Is Prairie Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Prairie Elementary School ranks in the top 7.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Prairie Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 464 students attended Prairie Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Elementary School?

Students at Prairie Elementary School are 52% Asian, 35% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Prairie Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Prairie Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Adlai E Stevenson High School

Prairie Elementary School

Public 1-5

1530 Brandywyn Ln
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-1003

(847) 634-3144

District: Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96

SchoolDigger Rank:
155^th of 2,077 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,516

Students who attend Prairie Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Adlai E Stevenson High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.1

Number of students: 464

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.2%

White:

34.9%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 9.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Prairie Elementary School ranks better than 92.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.66. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (52.2%), White (34.9%), two or more races (5.6%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Prairie Elementary School is 16.1, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 School District! (See more...)

Compare Prairie Elementary School employs 28.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Prairie Elementary School is $19,516. 2 elementary schools in the Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Prairie Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Prairie Elementary School 155^th of 2077 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Prairie Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

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White students:

Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96:

SchoolDigger ranks Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 48^th of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Prairie Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	87.90	91^st	2020	95.5%
2004	86.71	124^th	2030	93.9%
2005	89.50	26^th	2022	98.7%
2006	85.17	101^st	2086	95.2%
2007	84.71	106^th	2095	94.9%
2008	87.24	65^th	2092	96.9%
2009	86.65	91^st	2120	95.7%
2010	86.84	75^th	2139	96.5%
2011	87.15	67^th	2147	96.9%
2012	85.69	108^th	2166	95.0%
2013	90.79	116^th	2167	94.6%
2014	92.62	63^rd	2093	97.0%
2015	96.55	63^rd	2052	96.9%
2016	95.57	71^st	2046	96.5%
2017	96.08	59^th	2044	97.1%
2018	97.36	26^th	2037	98.7%
2019	96.55	40^th	2086	98.1%
2021	97.60	39^th	1948	98.0%
2022	97.12	42^nd	2082	98.0%
2023	91.66	155^th	2077	92.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	99.54	2^nd	718	99.7%
2019	98.95	4^th	743	99.5%
2022	99.73	1^st	768	99.9%
2023	87.12	30^th	788	96.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	92.47	40^th	1113	96.4%
2023	72.94	208^th	1156	82.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	97.68	12^th	1964	99.4%
2019	97.28	21^st	2019	99.0%
2021	96.34	36^th	1680	97.9%
2022	96.93	39^th	1970	98.0%
2023	89.61	161^st	1957	91.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	95.94	46^th	1972	97.7%
2019	94.48	61^st	2019	97.0%
2021	96.54	40^th	1707	97.7%
2022	95.92	50^th	1977	97.5%
2023	90.87	137^th	1984	93.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.88	26^th	242	89.3%
2019	86.41	15^th	243	93.8%
2021	76.36	22^nd	134	83.6%
2022	77.28	42^nd	226	81.4%
2023	70.72	55^th	237	76.8%

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Rank History for White students at Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.73	157^th	1463	89.3%
2019	76.58	264^th	1462	81.9%
2021	72.08	286^th	1308	78.1%
2022	79.70	209^th	1425	85.3%
2023	61.76	496^th	1419	65.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Outstanding school. We moved here to be in this district. My chiild is now getting the support he needs. Teachers, principal, whole staff is AMAZING. Love Prairie Close Quote

Enrollment information for Prairie Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	529	4	19	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	553
1989	507	3	8	6	8	n/a	n/a	0	532
1990	531	3	25	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	561
1991	458	13	18	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	489
1992	473	5	30	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	509
1993	508	0	22	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
1994	515	4	30	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	550
1995	587	4	31	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	623
1996	587	4	31	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	623
1997	625	1	32	0	7	n/a	n/a	0	665
1998	600	5	48	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	658
1999	590	3	50	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
2000	379	1	62	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	452
2001	347	1	49	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	406
2002	311	1	45	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	361
2003	311	1	45	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	361
2004	298	4	52	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	359
2005	282	6	63	7	1	n/a	n/a	5	364
2006	299	2	73	8	0	n/a	n/a	4	386
2007	280	1	89	6	0	n/a	n/a	8	384
2008	284	0	101	7	0	n/a	n/a	11	403
2009	280	1	115	5	0	n/a	n/a	13	414
2010	274	3	111	6	0	n/a	n/a	11	405
2011	246	3	129	3	0	0	10	0	391
2012	229	4	128	6	0	0	13	0	380
2013	215	4	116	11	0	0	18	0	364
2014	221	1	148	14	0	0	21	0	405
2015	223	2	156	14	0	0	25	0	420
2016	212	4	176	13	0	0	25	0	430
2017	198	1	184	18	0	0	22	0	423
2018	194	1	205	11	0	0	12	0	423
2019	175	1	206	12	0	0	20	0	414
2020	153	1	202	18	1	0	20	0	395
2021	154	4	195	23	1	0	17	0	394
2022	153	6	220	23	2	0	26	0	430
2023	162	7	242	25	2	0	26	0	464

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Prairie Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	553	29.2	18.9	n/a
1989	532	28.0	19.0	n/a
1990	561	29.1	19.2	n/a
1991	489	25.8	18.9	n/a
1992	509	27.3	18.6	n/a
1993	530	27.3	19.4	n/a
1994	550	28.3	19.4	n/a
1995	623	30.1	20.7	n/a
1996	623	30.1	20.7	n/a
1997	665	33.8	19.7	n/a
1998	658	38.6	17.0	n/a
1999	651	39.1	16.6	n/a
2000	452	29.8	15.2	n/a
2001	406	28.3	14.3	n/a
2002	361	27.7	13.0	1.9
2003	361	27.7	13.0	1.9
2004	359	23.7	15.1	4.2
2005	364	24.6	14.8	2.5
2006	386	21.7	17.8	3.7
2007	384	24.0	16.0	2.4
2008	403	24.0	16.8	1.8
2009	414	25.9	16.0	2
2010	405	28.0	14.4	3
2011	391	29.1	13.4	3.1
2012	380	28.1	13.5	2.1
2013	364	35.0	10.3	5.8
2014	405	28.8	14.0	5.7
2015	420	31.0	13.5	5.2
2016	430	32.0	13.4	2.8
2017	423	33.1	12.7	5.4
2018	423	31.7	13.3	5.2
2019	414	32.1	12.8	3.9
2020	395	33.0	11.9	2
2021	394	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	430	34.1	12.6	9.3
2023	464	28.7	16.1	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Prairie Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	553	29.2	18.9	n/a
1989	532	28.0	19.0	n/a
1990	561	29.1	19.2	n/a
1991	489	25.8	18.9	n/a
1992	509	27.3	18.6	n/a
1993	530	27.3	19.4	n/a
1994	550	28.3	19.4	n/a
1995	623	30.1	20.7	n/a
1996	623	30.1	20.7	n/a
1997	665	33.8	19.7	n/a
1998	658	38.6	17.0	n/a
1999	651	39.1	16.6	n/a
2000	452	29.8	15.2	n/a
2001	406	28.3	14.3	n/a
2002	361	27.7	13.0	1.9
2003	361	27.7	13.0	1.9
2004	359	23.7	15.1	4.2
2005	364	24.6	14.8	2.5
2006	386	21.7	17.8	3.7
2007	384	24.0	16.0	2.4
2008	403	24.0	16.8	1.8
2009	414	25.9	16.0	2
2010	405	28.0	14.4	3
2011	391	29.1	13.4	3.1
2012	380	28.1	13.5	2.1
2013	364	35.0	10.3	5.8
2014	405	28.8	14.0	5.7
2015	420	31.0	13.5	5.2
2016	430	32.0	13.4	2.8
2017	423	33.1	12.7	5.4
2018	423	31.7	13.3	5.2
2019	414	32.1	12.8	3.9
2020	395	33.0	11.9	2
2021	394	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	430	34.1	12.6	9.3
2023	464	28.7	16.1	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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