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Best Public Schools in Prairie Du Rocher, IL

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114

Students

Top rankedPrairie Du Rocher Elementary School360^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School up 604 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Prairie Du Rocher, Illinois has only one school serving grades PK-8: Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School. The school is part of the Prairie Du Rocher CCSD 134 district, which is ranked 175 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating.

Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School stands out for its consistently high performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, significantly outpacing the state averages across multiple grade levels. However, the school's 8th grade Science proficiency rate is lower than the state average. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 360 out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools in 2024-2025 (4-star rating) to 964 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024 (3-star rating), indicating that factors beyond the school's own academic results may influence its ranking.

While Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, the school's per-student spending for 2023-2024 was $13,693, and it maintains a student-teacher ratio of 13:1. With nearly half of the school's students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school may need to consider the impact of socioeconomic factors on student learning and implement targeted support programs to address any achievement gaps.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (2025)					% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	714 Middle St	Prairie Du Rocher	62277	Randolph County	Prairie Du Rocher CCSD 134	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 284-3530	114	9	12.3	43.9%	112 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	81.5	360^th of 2056 public elementary schools	82.5%		48.9	964^th of 2067 public elementary schools	53.4%	604	28.6	61.5	64.3	76.9	78.6	69.6	76.9	50.0	38.5	64.3	60.9	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	10.9	33.6	$15,739	$437	$15,303

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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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