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Melzer School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

9400 Oriole Ave, Morton Grove, IL 60053 · (847) 965-7474 · Part of East Maine School District 63

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

Directions
Students
395
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Melzer School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 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–5Melzer SchoolYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
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 ↗

9400 Oriole Ave, Morton Grove

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten53
Grade 173
Grade 261
Grade 360
Grade 467
Grade 581
Enrollment over time
394’20
367’21
397’22
402’23
395’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Asian 30%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 7%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Melzer School from Maine Township families.

Other schools in East Maine School District 63

The district →
Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Des Plaines
290 students18:1
Apollo Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
B−
536 students11:1
Mark Twain Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Niles
B
489 students14:1
V H Nelson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Niles
C+
479 students12:1
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Glenview
B−
406 students12:1
Gemini Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Niles
B+
1,111 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; Maine Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.