Iroquois Community School
Public · Grades K–8 · 411 students
South Elem School
1535 Everett Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60018
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
253
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Ccsd 62
Cook County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,128 Illinois elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About South Elem School
South Elem School is a public elementary school in Des Plaines, Illinois, serving grades K–5. It is part of Ccsd 62. The school is located in a small city in Cook County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 253 students were enrolled, with about 9.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Illinois elementary school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 2,128 Illinois elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 253 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Ccsd 62
- County
- Cook County
- NCES school ID
- 171212001469
Schools near South Elem School
All 26 schools in Des Plaines →
Plainfield Elem School
Public · Grades K–5 · 285 students
Forest Elem School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 658 students
Plato Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 93 students
Orchard Place Elem School
Public · Grades K–5 · 258 students
Central Elem School
Public · Grades K–5 · 322 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.