📍 1835 W Pheasant Trl, Mount Prospect, Cook County, 60056
John Jay Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mount Prospect, Cook County. The school has 310 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Griselda Gonc. It is part of the Comm Cons SD 59 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John Jay Elem School enrolls 310 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 7.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 201 | 65% |
| White | 43 | 14% |
| Asian | 23 | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
233 of the school's 310 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John Jay Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-80, state senate district 27, state house district 53.
John Jay Elem School is one of 15 schools in Comm Cons SD 59, based in Elk Grove Vlg, Illinois. The district serves 5,869 students district-wide and employs 501 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 310 students, John Jay Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 391 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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