Photo: Aneekr at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Rosemont’s public schools outscore 71% of Illinois districts
In Rosemont, 38% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Rosemont, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Rosemont’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1385 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rosemont’s, its schools beat 88%, higher than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 38% and math 28% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Leyden Community High School District 212 spends $27,779 per student and Rosemont Elementary School District 78 $31,295, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then four middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Rosemont’s grade
B+: better than 71% of Illinois school districts, #252 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rosemont, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Rosemont · depends on your address
Forest Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 658 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Des Plaines
Rosemont Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 221 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Parts of Rosemont (5% of its land) are served by Schiller Park School District 81 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Four districts serve Rosemont
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Rosemont vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Rosemont’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rosemont | B+ | Rosemont Elementary School District 78 PK–8 · Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Chicago | C | Chicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Leyden | C− | Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Maine | A− | Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 PK–8 · Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 PK–8 · East Maine School District 63 PK–8 |
| Des Plaines | A− | Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 PK–8 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 |
| Park Ridge | A | Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 PK–8 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 |
4 of the 5 neighbors share Maine Township High School District 207 with Rosemont for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Rosemont
17 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Rosemont’s schools
Are Rosemont’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rosemont children attend outscore 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #252 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rosemont in?
Leyden Community High School District 212, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,527 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Rosemont are served by Schiller Park School District 81.
Where do Rosemont kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Maine South High School, Maine East High School, Maine West High School, East Leyden High School and West Leyden High School.
What is Rosemont’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Maine Township High School District 207 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Rosemont spend per student?
$27,779 in Leyden Community High School District 212, $31,295 in Rosemont Elementary School District 78, $29,333 in Maine Township High School District 207 and $26,014 in Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Rosemont families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.