Rosemont Elem School, Rosemont IL

Original Research by School Decision on Rosemont Elem School

Rosemont Elem School is a small, pre-K through eighth-grade school serving a compact population of about 200 students in a village whose daily life orbits hotels, convention centers, and entertainment venues rather than traditional residential neighborhoods. The school sits in one of the few populated pockets of a largely commercial landscape, and its student body reflects that geography. About a third of students are Hispanic, a third are white, and the remainder are multiracial or Asian; the school runs from early childhood programs through middle school in a single building.

The school's academic profile is uneven and warrants a parent's direct conversation with leadership. State test data from this year shows proficiency rates that vary significantly by grade and subject. In English language arts, performance is stronger in the fourth and fifth grades, with solid proficiency, and notably strong in sixth grade, but drops considerably in seventh grade and falls below the midpoint again by eighth grade. Math proficiency is consistently lower across grades: fourth grade sits well below half, seventh and eighth grades are particularly weak, though fifth grade shows a modest majority and sixth grade hovers around the midpoint. Science testing, available only in fifth and eighth grades, shows a significant jump from fifth to eighth, though fifth-grade science proficiency is among the school's lowest numbers. All students participated in testing.

When proficiency rates are averaged across all tested subjects and grades, the school sits above the midpoint among Cook County school districts, but that aggregate obscures real volatility in how students are progressing year to year and across subject lines. The pattern suggests that middle grades, particularly grades seven and eight in math, may be where academic support is most needed. A parent may want to look into this further with the school: What interventions exist for students struggling in math in the upper middle grades, and how is the school addressing the dip in seventh-grade language arts?

The school is currently housed in a building dating to the nineteen-sixties and is in the midst of a substantial transition. Construction of a new two-story facility has been authorized and is underway, with an indoor pool and other modern amenities planned. The village is covering costs that exceeded the original bond amount using municipal reserves, so no additional school tax increase is required. The new building is being constructed adjacent to the current one, allowing students to finish this year in the existing building and begin the next in the new facility. For families with young children and working schedules, the district added before-school and after-school care through a contracted program beginning in the 2023-24 school year, providing convenient childcare bookending the school day.

Rosemont's residential real estate market is modest and relatively stable, anchored to the small local population rather than the larger commercial ecosystem. Single-family homes in the area are valued in the low-to-mid hundreds of thousands, with modest appreciation over the past year. The broader Cook County market shows active inventory and moderate buyer demand, typical of suburban Chicago in the current economic climate.

The school's setting is distinctly suburban and insular. Rosemont itself is organized around business parks, entertainment districts, and convention corridors; the few residential sections are small, quiet, and often gated. This is not a place where children walk to a busy neighborhood Main Street or a bustling downtown. The CTA Blue Line station and transit infrastructure connect the village to broader Chicago, but daily neighborhood life is defined by car-oriented streets and separated commercial campuses. For families who live and work in or near Rosemont, the school offers the practical advantage of a compact K-8 campus where siblings can attend the same building. For others considering relocation to access this school, the residential texture of Rosemont itself—a place built for commerce, not community living—may be a defining factor in the decision.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 345%

School 45% · District 45%

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

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 8 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 640%

School 40% · District 40%

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 726%

School 26% · District 26%

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

Grade 818%

School 18% · District 18%

▼ 5 pts below state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 348%

School 48% · District 48%

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

Grade 462%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 63%

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

Grade 673%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 739%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 853%

School 53% · District 53%

even with state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Science

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 32%

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

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 44 pts above county median

This schoolRosemont ESD 78, 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.