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John Jay Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1835 W Pheasant Trl, Mount Prospect, IL 60056 · (847) 593-4385 · Part of Community Consolidated School District 59

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

Directions
Students
389
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about John Jay Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 22.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Elk Grove Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5John Jay Elem SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1835 W Pheasant Trl, Mount Prospect

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten50
Grade 172
Grade 268
Grade 360
Grade 464
Grade 571
Grade 64
Enrollment over time
318’20
304’21
310’22
364’23
389’24

Up 22.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 69%White 13%Asian 7%Black 6%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about John Jay Elem 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
Brentwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
B−
375 students11:1
Devonshire School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
C+
370 students12:1

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.