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B−

Ideal Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

9901 W 58th St, Countryside, IL 60525 · (708) 482-2750 · Part of LaGrange School District 105

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

Directions
Students
258
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Ideal Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

9901 W 58th St, Countryside

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten39
Grade 134
Grade 237
Grade 337
Grade 435
Grade 538
Grade 638
Enrollment over time
253’20
245’21
257’22
251’23
258’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 60%White 26%Black 6%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ideal Elem School from Lyons Township families.

Other schools in LaGrange School District 105

The district →
Hodgkins Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hodgkins
B+
165 students9:1
Spring Ave Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · La Grange
A
317 students14:1
Seventh Ave Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · La Grange
A
194 students9:1
Wm F Gurrie Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · La Grange
A−
278 students8:1

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.