Prospect High School

801 W Kensington Rd, Mount Prospect IL, 60056 | Arlington Heights School District 25 | 847-718-5200
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2150
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 70% 110% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
41%Mount Prospect
33%Illinois

Prospect High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Arlington Heights School District 25" in Mount Prospect, IL. There are a total of 2,150 students and 119 teachers at Prospect High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Prospect High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 69.5%, which is 110% higher than the Illinois average.

Prospect High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2150
Teachers119
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment1,024
Taking some courses916
Taking some courses (not tests)107
Passing some courses770
Passing no courses142

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Prospect High School, there are a total of 1,024 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 916 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All73%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School73%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All66%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School66%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Prospect High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 77.6% 78.1% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 0.1% 0.9% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 5.9% 8.0% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 11.2% 9.0% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.3% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 1.6% 0.6% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.5% 3.2% 3.0% 3.1%

Mount Prospect demographics profile

StatisticMount ProspectIllinoisNational
Population54,16512,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)5,05322891
Median age40.837.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)66%55%55%
Speak English59%77%79%
Speak Spanish11%13%13%

Education level achieved in Mount Prospect

IndexMount ProspectIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade89.7%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school88.0%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college67.5%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree47.7%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors39.8%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters14.8%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.9%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.1%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Prospect High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.