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Iroquois Community School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

1836 E Touhy Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60018 · (847) 824-1308 · Part of Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62

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

Directions
Students
411
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Iroquois Community School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Maine Township kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

K–8Iroquois Community SchoolYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts59%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1836 E Touhy Ave, Des Plaines

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten40
Grade 140
Grade 240
Grade 340
Grade 451
Grade 548
Grade 652
Grade 752
Grade 848
Enrollment over time
473’20
433’21
432’22
423’23
411’24

Down 13.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Hispanic 23%Asian 19%Two or more races 5%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Iroquois Community School from Maine Township families.

Other schools in Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62

The district →
Forest Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Des Plaines
B+
658 students12:1
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
B−
599 students11:1
Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
A
322 students12:1
Plainfield Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
B−
285 students11:1
Cumberland Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
A
279 students7:1
Orchard Place Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
C+
258 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; Maine Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.