East Maine School District 63
Address
10150 Dee Road
Des Plaines, Illinois
United States
District information
MottoSuccess Without Boundaries
GradesPre-K - 8th
SuperintendentDr. Scott W. Clay[1]
Students and staff
Students3,463
Teachers253
Staff400[2]
Other information
Websitewww.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.[3]

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.[4]

Schools

School Name Address Number of Students Principal Lowest grade Highest grade IRC Ranking
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.[3]

Demographics

About 80% of the student population lives in houses that speak two or more languages.[5] 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.[3]

Leadership

District 63 employs a school board and a group of administrators to govern the district.[6] The school board is made up of seven members, one of which is a president and another one being a vice president.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Superintendent's Office". East Maine School District 63. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  2. ↑ "Human Resources". East Maine School District 63. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  3. 1 2 3 "East Maine SD 63". Illinois Report Card. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  4. ↑ "Maine Township HSD 207 Report Card". Illinois: Illinois Report Card. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  5. ↑ "About District 63". East Maine School District 63. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  6. ↑ "District Administrators". East Maine School District 63. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  7. ↑ "School Board". East Maine School District 63. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
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