East Maine School District 63
East Maine School District 63 | |
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Address | |
10150 Dee Road
United States
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District information | |
Motto | Success Without Boundaries |
Grades | Pre-K - 8th |
Superintendent | Dr. Scott W. Clay |
Students and staff | |
Students | 3,463 |
Teachers | 253 |
Staff | 400 |
Other information | |
Website | www.ccsd59.org |
East Maine School District 63, otherwise known as District 63 or East Maine School District 63, is a school district that serves parts of Des Plaines, Niles, Glenview, Park Ridge, and Morton Grove that reside in the Maine Township. The school district is headquartered in Des Plaines.
The school district consists of seven schools, six of which are elementary schools and one being a junior high school. 8th-grade graduates are sent to Maine Township High School District 207, along with CCSD 62, and Park Ridge-Niles SD 64.
Schools
School Name | Address | Number of Students | Principal | Lowest grade | Highest grade | IRC Ranking |
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Apollo Elementary School | 10100 Dee Road, Des Plaines, IL, 60016 | 592 | Ms. Cassandra Schwartz | Prekindergarten | 6th grade | Commendable |
Gemini Junior High School | 8955 North Greenwood Avenue, Niles, IL, 60714 | 723 | Mr. Lewis Roberts | 7th grade | 8th grade | Commendable |
Mark Twain Elementary School | 9401 North Hamlin Avenue, Niles, IL, 60714 | 325 | Ms. Erica Perelgut | Kindergarten | 6th grade | Exemplary |
Melzer School | 9400 Oriole Avenue, Morton Grove, IL, 60053 | 493 | Mrs. Jennifer Pacheco | Prekindergarten | 6th grade | Exemplary |
V. H. Nelson Elementary School | 8901 North Ozanam Avenue, Niles, IL, 60714 | 585 | Ms. Lauren Leitao | Kindergarten | 6th grade | Exemplary |
Stevenson School | 900 Capitol Drive, Des Plaines, IL, 60016 | 429 | Mr. Howard Sussman | Kindergarten | 6th grade | Exemplary |
Washington School | 2710 Golf Road, Glenview, IL, 60025 | 305 | Ms. Katherine Anderson | Prekindergarten | 6th grade | Exemplary |
- Based on 2017-18 Illinois Report Cards.
Demographics
About 80% of the student population lives in houses that speak two or more languages. Out of 3,463 students, 31.6% of the student population is White, 28% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 11.1% with two or more races, 3.8% Black, 0.2% Pacific Islander, and 0.1% American Indian. 53% of students live in low income and 2% are homeless. 39% of the student population are English learners and 15% of students have IEPs.
Leadership
District 63 employs a school board and a group of administrators to govern the district. The school board is made up of seven members, one of which is a president and another one being a vice president.