The Early Learning Center

The Early Learning Center sits in Mt Prospect, Illinois, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrolled students number 270 students, in pre-K. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.

Comm Cons SD 59 runs The Early Learning Center along with 14 other schools, enrolling 5,869 students in total.

Hispanic students form the largest group at The Early Learning Center, 37% of enrollment. Other groups include 28% White, 26% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County residents are about 27% Hispanic. By the diversity index, The Early Learning Center comes in at 72%.

Teachers at The Early Learning Center total 14.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1.

In the county around the school, Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The Early Learning Center is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.

Of nearby public schools, Holmes Jr High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).

Enrollment was 221 in 2020-21 and 270 in 2024-25, a gain of 49 students.

Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.