Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROSPECT HEIGHTS SD 23·NCES 173285003404
Betsy Ross Elem 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Prospect Heights SD 23. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
338
-3 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.6:1
% White
64%
was 65%
% Hispanic
18%
was 21%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
14%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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 Elem SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Dwight D Eisenhower Elem SchoolElementary · 326 students
Other schools in Prospect Heights
- MacArthur Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
- Anne Sullivan Elem SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Dwight D Eisenhower Elem SchoolElementary · 326 students
- MacArthur MS-D/HH MS ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- Anne Sullivan Elem School0.1 mi · 329
- MacArthur Middle School0.1 mi · 483
- John Hersey High School0.7 mi · 2,040
- Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School0.8 mi · 326
- Wheeling High School1.4 mi · 1,743
- Ivy Hill Elem School1.4 mi · 593
Frequently asked questions
About Betsy Ross Elem SchoolHow many students attend Betsy Ross Elem School?
Betsy Ross Elem School enrolls approximately 338 students in grades 02-03.
Is Betsy Ross Elem School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Betsy Ross Elem School is an elementary school covering grades 02-03.
How many teachers does Betsy Ross Elem School have?
Betsy Ross Elem School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Betsy Ross Elem School?
Student demographics at Betsy Ross Elem School are roughly 64% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Betsy Ross Elem School?
Betsy Ross Elem School is overseen by Prospect Heights SD 23 in Cook County.
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