Cass School District 63

Public Grades PK–8 ASchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Darien, and parts of Downers Grove.

At a glance

773Students enrolled

2Schools

$19,128Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

23%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Darien

Grades PK–4

Concord Elem School or Mark DeLay School or Elizabeth Ide Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 5

Concord Elem School or Prairieview Elementary School or Lace Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Eisenhower Jr High School or Lakeview Jr High School or Cass Jr High SchoolDepends on your addressDarien School District 61

Grades 9–12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listCommunity High School District 99

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency37%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts52%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 94% at Community High School District 99, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$19,128

per student each year · 11% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction59%

Support & administration39%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)67%

State25%

Federal8%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

792’20

802’21

775’22

790’23

773’24

Students

White · 66%509

Asian · 15%117

Hispanic · 8%63

Two or more races · 6%43

Black · 4%30

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%9

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools2 in district · 4 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Concord Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 460 students · Darien

D-Public 📚

Cass Jr High SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 313 students · Darien

APublic

Where students go next · Community High School District 99 and Hinsdale Township High School District 86

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Comm H S Dist 99 - North H SHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,082 students · Downers Grove

APublic 🏫

Comm H S Dist 99 - South High SchHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,591 students · Downers Grove

A-Public 🏫

Hinsdale Central High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,445 students · Hinsdale

A+Public 🏫

Hinsdale South High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,370 students · Darien

APublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Maercker School District 60Westmont · Willowbrook · $20,153 per student

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Woodridge School District 68Lisle · Woodridge · $22,589 per student

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Argo Community High School District 217Lyons · Willow Springs · $26,897 per student

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Downers Grove Grade School District 58Downers Grove · $21,709 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.