East Maine School District 63

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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
Website www.emsd63.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]

Contents

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 NameAddressNumber of StudentsPrincipalLowest gradeHighest gradeIRC Ranking
Apollo Elementary School10100 Dee Road, Des Plaines, IL, 60016592Ms. Cassandra SchwartzPrekindergarten6th gradeCommendable
Gemini Junior High School8955 North Greenwood Avenue, Niles, IL, 60714723Mr. Lewis Roberts7th grade8th gradeCommendable
Mark Twain Elementary School9401 North Hamlin Avenue, Niles, IL, 60714325Ms. Erica PerelgutKindergarten6th gradeExemplary
Emma Melzer School9400 Oriole Avenue, Morton Grove, IL, 60053493Mrs. Jennifer PachecoPrekindergarten6th gradeExemplary
V. H. Nelson Elementary School8901 North Ozanam Avenue, Niles, IL, 60714585Ms. Lauren LeitaoKindergarten6th gradeExemplary
Stevenson School9000 Capitol Drive, Des Plaines, IL, 60016429Mr. Howard SussmanKindergarten6th gradeExemplary
Washington School2710 Golf Road, Glenview, IL, 60025305Ms. Katherine AndersonPrekindergarten6th gradeExemplary

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]

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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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