Mark DeLay School

Regular School · Darien, IL

Mark DeLay School is a regular school school in Darien, Illinois, serving grades PK–02 with 453 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 02

Enrollment

453

Teachers (FTE)

36.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	253	56%
Hispanic/Latino	88	19%
Black or African American	53	12%
Two or more races	30	7%
Asian	29	6%
Total enrollment	453	243M / 210F

English Language Learners: 60 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	S	27.7%	2
Reading Proficiency	S	32.7%	2

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

9.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	453	100%

Contact & Location

6801 Wilmette Ave

Darien, IL 60561

Phone: (630)852-0200

http://www.darien61.org/Domain/71

District

Darien SD 61

Per-pupil expenditure: $30,180

District enrollment: 1,257

Other Schools in District

Lace Elem School Elementary
Eisenhower Jr High School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 60561) → CensusDepth.com
Illinois population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Illinois teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

172145002413

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD