Is Robert Frost Elementary School a good school?

Robert Frost Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Robert Frost Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 572 students attended Robert Frost Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Robert Frost Elementary School?

Students at Robert Frost Elementary School are 49% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 20% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Robert Frost Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Robert Frost Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Oliver W Holmes Middle School High : Wheeling High School

Robert Frost Elementary School

Summary:

Robert Frost Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mount Prospect, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 561 students. The school is part of the Wheeling CCSD 21 district, which is ranked 588 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Robert Frost Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 13.3% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.2% statewide and 28.7% in the Wheeling CCSD 21 district. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 48.13% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, the school has experienced a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.0% in the 2019-2020 school year to 27.8% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Wheeling CCSD 21 district, such as Walt Whitman Elementary and Mark Twain Elementary, also perform poorly on standardized tests, with proficiency rates similar to or lower than Robert Frost Elementary. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Prospect Heights School District 23 and West Northfield School District 31 significantly outperform Robert Frost Elementary, with proficiency rates well above the state and district averages. This suggests that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and support systems to address the unique needs of its diverse student population and improve educational outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1805 N Aspen Dr
Mount Prospect, IL 60056-1682

(847) 803-4815

District: Wheeling CCSD 21

SchoolDigger Rank:
1686^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,576

Students who attend Robert Frost Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oliver W Holmes Middle School
High:	Wheeling High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.5

Number of students: 572

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.5%

Asian:

20.5%

White:

19.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 57.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Robert Frost Elementary School ranks worse than 81.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 8^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Wheeling CCSD 21 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.89. (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 Student population at Robert Frost Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (49.5%), Asian (20.5%), White (19.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 57.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Robert Frost Elementary School is 14.5. 5 elementary schools in the Wheeling CCSD 21 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Robert Frost Elementary School employs 39.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Robert Frost Elementary School is $19,576. 5 elementary schools in the Wheeling CCSD 21 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Robert Frost Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Robert Frost Elementary School 1686^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Robert Frost Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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Wheeling CCSD 21:

SchoolDigger ranks Wheeling CCSD 21 588^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Robert Frost Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Robert Frost Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	39.50	1394^th	2020	31.0%
2004	59.44	1010^th	2030	50.2%
2005	64.41	864^th	2022	57.3%
2006	71.97	630^th	2086	69.8%
2007	83.08	174^th	2095	91.7%
2008	36.78	1512^th	2092	27.7%
2009	43.42	1400^th	2120	34.0%
2010	27.62	1690^th	2139	21.0%
2011	24.36	1764^th	2147	17.8%
2012	27.42	1717^th	2166	20.7%
2013	30.63	1580^th	2167	27.1%
2014	30.88	1516^th	2093	27.6%
2015	28.82	1448^th	2052	29.4%
2016	27.31	1506^th	2046	26.4%
2017	25.85	1523^rd	2044	25.5%
2018	31.74	1381^st	2037	32.2%
2019	29.38	1465^th	2086	29.8%
2021	33.59	1209^th	1948	37.9%
2022	24.15	1535^th	2082	26.3%
2023	27.17	1471^st	2077	29.2%
2024	19.89	1686^th	2067	18.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Robert Frost Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.92	530^th	718	26.2%
2019	43.36	402^nd	743	45.9%
2021	50.18	170^th	537	68.3%
2022	29.32	632^nd	768	17.7%
2023	34.29	552^nd	788	29.9%
2024	30.04	644^th	826	22.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Robert Frost Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	23.14	1037^th	1194	13.1%
2022	26.71	865^th	1113	22.3%
2023	28.94	813^th	1156	29.7%
2024	28.08	881^st	1195	26.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Robert Frost Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.85	1165^th	1765	34.0%
2019	37.61	1176^th	1816	35.2%
2021	30.44	1102^nd	1514	27.2%
2022	28.98	1317^th	1763	25.3%
2023	24.44	1493^rd	1808	17.4%
2024	18.46	1649^th	1793	8.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Robert Frost Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.92	1420^th	1964	27.7%
2019	21.67	1648^th	2019	18.4%
2021	31.30	1124^th	1680	33.1%
2022	21.92	1536^th	1970	22.0%
2023	26.26	1410^th	1957	28.0%
2024	16.27	1705^th	1942	12.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Robert Frost Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.52	750^th	907	17.3%
2024	37.59	516^th	886	41.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Robert Frost Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.11	1182^nd	1972	40.1%
2019	43.57	1066^th	2019	47.2%
2021	32.01	1092^nd	1707	36.0%
2022	27.03	1390^th	1977	29.7%
2023	28.35	1363^rd	1984	31.3%
2024	24.73	1460^th	1959	25.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Robert Frost Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	28.82	200^th	243	17.7%
2023	12.27	221^st	237	6.8%
2024	13.60	201^st	219	8.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Robert Frost Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.27	733^rd	938	21.9%
2019	22.28	839^th	955	12.1%
2021	22.20	670^th	742	9.7%
2022	23.60	809^th	954	15.2%
2023	19.32	897^th	970	7.5%
2024	15.26	923^rd	959	3.8%

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Rank History for White students at Robert Frost Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.82	1123^rd	1463	23.2%
2019	29.33	1083^rd	1462	25.9%
2021	27.44	1014^th	1308	22.5%
2022	16.90	1276^th	1425	10.5%
2023	26.92	1100^th	1419	22.5%
2024	9.89	1337^th	1392	4.0%

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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 Robert Frost Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	394	27	67	109	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	597
1989	400	22	70	117	1	n/a	n/a	0	610
1990	398	37	64	155	2	n/a	n/a	0	656
1991	513	32	68	101	0	n/a	n/a	0	714
1992	373	26	55	163	1	n/a	n/a	0	618
1993	340	39	49	192	1	n/a	n/a	0	621
1994	353	40	40	201	1	n/a	n/a	0	635
1995	317	40	33	260	0	n/a	n/a	0	650
1996	317	40	33	260	0	n/a	n/a	0	650
1997	308	32	33	240	0	n/a	n/a	0	613
1998	332	25	26	173	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
1999	327	26	28	183	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
2000	309	36	26	247	0	n/a	n/a	0	618
2001	288	25	27	211	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
2002	249	21	31	260	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
2003	249	21	31	260	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
2004	258	20	32	245	0	n/a	n/a	0	555
2005	286	25	35	294	0	n/a	n/a	0	640
2006	264	22	11	283	1	n/a	n/a	6	587
2007	250	19	39	280	1	n/a	n/a	11	600
2008	221	16	44	295	1	n/a	n/a	6	583
2009	244	22	50	332	1	n/a	n/a	8	657
2010	228	13	55	308	0	n/a	n/a	11	615
2011	224	13	55	326	1	0	8	0	627
2012	209	13	57	313	0	1	5	0	598
2013	189	15	49	327	0	1	5	0	586
2014	194	11	61	342	2	1	6	0	617
2015	182	12	58	330	1	1	5	0	589
2016	171	9	50	302	2	1	9	0	544
2017	172	4	56	317	4	1	7	0	561
2018	163	4	59	316	3	0	9	0	554
2019	142	6	52	284	1	0	18	0	503
2020	121	9	79	277	1	0	16	0	503
2021	137	10	124	277	3	0	17	0	568
2022	103	16	130	258	3	0	28	0	538
2023	106	24	124	274	2	0	31	0	561
2024	114	20	117	283	2	0	36	0	572

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 Robert Frost Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	597	34.0	17.5	n/a
1989	610	37.0	16.4	n/a
1990	656	34.0	19.2	n/a
1991	714	35.0	20.4	n/a
1992	618	34.2	18.0	n/a
1993	621	35.2	17.6	n/a
1994	635	36.2	17.5	n/a
1995	650	36.4	17.9	n/a
1996	650	36.4	17.9	n/a
1997	613	36.4	16.8	n/a
1998	556	36.1	15.4	n/a
1999	564	34.1	16.5	n/a
2000	618	34.8	17.8	n/a
2001	551	32.8	16.8	n/a
2002	561	35.8	15.7	47.2
2003	561	35.8	15.7	47.2
2004	555	36.7	15.1	46.8
2005	640	36.2	17.7	37.8
2006	587	34.1	17.2	41
2007	600	37.0	16.2	42.6
2008	583	32.0	18.2	50.8
2009	657	32.0	20.5	41.1
2010	615	35.0	17.5	49
2011	627	38.1	16.4	53.1
2012	598	37.0	16.1	57.2
2013	586	65.5	8.9	65.5
2014	617	34.0	18.1	67.4
2015	589	36.0	16.3	73.9
2016	544	34.0	16.0	61.6
2017	561	32.8	17.0	68.6
2018	554	32.4	17.0	57
2019	503	33.6	14.9	52.7
2020	503	36.1	13.9	48.1
2021	568	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	538	40.2	13.3	48.9
2023	561	38.9	14.4	48.1
2024	572	39.4	14.5	57.3

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 Robert Frost Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	597	34.0	17.5	n/a
1989	610	37.0	16.4	n/a
1990	656	34.0	19.2	n/a
1991	714	35.0	20.4	n/a
1992	618	34.2	18.0	n/a
1993	621	35.2	17.6	n/a
1994	635	36.2	17.5	n/a
1995	650	36.4	17.9	n/a
1996	650	36.4	17.9	n/a
1997	613	36.4	16.8	n/a
1998	556	36.1	15.4	n/a
1999	564	34.1	16.5	n/a
2000	618	34.8	17.8	n/a
2001	551	32.8	16.8	n/a
2002	561	35.8	15.7	47.2
2003	561	35.8	15.7	47.2
2004	555	36.7	15.1	46.8
2005	640	36.2	17.7	37.8
2006	587	34.1	17.2	41
2007	600	37.0	16.2	42.6
2008	583	32.0	18.2	50.8
2009	657	32.0	20.5	41.1
2010	615	35.0	17.5	49
2011	627	38.1	16.4	53.1
2012	598	37.0	16.1	57.2
2013	586	65.5	8.9	65.5
2014	617	34.0	18.1	67.4
2015	589	36.0	16.3	73.9
2016	544	34.0	16.0	61.6
2017	561	32.8	17.0	68.6
2018	554	32.4	17.0	57
2019	503	33.6	14.9	52.7
2020	503	36.1	13.9	48.1
2021	568	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	538	40.2	13.3	48.9
2023	561	38.9	14.4	48.1
2024	572	39.4	14.5	57.3

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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