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Prospect Elementary School

Summary:

Prospect Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, serving 318 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the highly-ranked Hinsdale CCSD 181 district, which is ranked 3rd out of 813 districts in Illinois and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Prospect Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Illinois, ranking 14th out of 2,067 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance on standardized tests is exceptional, with 81.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 77.6% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages. Prospect Elementary School's performance extends across different student subgroups, ranking 19th out of 1,942 Illinois elementary schools for female students and 16th out of 1,959 for male students. The school also performs well for Asian and White students, ranking 38th out of 226 and 16th out of 1,392 Illinois elementary schools, respectively, in recent years.

While Prospect Elementary School's overall performance is exceptional, the school's performance for Hispanic students is slightly lower, ranking 117th out of 955 Illinois elementary schools in 2018-2019. This suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing any potential equity gaps for this student subgroup. However, Prospect Elementary School's high per-student spending of $21,694 in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the state average of $18,588, and low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 1.7% to 6.9%, may contribute to the school's exceptional academic performance, indicating that the district's investment in education and student engagement is paying off.


Detail:

Public K-5

 130 N Prospect Ave
       Clarendon Hills, IL  60514-1230

(630) 861-4400

District: Hinsdale CCSD 181

SchoolDigger Rank:
14th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,209 Help


Students who attend Prospect Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Clarendon Hills Middle School
High:    Hinsdale Central High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.5 Help
Number of students:  313

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.6%
Asian:
15.0%
Hispanic:
7.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  2.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Prospect Elementary School ranks better than 99.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Hinsdale CCSD 181 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 98.81. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.6%), Asian (15%), Hispanic (7.3%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Prospect Elementary School is 10.5. 3 elementary schools in the Hinsdale CCSD 181 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Prospect Elementary School is $23,209, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Hinsdale CCSD 181 School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Prospect Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Prospect Elementary School 14th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Prospect Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Hinsdale CCSD 181:

SchoolDigger ranks Hinsdale CCSD 181 3rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Prospect Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Prospect Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 90.41 25th 2020 98.8%
2004 89.76 34th 2030 98.3%
2005 89.54 24th 2022 98.8%
2006 87.97 26th 2086 98.8%
2007 86.68 39th 2095 98.1%
2008 89.00 22nd 2092 98.9%
2009 86.64 92nd 2120 95.7%
2010 87.68 57th 2139 97.3%
2011 87.53 53rd 2147 97.5%
2012 86.01 94th 2166 95.7%
2013 91.49 97th 2167 95.5%
2014 92.95 52nd 2093 97.5%
2015 94.42 102nd 2052 95.0%
2016 96.47 54th 2046 97.4%
2017 96.57 50th 2044 97.6%
2018 96.00 54th 2037 97.3%
2019 97.28 25th 2086 98.8%
2021 99.48 10th 1948 99.5%
2022 98.68 15th 2082 99.3%
2023 98.73 15th 2077 99.3%
2024 98.81 14th 2067 99.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Prospect Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 99.45 7th 1194 99.4%
2024 98.21 15th 1195 98.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Prospect Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.98 45th 1964 97.7%
2019 98.02 10th 2019 99.5%
2021 99.60 2nd 1680 99.9%
2022 96.90 41st 1970 97.9%
2023 97.95 21st 1957 98.9%
2024 98.07 19th 1942 99.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Prospect Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.10 84th 1972 95.7%
2019 94.16 69th 2019 96.6%
2021 98.69 15th 1707 99.1%
2022 99.02 10th 1977 99.5%
2023 98.45 13th 1984 99.3%
2024 98.69 16th 1959 99.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Prospect Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 78.38 38th 226 83.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Prospect Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 76.37 117th 955 87.7%
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Rank History for White students at Prospect Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.72 26th 1463 98.2%
2019 95.75 13th 1462 99.1%
2021 97.07 15th 1308 98.9%
2022 96.85 13th 1425 99.1%
2023 95.95 13th 1419 99.1%
2024 96.61 16th 1392 98.9%
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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.

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Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Prospect Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 232 1 15 4 n/a n/a n/a 0 252
1990 248 1 15 3 n/a n/a n/a 0 267
1991 242 1 10 0 0 n/a n/a 0 253
1992 277 1 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 288
1993 229 1 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 241
1994 245 1 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 253
1995 260 0 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 266
1996 260 0 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 266
1997 272 0 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 281
1998 277 0 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 286
1999 294 0 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 302
2000 305 0 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 314
2001 330 0 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 340
2002 399 0 11 6 0 n/a n/a 0 416
2003 399 0 11 6 0 n/a n/a 0 416
2004 408 3 16 10 0 n/a n/a 0 437
2005 413 2 20 13 0 n/a n/a 0 448
2006 394 2 23 12 0 n/a n/a 8 439
2007 390 4 21 15 0 n/a n/a 5 435
2008 389 5 21 15 0 n/a n/a 10 440
2009 379 1 19 18 0 n/a n/a 18 435
2010 385 2 19 17 0 n/a n/a 26 449
2011 357 2 19 24 1 0 25 0 428
2012 327 5 23 32 0 0 27 0 414
2013 316 3 29 42 0 0 15 0 405
2014 315 3 36 47 0 0 20 0 421
2015 313 3 31 39 1 0 19 0 406
2016 293 3 33 41 0 0 20 0 390
2017 285 2 40 43 0 0 22 0 392
2018 292 1 41 41 0 0 22 0 397
2019 294 2 45 38 0 1 26 0 406
2020 267 3 46 29 0 1 23 0 369
2021 245 3 42 29 0 1 22 0 342
2022 246 1 49 24 0 1 20 0 341
2023 232 0 45 20 0 1 20 0 318
2024 221 0 47 23 0 1 21 0 313

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Prospect Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 252 18.1 13.9 n/a
1990 267 19.4 13.7 n/a
1991 253 19.4 13.0 n/a
1992 288 20.1 14.3 n/a
1993 241 15.1 16.0 n/a
1994 253 15.3 16.5 n/a
1995 266 14.1 18.9 n/a
1996 266 14.1 18.9 n/a
1997 281 14.5 19.4 n/a
1998 286 15.9 18.0 n/a
1999 302 16.8 18.0 n/a
2000 314 19.4 16.2 n/a
2001 340 20.6 16.5 n/a
2002 416 24.7 16.8 n/a
2003 416 24.7 16.8 n/a
2004 437 25.4 17.2 n/a
2005 448 28.3 15.8 n/a
2006 439 30.3 14.5 n/a
2007 435 25.0 17.4 n/a
2008 440 22.0 20.0 n/a
2009 435 28.3 15.4 n/a
2010 449 30.4 14.7 n/a
2011 428 28.1 15.1 n/a
2012 414 28.0 14.7 4.6
2013 405 29.4 13.7 4
2014 421 27.7 15.1 5
2015 406 28.0 14.5 4.7
2016 390 28.0 13.9 5.6
2017 392 28.2 13.8 4.8
2018 397 28.2 14.0 4.8
2019 406 31.9 12.6 5.9
2020 369 26.5 13.8 4.6
2021 342 n/a n/a n/a
2022 341 29.2 11.6 2.3
2023 318 29.8 10.6 n/a
2024 313 29.7 10.5 n/a

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 Prospect Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 252 18.1 13.9 n/a
1990 267 19.4 13.7 n/a
1991 253 19.4 13.0 n/a
1992 288 20.1 14.3 n/a
1993 241 15.1 16.0 n/a
1994 253 15.3 16.5 n/a
1995 266 14.1 18.9 n/a
1996 266 14.1 18.9 n/a
1997 281 14.5 19.4 n/a
1998 286 15.9 18.0 n/a
1999 302 16.8 18.0 n/a
2000 314 19.4 16.2 n/a
2001 340 20.6 16.5 n/a
2002 416 24.7 16.8 n/a
2003 416 24.7 16.8 n/a
2004 437 25.4 17.2 n/a
2005 448 28.3 15.8 n/a
2006 439 30.3 14.5 n/a
2007 435 25.0 17.4 n/a
2008 440 22.0 20.0 n/a
2009 435 28.3 15.4 n/a
2010 449 30.4 14.7 n/a
2011 428 28.1 15.1 n/a
2012 414 28.0 14.7 4.6
2013 405 29.4 13.7 4
2014 421 27.7 15.1 5
2015 406 28.0 14.5 4.7
2016 390 28.0 13.9 5.6
2017 392 28.2 13.8 4.8
2018 397 28.2 14.0 4.8
2019 406 31.9 12.6 5.9
2020 369 26.5 13.8 4.6
2021 342 n/a n/a n/a
2022 341 29.2 11.6 2.3
2023 318 29.8 10.6 n/a
2024 313 29.7 10.5 n/a

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.

Immunization Rates

Prospect Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaVaricellaDTPHepatitis B
201598.0%98.5%98.3%98.3%98.8%98.3%
201698.3%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%98.3%
201799.0%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.8%99.0%
201898.7%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.0%
201998.3%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.3%
202198.2%98.5%98.8%98.8%98.5%98.2%96.7%
202298.2%97.9%98.2%98.2%98.2%97.9%97.1%
202398.4%98.4%98.7%98.7%98.7%98.1%100.0%
202498.7%98.7%99.0%99.0%99.0%98.4%99.7%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Prospect Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $365 (2.2%) $16,287 (97.8%) $16,652
2020 $299 (1.4%) $20,981 (98.6%) $21,280
2021 $389 (1.9%) $20,220 (98.1%) $20,609
2022 $389 (1.9%) $20,220 (98.1%) $20,609
2023 $676 (3.1%) $21,018 (96.9%) $21,694
2024 $323 (1.4%) $22,886 (98.6%) $23,209

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Prospect Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 25th of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 15th of 2077 Elementary schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Prospect Elementary School)64.761.4
 3.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hinsdale CCSD 181)73.172.4
 0.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Prospect Elementary School)79.579
 0.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hinsdale CCSD 181)78.681.1
 2.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Prospect Elementary School)89.284.5
 4.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Hinsdale CCSD 181)82.385.6
 3.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Prospect Elementary School)86.582.7
 3.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hinsdale CCSD 181)75.884.5
 8.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Prospect Elementary School)85.390.2
 4.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Hinsdale CCSD 181)83.185.5
 2.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Prospect Elementary School)74.384.4
 10.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hinsdale CCSD 181)69.778.2
 8.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (Prospect Elementary School)83.392.3
 9%
   5th Grade Science (Hinsdale CCSD 181)87.688.5
 0.9%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students406318
 21.7%
African American20
 100%
American Indian00
Asian4545
Hispanic3820
 47.4%
Pacific Islander11
White294232
 21.1%
Two or More Races2620
 23.1%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Prospect Elementary School

Students who attend Prospect Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clarendon Hills Middle School
High : Hinsdale Central High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 313 students attended Prospect Elementary School.

Yes! Prospect Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 14th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools.

Students at Prospect Elementary School are 71% White, 15% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.


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