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GreatSchools Rating: 6 out of 10. GreatSchools Ratings are based on test results. 10 is best.
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Top-Rated Des Plaines Public Schools

 
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Iroquois Community SchoolGreatSchools Rating: 9 out of 10. GreatSchools Ratings are based on test results. 10 is best.
Terrace Elementary SchoolGreatSchools Rating: 9 out of 10. GreatSchools Ratings are based on test results. 10 is best.
Devonshire SchoolGreatSchools Rating: 8 out of 10. GreatSchools Ratings are based on test results. 10 is best.
Brentwood Elementary SchoolGreatSchools Rating: 7 out of 10. GreatSchools Ratings are based on test results. 10 is best.
Central Elementary SchoolGreatSchools Rating: 7 out of 10. GreatSchools Ratings are based on test results. 10 is best.
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Chippewa Middle School

1 out of 5 stars

I hated this school!! I am a former student of Central and now student of Chippewa. T...

Posted yesterday

Iroquois Community School

5 out of 5 stars

My family started at ICS the year it opened and my last child will be graduating this y...

Posted 12 days ago

Our Lady of Destiny School

5 out of 5 stars

This small elementary school has a solid curriculum that makes it ahead of its peers. I...

Posted 25 days ago

What's it like to live in Des Plaines?

Des PlainesIllinoisU.S.
Median household income $62,294 $55,396 $51,660
Median home price $193,250 $176,120 $183,450
Cost of living (% of national avg)105% 99% 100%
Unemployment 11% 10% 10%
Violent crime index (1 is lowest)364
Days per year with some sun: 187
Days per year with some precipitation: 126		More about this data
Source: Sperling's Best Places
Population: 57,760
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