Robert Frost Elem School

Robert Frost Elem School is a moderately sized K-5 school in Mount Prospect, Illinois, part of Comm Cons SD 59. The school hosts 359 students in grades K through 5.

Robert Frost Elem School is one of 15 schools operated by Comm Cons SD 59, a district that serves 5,869 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Robert Frost Elem School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 55% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 28% White, 9% Asian, 5% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Robert Frost Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 74% of students at Robert Frost Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Robert Frost Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.6%.

In the area at large, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Robert Frost Elem School is one.

John Jay Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robert Frost Elem School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Robert Frost Elem School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 43.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Robert Frost Elem School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 352 (now 359). Hispanic enrollment moved from 41% to 55% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.