📍 7414 S Cass Ave, Darien, DuPage County, 60561
Lace Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Darien, DuPage County. The school has 380 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrya Kubilius. It is part of the Darien SD 61 school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lace Elem School enrolls 380 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 216 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 13% |
| Asian | 19 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
156 of the school's 380 students (41%) 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.
Lace 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-60, state senate district 41, state house district 81.
Lace Elem School is one of 3 schools in Darien SD 61, based in Darien, Illinois. The district serves 1,237 students district-wide and employs 110 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 380 students, Lace Elem School is close to the district average of about 412 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large