Top Rankings
Cass SD 63 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 463 students in Cass SD 63 School District.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Preschool in Cass SD 63 School District have an average reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the Illinois public pre schools of 25%).
Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
790 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
59 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Cass SD 63 School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#97 out of 852 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)35-39%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
15%
4%
% Hispanic
13%
32%
% Black
3%
18%
% White
64%
42%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,895 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,581 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,895
$21,990
Spending / Student
$19,581
$21,244
Best Cass SD 63 School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Concord Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 60-64% )
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1019 Concord Pl
Darien, IL 60561
(331) 481-4000
Darien, IL 60561
(331) 481-4000
Grades: PK-4
| 463 students
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