Is John Jay Elementary School a good school?

John Jay Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend John Jay Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 364 students attended John Jay Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of John Jay Elementary School?

Students at John Jay Elementary School are 65% Hispanic, 15% White, 9% Asian, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of John Jay Elementary School attend?

Students who attend John Jay Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Holmes Junior High School

John Jay Elementary School

Summary:

John Jay Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mount Prospect, Illinois, serving 310 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Community Consolidated School District 59, which is ranked 424 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Jay Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,131 and 1,709 out of over 2,000 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 16% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 14.2% in Mathematics, compared to 41.2% and 28.4% statewide, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, John Jay Elementary School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.8% in the 2019-2020 school year to 36.6% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is well above the state and district averages.

While the nearby Rupley Elementary School and Brentwood Elementary School within the same district generally perform better than John Jay Elementary School, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Dryden Elementary School and Lions Park Elementary School, significantly outperform John Jay Elementary School, with proficiency rates that are 30-40 percentage points higher in core subject areas. Despite the higher spending per student at John Jay Elementary School, the school's academic outcomes remain significantly below state and district averages, suggesting that increased funding alone may not be the sole solution to improving student performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

1835 W Pheasant Trl
Mount Prospect, IL 60056-4556

(847) 593-4385

District: Community Cons School District 59

SchoolDigger Rank:
1591^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,951

Students who attend John Jay Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Holmes Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 364

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.8%

White:

14.8%

Asian:

8.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John Jay Elementary School ranks worse than 77% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Community Cons School District 59. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.21. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (64.8%), White (14.8%), Asian (8.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John Jay Elementary School is 12.2. 8 elementary schools in the Community Cons School District 59 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare John Jay Elementary School employs 29.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John Jay Elementary School is $17,951, which is the lowest among 12 elementary schools in the Community Cons School District 59!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John Jay Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks John Jay Elementary School 1591^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See John Jay Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Community Cons School District 59:

SchoolDigger ranks Community Cons School District 59 424^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John Jay Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at John Jay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	45.50	1291^st	2020	36.1%
2004	54.61	1127^th	2030	44.5%
2005	67.81	762^nd	2022	62.3%
2006	71.13	661^st	2086	68.3%
2007	68.13	777^th	2095	62.9%
2008	40.47	1451^st	2092	30.6%
2009	35.66	1553^rd	2120	26.7%
2010	21.40	1800^th	2139	15.8%
2011	23.10	1786^th	2147	16.8%
2012	35.62	1585^th	2166	26.8%
2013	45.89	1252^nd	2167	42.2%
2014	48.88	1131^st	2093	46.0%
2015	28.58	1455^th	2052	29.1%
2016	30.30	1415^th	2046	30.8%
2017	20.10	1677^th	2044	18.0%
2018	17.94	1723^rd	2037	15.4%
2019	20.58	1709^th	2086	18.1%
2021	26.17	1382^nd	1948	29.1%
2022	37.91	1225^th	2082	41.2%
2023	28.39	1437^th	2077	30.8%
2024	23.21	1591^st	2067	23.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John Jay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.34	671^st	718	6.5%
2019	22.42	706^th	743	5.0%
2021	45.03	223^rd	537	58.5%
2022	33.92	555^th	768	27.7%
2023	37.50	490^th	788	37.8%
2024	31.64	622^nd	826	24.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John Jay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	55.03	351^st	1113	68.5%
2023	37.10	658^th	1156	43.1%
2024	26.51	909^th	1195	23.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John Jay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.13	1602^nd	1765	9.2%
2019	20.45	1633^rd	1816	10.1%
2021	31.38	1082^nd	1514	28.5%
2022	44.95	906^th	1763	48.6%
2023	31.68	1269^th	1808	29.8%
2024	23.43	1489^th	1793	17.0%

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Rank History for Female students at John Jay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.72	1545^th	1964	21.3%
2019	23.16	1599^th	2019	20.8%
2021	22.89	1303^rd	1680	22.4%
2022	43.48	1010^th	1970	48.7%
2023	37.44	1147^th	1957	41.4%
2024	29.20	1349^th	1942	30.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at John Jay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	30.91	626^th	886	29.3%

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Rank History for Male students at John Jay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.81	1760^th	1972	10.8%
2019	23.55	1576^th	2019	21.9%
2021	24.96	1265^th	1707	25.9%
2022	30.67	1293^rd	1977	34.6%
2023	19.42	1625^th	1984	18.1%
2024	19.42	1596^th	1959	18.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John Jay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.43	925^th	938	1.4%
2019	12.45	942^nd	955	1.4%
2021	23.76	645^th	742	13.1%
2022	34.48	616^th	954	35.4%
2023	27.37	763^rd	970	21.3%
2024	22.85	804^th	959	16.2%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for John Jay Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	256	6	50	71	1	n/a	n/a	0	384
1989	226	11	51	64	1	n/a	n/a	0	353
1990	236	9	48	82	1	n/a	n/a	0	376
1991	253	17	57	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	418
1992	231	23	47	131	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
1993	232	22	43	163	1	n/a	n/a	0	461
1994	160	27	27	153	0	n/a	n/a	0	367
1995	148	35	15	211	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
1996	148	35	15	211	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
1997	132	28	16	217	0	n/a	n/a	0	393
1998	121	29	11	276	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1999	93	19	17	267	0	n/a	n/a	0	396
2000	77	23	13	252	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
2001	80	25	13	258	1	n/a	n/a	0	377
2002	55	17	13	225	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
2003	55	17	13	225	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
2004	64	13	10	235	0	n/a	n/a	0	322
2005	59	16	15	241	0	n/a	n/a	0	331
2006	52	11	16	270	1	n/a	n/a	2	352
2007	68	10	17	259	1	n/a	n/a	4	359
2008	68	6	19	239	1	n/a	n/a	9	342
2009	58	7	19	237	0	n/a	n/a	11	332
2010	34	0	22	279	12	n/a	n/a	25	372
2011	37	15	15	285	0	0	6	0	358
2012	35	19	15	299	0	1	4	0	373
2013	39	14	14	315	1	0	3	0	386
2014	45	15	15	308	0	0	5	0	388
2015	48	13	11	333	10	1	5	0	421
2016	45	15	8	269	8	1	8	0	354
2017	53	20	14	233	8	0	11	0	339
2018	57	16	17	239	7	1	10	0	347
2019	54	13	15	236	7	1	11	0	337
2020	49	13	16	219	8	0	14	0	319
2021	45	13	22	220	3	0	15	0	318
2022	38	17	23	206	3	0	17	0	304
2023	43	21	23	201	5	0	17	0	310
2024	54	22	32	236	5	0	15	0	364

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John Jay Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	384	24.9	15.4	n/a
1989	353	24.3	14.5	n/a
1990	376	24.2	15.5	n/a
1991	418	24.8	16.8	n/a
1992	432	24.5	17.6	n/a
1993	461	25.8	17.9	n/a
1994	367	27.8	13.2	n/a
1995	409	24.0	17.0	n/a
1996	409	24.0	17.0	n/a
1997	393	24.0	16.4	n/a
1998	437	25.5	17.1	n/a
1999	396	25.0	15.8	n/a
2000	365	27.0	13.5	n/a
2001	377	28.0	13.5	n/a
2002	310	23.0	13.5	64.5
2003	310	23.0	13.5	64.5
2004	322	24.0	13.4	65.8
2005	331	21.5	15.4	57.1
2006	352	23.5	15.0	63.7
2007	359	24.0	15.0	59.2
2008	342	21.0	16.3	61.9
2009	332	25.5	13.0	68.2
2010	372	27.0	13.7	74.1
2011	358	27.5	13.0	73.2
2012	373	26.6	13.9	10.5
2013	386	36.8	10.4	85.8
2014	388	n/a	n/a	84
2015	421	28.0	15.0	88.6
2016	354	26.0	13.6	80.2
2017	339	26.0	13.0	77.6
2018	347	23.9	14.5	76.1
2019	337	21.5	15.6	73.9
2020	319	22.5	14.1	71.2
2021	318	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	304	25.9	11.6	67.8
2023	310	27.7	11.1	75.2
2024	364	29.6	12.2	79.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John Jay Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	384	24.9	15.4	n/a
1989	353	24.3	14.5	n/a
1990	376	24.2	15.5	n/a
1991	418	24.8	16.8	n/a
1992	432	24.5	17.6	n/a
1993	461	25.8	17.9	n/a
1994	367	27.8	13.2	n/a
1995	409	24.0	17.0	n/a
1996	409	24.0	17.0	n/a
1997	393	24.0	16.4	n/a
1998	437	25.5	17.1	n/a
1999	396	25.0	15.8	n/a
2000	365	27.0	13.5	n/a
2001	377	28.0	13.5	n/a
2002	310	23.0	13.5	64.5
2003	310	23.0	13.5	64.5
2004	322	24.0	13.4	65.8
2005	331	21.5	15.4	57.1
2006	352	23.5	15.0	63.7
2007	359	24.0	15.0	59.2
2008	342	21.0	16.3	61.9
2009	332	25.5	13.0	68.2
2010	372	27.0	13.7	74.1
2011	358	27.5	13.0	73.2
2012	373	26.6	13.9	10.5
2013	386	36.8	10.4	85.8
2014	388	n/a	n/a	84
2015	421	28.0	15.0	88.6
2016	354	26.0	13.6	80.2
2017	339	26.0	13.0	77.6
2018	347	23.9	14.5	76.1
2019	337	21.5	15.6	73.9
2020	319	22.5	14.1	71.2
2021	318	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	304	25.9	11.6	67.8
2023	310	27.7	11.1	75.2
2024	364	29.6	12.2	79.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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