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Congress Park Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

9311 Shields Ave, Brookfield, IL 60513 · (708) 215-6007 · Part of LaGrange School District 102

Lyons Township’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
419
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Congress Park Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

9311 Shields Ave, Brookfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten59
Grade 162
Grade 268
Grade 357
Grade 459
Grade 561
Grade 653
Enrollment over time
405’20
404’21
401’22
411’23
419’24

Up 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 53%White 33%Black 8%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Congress Park Elem School from Lyons Township families.

Other schools in LaGrange School District 102

The district →
Barnsdale Road School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · La Grange Park
308 students12:1
Ogden Ave Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · La Grange
A
563 students15:1
Cossitt Ave Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · La Grange
A+
472 students12:1
Forest Road Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · La Grange Park
A−
452 students10:1
Park Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · La Grange Park
A+
661 students12:1

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