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Holmes Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1900 W Lonnquist Blvd, Mount Prospect, IL 60056 · (847) 593-4390 · Part of Community Consolidated School District 59

Elk Grove Township’s School Grade B better than 64% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
459
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Holmes Jr High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Elk Grove Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Elk Grove Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Holmes Jr High SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1900 W Lonnquist Blvd, Mount Prospect

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6144
Grade 7139
Grade 8176
Enrollment over time
532’20
458’21
454’22
453’23
459’24

Down 13.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 42%White 34%Asian 14%Black 6%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Holmes Jr High School from Elk Grove Township families.

Other schools in Community Consolidated School District 59

The district →
The Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Mt Prospect
270 students19:1
Ridge Family Center for Learning
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elk Grove Village
B+
261 students12:1
Salt Creek Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elk Grove Village
C
410 students12:1
Clearmont Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elk Grove Village
B−
408 students12:1
John Jay Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mount Prospect
C
389 students12:1
Brentwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
B−
375 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Elk Grove Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.