Summary:
Zip code 60056 has one listed high school, Prospect High School, serving grades 9–12 with 2,245 students; in 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were above state rates in all nine subject-and-grade comparisons, by an average of 28 percentage points—the most important finding for families.
There is no other listed school to rank above or below Prospect, so the strongest comparison is with the district and state. Across the nine results, Prospect averaged 75% proficiency, compared with 62% for Township HSD 214 and 47% statewide. Its state advantage ranged from 23 points in grade 9 science to 32 points in grade 10 mathematics; for example, grade 10 math proficiency was 69% at Prospect versus 36% statewide. Other indicators also compare favorably: the graduation rate was 96%, versus 93% for the district and 90% for the state, while chronic absenteeism was 16% at Prospect, compared with 27% districtwide and 24% statewide. Because this list has only one school, it cannot show how Prospect compares with other nearby high schools.
Results were mixed rather than rising steadily: Prospect’s average across the nine matched results stayed at 75% from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while the state average moved from 48% to 47%. Individual changes differed: grade 9 science fell 9 points, from 79% to 70%, while grade 10 mathematics rose 11 points, from 58% to 69%. SchoolDigger ranked Prospect 22nd of 620 high schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 96th percentile and awarding it 5 stars. The student-teacher ratio was 17.3 in 2024–2025; 16% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2021–2022. These figures offer context, but do not explain the school’s results.
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