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B+

Lace Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

7414 S Cass Ave, Darien, IL 60561 · (630) 968-2589 · Part of Darien School District 61

Downers Grove Township’s School Grade A better than 89% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
377
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Lace Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7414 S Cass Ave, Darien

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3136
Grade 4121
Grade 5119
Grade 61
Enrollment over time
404’20
391’21
380’22
388’23
377’24

Down 6.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Hispanic 25%Black 8%Two or more races 5%Asian 5%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lace Elem School from Downers Grove Township families.

Other schools in Darien School District 61

The district →
Mark DeLay School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Darien
453 students12:1
Eisenhower Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Darien
B+
407 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Downers Grove Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.