Robert Frost Elem School, Mount Prospect IL

Original Research by School Decision on Robert Frost Elem School

Robert Frost Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Mount Prospect, a northwest Chicago suburb with a mixed commercial and residential character, a walkable downtown anchored by a Metra station, and a notable foreign-born population. The school sits within Community Consolidated School District 59, a K-5 district that maintains neighborhood-based elementary schools rather than grade-level centers, a structure the school board reaffirmed in 2023 when it rejected a proposed equity-driven reorganization. That decision shapes how families think about school selection and residential location within the district.

The school's enrollment is small, with a balanced grade distribution across the building. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial white population and smaller Asian and Black populations; no data on free-or-reduced-price lunch rates or English learner status was available. The school's neighborhood is residential and stable.

On state testing, Robert Frost's results are below the midpoint for districts in Cook County. In mathematics, third-grade proficiency was around the median, fourth grade dipped notably lower, and fifth grade recovered slightly. English language arts showed a similar shape: third grade near the median, fourth grade lower, and fifth grade above the median. Science proficiency in fifth grade was in the lower range. These patterns suggest inconsistent performance across the elementary span, with stronger showing in third and fifth grades than in fourth. The school did not administer tests to grades six and seven, consistent with its K-5 design. A parent may want to look into how the school approaches transitions from grade to grade and whether fourth-grade instruction receives particular attention.

The Mount Prospect housing market is mid-range for the Chicago region. Home values have risen modestly year over year, rents have held roughly steady, and mortgage rates remain in the mid-sixes. The market has more active inventory than a year ago, and days on market are moderate, suggesting neither a tight nor a flooded supply. The neighborhood around the school appears to be a typical postwar suburban residential area, separate from the downtown core where civic life concentrates around the Metra station and library.

The district has undergone leadership transition. In 2023, a school board election brought in a slate opposed to the proposed equity reorganization, and subsequent appointments in 2024 gave the new majority firm control. The superintendent's contract was not renewed in 2025, signaling a shift in district priorities. Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, junior high students are required to store cellphones during the day. These changes indicate active debate about the district's direction; a parent evaluating Robert Frost should view it within that context, as district-level decisions and tone will continue to evolve.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 346%

School 46% · District 45% · ▲ 1 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 43% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 539%

School 39% · District 37% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 346%

School 46% · District 40% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 47% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 50% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Science

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 43% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

This schoolComm Cons SD 59, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.