The top reported proficiency rate is 65% in English language arts. The lowest is 54% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Anne Sullivan Elem School
Anne Sullivan Elementary serves grades four and five in Prospect Heights School District 23, a small elementary school of roughly that size in a residential community northwest of Chicago. The school is part of a district currently navigating significant fiscal and operational constraints that any prospective family should understand.
On academics, Anne Sullivan's recent state assessment results show mixed attainment. In grade four, about half of students met proficiency in math, and roughly three in five in English language arts. Grade five performance is stronger, with proficiency rates in the upper range for math and approaching seven in ten for English language arts. In science, a majority of grade five students showed proficiency. The school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among the districts in Cook County, which is a meaningful position. Very high participation rates on state assessments indicate the school is administering the tests; no data is available on how results have changed year to year. The school enrolls students who are predominantly white, with Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial representation. Free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility data was not available, and information on special education or English learner enrollment was not provided.
The district context matters considerably here. Prospect Heights SD 23 has failed three consecutive tax referendums over the past two years, most recently in April 2025. The core issue is that Illinois now requires all districts to offer full-day kindergarten by the 2027-28 school year, and without voter approval to fund it, district leadership has stated that the school will need to pursue program cuts and larger class sizes across all grades to comply. District 23 is currently the only feeder district for Wheeling High School District 214 that lacks either full-day kindergarten or voter-approved funding to build it. This is not a hidden concern; it is a material operational reality that will affect resource allocation and classroom composition in the next few years. A family moving into the district should contact the school or district office directly to understand how the district plans to navigate the 2027-28 mandate and what it may mean for classroom size and program scope.
On curriculum, the district recently readopted Ready Math and i-Ready as its core mathematics program, beginning a multiyear adoption cycle in 2025-26 designed in partnership with Wheeling High School District through the Metro Chicago Mathematics Initiative. This commitment is aimed at building student discussion and discourse in math instruction from elementary through grade eight, and it will shape the pedagogical experience across Anne Sullivan as it rolls out.
The community itself is a stable, car-dependent suburb with large-lot single-family homes as the housing stock; a mix of condominiums and apartments; and modest recent multifamily development. Home values in the zip code are in the mid-range for the Chicago area, and rents are moderate. The town has limited walkability and no traditional downtown; civic life clusters around a "Town Center" at Milwaukee Avenue and Palatine Road where City Hall, the library, and park district are located. Population has remained relatively flat. The Metra North Central Service station on South Wolf Road offers access to downtown Chicago, though frequency is modest.
Anne Sullivan is a regular public school with no specialized programs or magnet designation. It is part of a small district with clear resource pressures in the near term. Parents should view the school through the lens of both its academic standing and the district-level budget environment that will shape class sizes and program offerings over the next few years.
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