois
4
Forest Elem School 71.6
Ccsd 62 · Grades PK-5 · 657 students
ELA 69%Math 61%Science 37%
#418 of 1,470 in Illinois
5
Plainfield Elem School 58.6
Ccsd 62 · Grades K-5 · 285 students
ELA 64%Math 48%Science 35%
#609 of 1,470 in Illinois
6
South Elem School 55.3
Ccsd 62 · Grades K-5 · 233 students
ELA 53%Math 48%Science 47%
#657 of 1,470 in Illinois
7
Devonshire School 47.1
Comm Cons SD 59 · Grades K-5 · 299 students
ELA 51%Math 43%Science 42%
#778 of 1,470 in Illinois
8
Brentwood Elem School 42.7
Comm Cons SD 59 · Grades K-5 · 435 students
ELA 47%Math 41%Science 43%
#843 of 1,470 in Illinois
9
Orchard Place Elem School 29.6
Ccsd 62 · Grades K-5 · 253 students
ELA 39%Math 35%
#1,035 of 1,470 in Illinois
10
North Elementary School 27.8
Ccsd 62 · Grades K-5 · 558 students
ELA 42%Math 36%Science 16%
#1,062 of 1,470 in Illinois
11
Apollo Elem School 26.0
East Maine SD 63 · Grades K-5 · 530 students
ELA 37%Math 31%Science 35%
#1,088 of 1,470 in Illinois
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Early Learning Center —
East Maine SD 63 · Grades PK · 245 students
No published test results

Middle schools

3 schools in Des Plaines, best first
1
Chippewa Middle School 57.6
Ccsd 62 · Grades 6-8 · 665 students
ELA 55%Math 41%Science 50%
#259 of 610 in Illinois
2
Algonquin Middle School 55.5
Ccsd 62 · Grades 6-8 · 559 students
ELA 54%Math 45%Science 43%
#272 of 610 in Illinois
3
Friendship Jr High School 54.2
Comm Cons SD 59 · Grades 6-8 · 616 students
ELA 54%Math 39%Science 52%
#280 of 610 in Illinois

High schools

1 school in Des Plaines
1
Maine West High School 63.5
Maine Township HSD 207 · Grades 9-12 · 1,886 students
ELA 58%Math 40%Science 57%
#185 of 506 in Illinois

K-8 schools

1 school in Des Plaines
1
Iroquois Community School 93.6
Ccsd 62 · Grades K-8 · 423 students
ELA 77%Math 61%Science 67%
#41 of 630 in Illinois

Combined schools

3 schools in Des Plaines
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NCISC ALOP —
Region 05 North Cook ISC 1 · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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North Cook Student Advocacy ALOP —
Region 05 North Cook ISC 1 · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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North Cook Young Adult Academy —
Region 05 North Cook ISC 1 · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results

Schools

1 school in Des Plaines
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Terrace School-D/HH EC Program —
NW Suburban Spec Educ Org · Grades M
No published test results

School districts serving Des Plaines

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