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Prairie Point Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
499th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 76% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Prairie Point Elementary School is a public elementary school in Oswego, Illinois, serving 447 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Cusd 308 district, which is ranked 296 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Prairie Point consistently ranks in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools, with strong academic performance on the IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) exams, significantly exceeding the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. The school's performance is particularly impressive in 3rd grade ELA, where 68.9% of students were proficient or better, compared to 56.6% for the district and 47.3% for the state. Prairie Point also excels in serving its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations, ranking in the top 10% and top 15% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively, for these subgroups.

However, Prairie Point has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.9% in 2022-2023 to 25.4% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school generally outperforms other nearby Cusd 308 schools, such as Old Post Elementary, Boulder Hill Elementary, and Hunt Club Elementary, on academic measures, but its chronic absenteeism rate is on par with or higher than these nearby schools, suggesting a potential area for improvement.

455
Students ?
14.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,077
Per pupil spending ?
17.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3650 Grove Rd
       Oswego, IL  60543-9898

(630) 636-3600

District: Cusd 308


Students who attend Prairie Point Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Traughber Junior High School
High:    Oswego High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
66.2%
Hispanic:
21.3%
African American:
5.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Illinois average (60% vs 44% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 24% of Illinois elementary schools
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school60%
District avg50%
Illinois avg44%
499th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 24%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From top 16% (2015) to top 24% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 13Elementary Schools in the Cusd 308
296th of 811Cusd 308 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202574.9499 of 205675.7%★★★★☆
202465.4644 of 206768.8%★★★☆☆
202373.2494 of 207776.2%★★★★☆
202277.6426 of 208279.5%★★★★☆
202173.1459 of 194876.4%★★★★☆
201975.3455 of 208678.2%★★★★☆
201879.4382 of 203781.2%★★★★☆
201781.0351 of 204482.8%★★★★☆
201682.2326 of 204684.1%★★★★☆
201581.1338 of 205283.5%★★★★☆
201483.3312 of 209385.1%★★★★☆
201382.8326 of 216785.0%★★★★☆
201278.5416 of 216680.8%★★★★☆
201177.9440 of 214779.5%★★★★☆
201082.7227 of 213989.4%★★★★☆
200983.0220 of 212089.6%★★★★☆
200884.0178 of 209291.5%★★★★★
200779.2312 of 209585.1%★★★★☆
200675.7482 of 208676.9%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202579.8126 of 104988.0%★★★★☆
202469.0157 of 88682.3%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202582.866 of 78891.6%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202572.5489 of 194274.8%★★★★☆
202461.1659 of 194266.1%★★★☆☆
202370.7494 of 195774.8%★★★★☆
202280.2333 of 197083.1%★★★★☆
202176.8319 of 168081.0%★★★★☆
201975.7423 of 201979.0%★★★★☆
201880.8321 of 196483.7%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202586.967 of 98293.2%★★★★★
202468.0200 of 95979.1%★★★★☆
202374.9139 of 97085.7%★★★★☆
202176.083 of 74288.8%★★★★☆
201975.4127 of 95586.7%★★★★☆
201881.6100 of 93889.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202569.0417 of 180076.8%★★★★☆
202459.2572 of 179368.1%★★★☆☆
202352.1763 of 180857.8%★★★☆☆
201970.6344 of 181681.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202574.3468 of 194776.0%★★★★☆
202466.7557 of 195971.6%★★★★☆
202371.0509 of 198474.3%★★★★☆
202271.1485 of 197775.5%★★★★☆
202160.1554 of 170767.5%★★★☆☆
201973.1464 of 201977.0%★★★★☆
201876.1412 of 197279.1%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202565.9335 of 129274.1%★★★★☆
202453.4435 of 119563.6%★★★☆☆
202371.5221 of 115680.9%★★★★☆
202274.1160 of 111385.6%★★★★☆
201840.6384 of 76349.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202556.8605 of 138956.4%★★★☆☆
202451.7663 of 139252.4%★★★☆☆
202367.3390 of 141972.5%★★★★☆
202269.6367 of 142574.2%★★★★☆
202160.9461 of 130864.8%★★★☆☆
201962.8497 of 146266.0%★★★☆☆
201865.6459 of 146368.6%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+17 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+16 vs school
Disabled (2025)88th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile~ school
Male (2025)76th percentile~ school
Female (2025)75th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)74th percentile~ school
White (2025)56th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts64%+11 vs state
Science64%+23 vs state
Mathematics51%+12 vs state

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Students at Prairie Point Elementary School are 66% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Prairie Point Elementary School ranks 499th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Prairie Point Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Traughber Junior High School
High : Oswego High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Prairie Point Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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