where area school enrollment was at an all-time high. Although today Apollo is now a primary school, the school is considerably larger than the other primary schools in the district. Apollo School is also the site for the district administrative offices and the TLC after school program. Over the years, some of the schools have closed and reopened due to population fluctuation and school building renovations. Today, the district contains a total of seven schools, and all school buildings in the district are in active operation. The six primary schools serve grades Kindergarten through six. Gemini is the only district Junior High School which serves the seventh and eighth grades. Melzer School also offers preschool classes for in-district three- and four-year-olds. The schools in the district include: Apollo Elementary School, Des Plaines (Previously Apollo Junior High School); Melzer Elementary School, Morton Grove; Viola H. Nelson Elementary School, Morton Grove; Mark Twain Elementary School, Niles; Washington Elementary School, Glenview; Gemini Middle School, Niles (Formerly East Maine Junior High School) Public high schools see Maine Township High School District 207 Private schools Although students of Maine Township attend a wide variety of private schools in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, these are the main private schools located within the township. Saint Paul of the Cross Catholic School, Park Ridge, grades PK-8 MCC Full-Time Islamic Girls School, Morton Grove, grades PK-8 Mary Seat of Wisdom Catholic school, Park Ridge, grades PK-8 Science and Arts Academy, Des Plaines, grades PK-8 Brentwood Baptist Christian Academy, Des Plaines, grades PK-8 Our Lady of Destiny Catholic School, Des Plaines, grades PK-8 Saint Zachary Catholic School, Des Plaines, grades PK-8 Our Lady of Ransom School (closed 2004), Niles, grades PK-8 Saint Matthew Lutheran School, Niles, grades PK-8 Saint John Brebeuf Catholics School, Niles, grades PK-8 Plato Academy, Des Plaines, grades PK-8, Saint Andrews Lutheran School, Park Ridge, grades PK-8. Private high schools The Willows Academy for girls (Des Plaines) and Northridge Prep for boys (Niles) are independent, Catholic junior and senior high schools for grades 6-12 Notre Dame Catholic High School for boys, Niles, grades 9-12 New Hope Academy Special Education, Niles, grades 6-12 Higher education Oakton Community College is the area community college and is one of the top rated community colleges in the Midwest, with a main campus in Des Plaines and a satellite campus in Skokie. Oakton offer associate degrees, certificate programs, non-credit classes, and