📍 10100 Dee Rd, Des Plaines, Cook County, 60016
Apollo Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Plaines, Cook County. The school has 497 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Russell. It is part of the East Maine SD 63 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Apollo Elem School enrolls 497 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Asian, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 190 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 21% |
| White | 103 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
353 of the school's 497 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Apollo Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-50, state senate district 10, state house district 20.
Apollo Elem School is one of 7 schools in East Maine SD 63, based in Des Plaines, Illinois. The district serves 3,706 students district-wide and employs 285 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 497 students, Apollo Elem School is close to the district average of about 529 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large