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John Jay Elem School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1835 W Pheasant Trl
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
Phone
(847) 593-4385
District
Comm Cons SD 59
County
COOK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
364
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.8% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

John Jay Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

40 30 20 10 0
16%
31%
11%
30%
20%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
32%
19%
37%
11%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
14%
32%
17%
38%
10%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
11
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 72 19.8%
Grade 1 65 17.9%
Grade 2 54 14.8%
Grade 3 61 16.8%
Grade 4 63 17.3%
Grade 5 49 13.5%
Total 364 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 15.5% 37.9% 47.6%
Black 6.3% 4.4% 17.2%
Hispanic 67.6% 43.8% 29.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.2% 12.3% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.4% 1.6% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 64,571 12,549,689
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,871.0 225
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.4% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.6% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.1% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 15.8% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 26,182 5,001,904
Single Parent Households With Children 6.7% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.2% 90.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 37.5% 37.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.4% 23.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.2% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.2% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 15.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.8% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.8% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 7.1% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,413 $72,852,000 45.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,155 $12,647,000 7.9%
Staff $2,167 $12,720,000 7.9%
General Administration $662 $3,888,000 2.4%
School Administration $1,554 $9,119,000 5.7%
Operation $1,872 $10,989,000 6.8%
Transportation $998 $5,856,000 3.6%
Other $897 $5,264,000 3.3%
Total Support $10,306 $60,483,000 37.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,624 $27,138,000 16.9%
Total Expenditures $27,342 $160,473,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,387 $21,022,669,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,534 $2,832,016,000 6.8%
Staff $744 $1,372,782,000 3.3%
General Administration $556 $1,025,624,000 2.5%
School Administration $975 $1,800,510,000 4.4%
Operation $1,675 $3,092,764,000 7.5%
Transportation $835 $1,541,192,000 3.7%
Other $840 $1,551,602,000 3.7%
Total Support $7,159 $13,216,490,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,866 $7,138,346,000 17.3%
Total Expenditures $22,411 $41,377,505,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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