Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROSPECT HEIGHTS SD 23·NCES 173285003404
Betsy Ross Elementary School
700 N Schoenbeck Rd, Prospect Heights, IL 60070 · (847) 870-3868 · Cook County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
131 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 153 | 45% |
| Grade 3 | 185 | 55% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Prospect Heights SD 23. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
61.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.0pp since 2023
Math
72.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +29.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 30 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 42.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Betsy Ross Elementary School
Betsy Ross Elementary School's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy Ross Elementary School this school | 338 | 38.8% | 58.2% |
| Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School Prospect Heights | 326 | 39.9% | N/A |
| Anne Sullivan Elementary School Prospect Heights | 329 | 36.8% | 59.7% |
| J W Riley Elementary School Arlington Heights | 319 | 34.8% | 53.9% |
| Central Elementary School Des Plaines | 322 | 37.9% | 57.0% |
| Washington Elementary School Wheaton | 395 | 36.7% | 68.6% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Betsy Ross Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #370 of 1,925 | #112 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #181 of 2,077 ▲ 300 | #70 of 829 ▲ 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #638 of 2,077 ▲ 189 | #213 of 829 ▲ 55 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #1,328 of 2,419 | #551 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,676 of 2,035 | #705 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #784 of 2,042 | #284 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #1,579 of 2,132 | #662 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #1,426 of 1,461 | #648 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
338
+34 (+11%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 352
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 338 | 21.5 | 15.7:1 | 39% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 23 | 14.1:1 | 27% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 20.5 | 15.2:1 | 26% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 20.5 | 16.6:1 | 32% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 22% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 19 | 20.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 23 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 352 | 15 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Betsy Ross Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (341 to 338); teachers up 5% (20.5 to 21.5).
About Betsy Ross Elementary School
Betsy Ross Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Prospect Heights, Illinois, administered by Prospect Heights SD 23. The school teaches grades 2 through 3 and enrolls 338 students.
The district, Prospect Heights SD 23, operates 4 schools serving 1,476 students.
The student body at Betsy Ross Elementary School is 64% White. It is also 18% Hispanic, 14% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Cook County's residents are about 44% White, 20 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Betsy Ross Elementary School are from different groups.
Betsy Ross Elementary School has 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. At Betsy Ross Elementary School, 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Cook County averages 66%, higher than here.
Betsy Ross Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (58.2%) and its predicted rate (49.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
In Cook County, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Cook County has 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students, including Betsy Ross Elementary School.
Betsy Ross Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Anne Sullivan Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Betsy Ross Elementary School ranks 5th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 58.2% against a local average of 58.7%.
For locale, NCES codes Betsy Ross Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The school's student count rose 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prospect Heights SD 23
- MacArthur Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
- Anne Sullivan Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
Other schools in Prospect Heights
- MacArthur Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
- Anne Sullivan Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- MacArthur MS-D/HH MS ProgramElementary
Other Betsy Ross Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Betsy Ross Elementary. Betsy Ross Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Betsy Ross Elementary SchoolForest Park, IL · 138 students
- Betsy Ross ElementaryMAHWAH, NJ · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Anne Sullivan Elementary School0.1 mi · 329
- MacArthur Middle School0.1 mi · 483
- John Hersey High School0.7 mi · 2,040
- Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School0.8 mi · 326
- Wheeling High School1.4 mi · 1,743
- Ivy Hill Elementary School1.4 mi · 593
Frequently asked questions
About Betsy Ross Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Betsy Ross Elementary School?
Betsy Ross Elementary School enrolls approximately 338 students in grades 02-03.
Is Betsy Ross Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Betsy Ross Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-03.
How many teachers does Betsy Ross Elementary School have?
Betsy Ross Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Betsy Ross Elementary School?
Student demographics at Betsy Ross Elementary School are roughly 64% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Betsy Ross Elementary School?
Betsy Ross Elementary School is overseen by Prospect Heights SD 23 in Cook County.
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