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Devonshire School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1401 Pennsylvania Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60018 · (847) 593-4398 · Part of Community Consolidated School District 59

Elk Grove Township’s School Grade B better than 64% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
370
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Devonshire School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Elk Grove Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Elk Grove Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Devonshire SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1401 Pennsylvania Ave, Des Plaines

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten65
Grade 163
Grade 246
Grade 361
Grade 462
Grade 570
Grade 63
Enrollment over time
376’20
346’21
286’22
299’23
370’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 38%Asian 27%Hispanic 25%Black 5%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Devonshire School from Elk Grove Township families.

Other schools in Community Consolidated School District 59

The district →
The Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Mt Prospect
270 students19:1
Ridge Family Center for Learning
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elk Grove Village
B+
261 students12:1
Salt Creek Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elk Grove Village
C
410 students12:1
Clearmont Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elk Grove Village
B−
408 students12:1
John Jay Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mount Prospect
C
389 students12:1
Brentwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
B−
375 students11:1

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; Elk Grove Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.