Betsy Ross Elem School

Located at 700 N Schoenbeck Rd, in Prospect Heights, Illinois, Betsy Ross Elem School is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school that enrolls 338 students (grades 2 through 3), one of the schools within Prospect Heights SD 23.

Prospect Heights SD 23 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,476 students. Betsy Ross Elem School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Betsy Ross Elem School logs that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 18% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Cook County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Betsy Ross Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Betsy Ross Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Anne Sullivan Elem School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Betsy Ross Elem School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 58.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Betsy Ross Elem School has held roughly steady, going from 341 students in 2018 to 338 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.