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Prairie Crossing Charter School

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Prairie Crossing Charter School ranks 287 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Prairie Crossing Charter School is an elementary school located in Grayslake, Illinois, serving 432 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Prairie Crossing Charter School District, which is ranked 89 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Prairie Crossing Charter School consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 73.6% compared to the state's 53.1%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 63% compared to the state's 38.5%. The school's performance is particularly strong in the upper grades, with 5th and 6th-grade students achieving over 89% proficiency in ELA and 6th and 7th-grade students achieving over 77% proficiency in Mathematics. Additionally, the school outperforms the state in Science proficiency, with 75% of 5th-grade students and 62.5% of 8th-grade students scoring proficient or better on the ISA Science assessment.

Compared to nearby schools, Woodview School, Prairieview School, and Meadowview School from the Grayslake CCSD 46, as well as Butterfield School and Adler Park School from the Libertyville School District 70, Prairie Crossing Charter School outperforms in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. The school also significantly outperforms the Mechanics Grove Elementary School from the Mundelein Education Service District 75 and the Woodland Elementary and Woodland Primary School from the Woodland CCSD 50.

433

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,073

Per pupil spending ?

4.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1531 Jones Point Rd
Grayslake, IL 60030-3536

(847) 543-9722

District: Prairie Crossing Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.9%

Hispanic:

11.8%

Asian:

11.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (69% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Illinois elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg69%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

287^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

137^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^th of 811Prairie Crossing Charter School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	287 of 2056	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	295 of 2067	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	381 of 2077	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	239 of 2082	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	219 of 1948	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	358 of 2086	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	91.1	134 of 2037	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	93.2	103 of 2044	95.0%	★★★★★
2016	91.0	152 of 2046	92.6%	★★★★★
2015	84.4	293 of 2052	85.7%	★★★★☆
2014	88.4	178 of 2093	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	90.8	115 of 2167	94.7%	★★★★★
2012	85.4	124 of 2166	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	86.9	77 of 2147	96.4%	★★★★★
2004	89.1	49 of 2030	97.6%	★★★★★
2003	89.8	37 of 2020	98.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	12.3	222 of 237	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	247 of 1942	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	282 of 1942	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	538 of 1957	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	360 of 1970	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	237 of 1680	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	344 of 2019	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	91.4	113 of 1964	94.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	326 of 1947	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	292 of 1959	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	259 of 1984	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	167 of 1977	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	84.7	193 of 1707	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	408 of 2019	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	192 of 1972	90.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	192 of 1292	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	210 of 1195	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	47.8	491 of 1156	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	91.7	43 of 1113	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	24 of 640	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	78 of 1194	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	423 of 1389	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	373 of 1392	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	396 of 1419	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	262 of 1425	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	255 of 1308	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	399 of 1462	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	212 of 1463	85.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	137 of 1368	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	186 of 1363	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	154 of 1367	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	94.0	70 of 1369	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	147 of 1241	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.4	62 of 1356	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	62 of 1293	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	88.5	117 of 1293	91.0%	★★★★★
2016	92.8	65 of 1294	95.0%	★★★★★
2015	93.2	70 of 1302	94.6%	★★★★★
2014	91.0	67 of 1322	94.9%	★★★★★
2013	90.2	77 of 1367	94.4%	★★★★★
2012	90.6	19 of 1365	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	89.3	31 of 1344	97.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	206 of 1248	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	303 of 1251	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	259 of 1275	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	93.9	61 of 1286	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	75.8	202 of 1017	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	76 of 1276	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	49 of 1226	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	77 of 1271	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	92 of 1264	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	74 of 1292	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	73 of 1286	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	104 of 1048	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	86 of 1296	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	100 of 1223	91.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	56 of 812	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	72 of 802	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	76 of 805	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	21 of 781	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	30 of 548	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	10 of 792	98.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	161 of 884	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	181 of 875	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	166 of 895	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	68 of 898	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	70.9	186 of 813	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	78 of 905	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	63 of 889	92.9%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2023)6th percentile-75 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+20 vs state

Science69%+26 vs state

Mathematics63%+24 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, April 2, 2015

Prairie Crossing is an excellent experience that can't be found at the other local district schools. The outdoor learning experiences, organic farm, unique environmental curriculum, and close-knit family of faculty & students was something we were so grateful that our child was able to experience for 9 wonderful years (K through 8 grade). She has blossomed into the creative, caring, intellectual, young woman that she is today because of those early years at PCCS.

PCCS critics can be angry, jealous, and try to shut it down, but those of us who have had the wonderful experience of having our children attend PCCS know what a special gem among schools that it is. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, October 31, 2014

PCCS does not have a school bus. Driving your kids to this school is not worth it. There are some lazy teachers at PCCS. So we recently moved our son to our public school. The main reason is that some teachers do not communicate or respond to your emails which impacts students and their grades. Close Quote

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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)	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 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th 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 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie Crossing Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1531 Jones Point Rd	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Prairie Crossing Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 543-9722	433	30	14.6		294 (67.9%)	10 (2.3%)	51 (11.8%)	48 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	84.9	287^th of 2056 public elementary schools	86.0%		83.6	295^th of 2067 public elementary schools	85.7%	8	75.0	62.5	53.8	63.6	89.6	89.1	79.2	62.5	73.6	61.5	56.8	64.6	58.7	77.1	58.3	63.0									$16,073	$563	$15,510
Woodland Elementary	Public	1-3	17261 W Gages Lake Rd	Gages Lake	60030	Lake County	Woodland CCSD 50	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 984-8800	1,386	114	12.1	44.7%	427 (30.8%)	128 (9.2%)	601 (43.4%)	146 (10.5%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (5.6%)								(n/a)			46.2						46.2	38.7						38.7	97.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	100.0	98.0	97.5		$21,267	$391	$20,877
Woodland Primary School	Public	PK-K	17366 W Gages Lake Rd	Gages Lake	60030	Lake County	Woodland CCSD 50	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 984-8700	657	43	15.2	45.4%	178 (27.1%)	53 (8.1%)	289 (44.0%)	82 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.1%)								(n/a)																	97.4	96.9	96.9	96.9	99.5	97.1	97.1	30.3	$21,377	$1,231	$20,146
Woodview School	Public	K-4	340 N Alleghany Rd	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 223-3668	450	26	17.1	34.9%	275 (61.1%)	29 (6.4%)	101 (22.4%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.9%)	72.8	535^th of 2056 public elementary schools	74.0%		68.5	579^th of 2067 public elementary schools	72.0%	44			63.2	66.3					63.6	61.6	44.6					52.3	96.7	97.2	97.2	97.2	21.2	96.7	96.9		$16,298	$431	$15,867
Butterfield School	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 Lake St	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Libertyville School District 70	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 362-3120	568	44	12.8		409 (72.0%)	19 (3.3%)	50 (8.8%)	42 (7.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	92	131^st of 2056 public elementary schools	93.6%		88.3	218^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.5%	87	72.3		72.2	82.5	82.1				78.9	71.1	74.1	71.6				72.2	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.2	96.6	96.8	8.1	$21,932	$59	$21,873
Prairieview School	Public	K-4	103 E Belvidere Rd	Hainesville	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 543-4230	400	33	12.1	41.5%	155 (38.8%)	32 (8.0%)	146 (36.5%)	42 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	73.2	525^th of 2056 public elementary schools	74.5%		83	305^th of 2067 public elementary schools	85.2%	220			64.8	64.8					64.8	60.6	46.5					53.5	97.5	97.8	97.8	97.8		96.8	97.5		$21,018	$431	$20,587
Adler Park School	Public	K-5	1740 N Milwaukee Ave	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Libertyville School District 70	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 362-7275	238	21	11.1		159 (66.8%)	4 (1.7%)	45 (18.9%)	16 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	95.7	47^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.7%		98.6	17^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.2%	30	80.9		73.0	93.9	91.5				86.3	81.1	78.8	80.9				80.3	97.8	97.3	97.3	97.3	81.1	97.3	98.2		$21,651	$59	$21,592
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	Public	3-5	1200 N Midlothian Rd	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Mundelein Education Service District 75	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 949-2712	486	35	13.8	41.8%	187 (38.5%)	13 (2.7%)	238 (49.0%)	25 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.1%)	51.4	978^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.4%		48.4	977^th of 2067 public elementary schools	52.7%	1	47.8		38.3	46.0	66.8				51.6	44.2	32.4	32.6				36.3	99.6	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.6	99.4	99.6		$17,203	$620	$16,582
Meadowview School	Public	K-4	291 Lexington Ln	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 223-3656	351	29	12.1	19.4%	197 (56.1%)	23 (6.6%)	84 (23.9%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	82.6	332^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	83.9%		84.8	274^th of 2067 public elementary schools	86.7%	58			65.8	71.0					68.3	59.7	72.1					65.7	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2		94.5	95.5		$18,847	$431	$18,417
Woodland Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1115 N Hunt Club Rd	Gurnee	60031	Lake County	Woodland CCSD 50	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 596-5900	979	82	12.0	40.2%	328 (33.5%)	97 (9.9%)	410 (41.9%)	90 (9.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.1%)	47.6	1051^st of 2056 public elementary schools	48.9%		51.3	905^th of 2067 public elementary schools	56.2%	146	38.6			49.8	48.1				48.9		38.1	29.0				33.5	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.6	99.7		$23,088	$391	$22,698

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Crossing Charter School

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What is the racial makeup of Prairie Crossing Charter School?

Students at Prairie Crossing Charter School are 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Prairie Crossing Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Prairie Crossing Charter School.

Is Prairie Crossing Charter School a good school?

Prairie Crossing Charter School ranks 287^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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