Elementary · Illinois

North Elementary School

Free meals for all

North Elementary School, a public elementary school in Des Plaines, Illinois: grades k–5, 599 students, 11.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of CCSD 62.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 599
Teachers (FTE): 54.0
Students per teacher: 11.1
Grades: K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 79% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 86% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 88% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Larger than 80% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Small city
Run by: CCSD 62

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with CCSD 62.

Location

Address: 1789 Rand Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016
Phone: (847)824-1399
City or town: Des Plaines
County: Cook County

Website Quality of life in Des Plaines Schools in Des Plaines

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Central Elem School	K–5	322	11.5	0.5 mi
Cumberland Elem School	K–5	279	6.8	1.5 mi
Franklin Elementary School	K–5	535	12.9	1.5 mi
Forest Elem School	Pre-K–5	658	12.4	1.7 mi
South Elem School	K–5	253	9.4	1.7 mi
Mark Twain Elem School	K–5	489	14.0	1.7 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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