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Terrace Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

735 S Westgate Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016 · (847) 824-1501 · Part of Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62

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

Directions
Students
206
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Terrace Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher
  • 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–5Terrace Elem SchoolYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

735 S Westgate Rd, Des Plaines

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten24
Grade 135
Grade 231
Grade 331
Grade 445
Grade 540
Enrollment over time
213’20
215’21
235’22
220’23
206’24

Down 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 43%Hispanic 36%Asian 13%Black 5%Two or more races 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Terrace Elem 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
Iroquois Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Des Plaines
A
411 students12:1
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

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.