school district containing three high schools with grades nine through twelve: Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 East Maine Elementary School District 63 Park Ridge-Niles Elementary School District 64 Maine Township High School District 207 Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 District 64 is an elementary school district serving students in Park Ridge, IL* and part of Niles, IL. The District employs more than 600 staff members who provide a rich academic program and positive learning environment for approximately 4,500 students. The District operates five elementary schools for grades K-5: Carpenter, Field, Franklin, Roosevelt and Washington; two middle schools for grades 6-8: Emerson and Lincoln; and an early childhood education center at Jefferson School. (*East Maine School District 63 serves a small portion of northeast Park The district now has 1 early childhood center, 5 elementary schools, and 2 middle schools; at one point the district operated 9 schools including Edison Elementary, Emerson Junior High, Field Elementary, Franklin Elementary, Jefferson, Lincoln Junior High, Madison Elementary, Merrill Elementary, and Washington Elementary. The schools in the district include: Carpenter Elementary School, Park Ridge; Field Elementary School, Park Ridge; Franklin Elementary School, Park Ridge; Roosevelt Elementary School, Park Ridge; Washington Elementary School, Park Ridge; Jefferson Early Childhood Center, Niles; Emerson Middle School, Niles; Lincoln Middle School, Park Ridge District 64 is often noted as having Hillary Rodham Clinton, former First Lady of the United States, Secretary of State of the United States, and New York Senator as an alumni. She attended Field Elementary School and Emerson Junior High. East Maine School District 63 "East Maine School District 63 is a K-8 public school district in Cook County, Illinois, with six elementary schools (K-6) and one junior high school (7-8). Enrollment is approximately 3600 students. District 63 encompasses portions of five different communities - unincorporated Des Plaines, Niles, Glenview, Park Ridge, and Morton Grove. Each school is seen as part of the specific community where it is located. Demographics indicate that approximately 81% of the students come from homes where a language other than English is spoken. District 63 is a linguistically and culturally diverse community of learners reflective of the Chicago metropolitan area." East Maine School District 63 was formed and the schools built after World War II. Originally, Apollo School was a Junior High School along with Gemini, which was originally known as East Maine Junior High School. This was during the baby-boom