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Prairie Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Prairie Elementary School serves 515 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Naperville, Illinois, as part of Naperville CUSD 203. In 2025–2026, 92% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 84% in math, and 83% of fifth graders in science. The most important takeaway is that Prairie’s results are exceptionally strong: ELA and math proficiency were 36 and 44 percentage points above the state, and 10 and 13 points above the district, respectively.

Prairie ranks among the strongest nearby schools, though its relative standing varies by subject. It placed third in ELA and fourth in math among nearby K–5 schools, with results 10 and 9 points above their respective averages. Grade 5 science was a particular strength: Prairie ranked second among nearby schools with grade 5, behind Meadow Glens Elementary School, and was 18 points above the nearby average, 7 above the district, and 35 above the state. Within Prairie, grade 5 math is the clearest softer spot: its 81% proficiency was 5 points below grade 4, though still 11 points above the district and 44 above the state.

Results have improved substantially over time: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency rose 23 percentage points and math rose 21. Math dipped by 1 point in the latest year, so the longer-term gains do not mean every recent result has continued upward. SchoolDigger ranks Prairie 21st of 1,737 statewide, at the 99th percentile with five stars; nearby schools also share that top percentile. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 13.9:1, the nearby-group median, and 8% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the third-lowest rate in the group. SchoolDigger’s historical statewide measure for how well Prairie served Asian students rose from rank 89 of 242 (63rd percentile) in 2017–2018 to rank 20 of 243 (92nd percentile) in 2018–2019; those older figures do not show whether the improvement continued.

515

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,310

Per pupil spending ?

8.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.6%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

500 S Charles Ave
Naperville, IL 60540-6802

(630) 420-6348

District: Naperville CUSD 203

Students who attend Prairie Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Junior High School
High:	Naperville North High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.2%

Asian:

9.5%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (86% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg76%

Illinois avg48%

21^st of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 14Elementary Schools in the Naperville CUSD 203

43^rd of 738Naperville CUSD 203 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	96.7	21 of 1737	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	97.1	25 of 2056	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	104 of 2067	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	27 of 2077	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	29 of 2082	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	163 of 1948	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	60 of 2086	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	109 of 2037	94.6%	★★★★★
2017	95.2	73 of 2044	96.4%	★★★★★
2016	91.8	139 of 2046	93.2%	★★★★★
2015	94.6	99 of 2052	95.2%	★★★★★
2014	88.8	163 of 2093	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	87.2	215 of 2167	90.1%	★★★★★
2012	77.7	452 of 2166	79.1%	★★★★☆
2011	81.7	286 of 2147	86.7%	★★★★☆
2010	83.7	182 of 2139	91.5%	★★★★★
2009	83.3	209 of 2120	90.1%	★★★★★
2008	84.7	152 of 2092	92.7%	★★★★★
2007	85.6	71 of 2095	96.6%	★★★★★
2006	86.8	53 of 2086	97.5%	★★★★★
2005	85.2	119 of 2022	94.1%	★★★★★
2004	87.0	110 of 2030	94.6%	★★★★★
2003	88.3	78 of 2020	96.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	84.4	20 of 243	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	64.4	89 of 242	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	38 of 1049	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	37 of 886	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	13 of 907	98.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	26 of 1286	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	96.7	20 of 1942	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	63 of 1942	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	28 of 1957	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	35 of 1970	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	111 of 1680	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	104 of 2019	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	32 of 1964	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	94.8	29 of 1311	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	96.2	30 of 1947	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	131 of 1959	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	30 of 1984	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	33 of 1977	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	84.2	196 of 1707	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	95.8	44 of 2019	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	284 of 1972	85.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	24 of 201	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	95.8	39 of 1292	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	62 of 1195	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	26 of 1156	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	75.8	151 of 1113	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	180 of 640	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	92 of 1194	92.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	91.8	26 of 1149	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	91.5	42 of 1389	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	151 of 1392	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	94.8	22 of 1419	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	28 of 1425	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.0	165 of 1308	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	92 of 1462	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.8	206 of 1463	85.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts92%+36 vs state

Mathematics84%+44 vs state

Science83%+35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 S Charles Ave	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6348	515	37	13.9	8.3%	377 (73.2%)	15 (2.9%)	42 (8.2%)	49 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.0%)	96.7	21^st of 1737 public elementary schools	98.8%		97.1	25^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.8%	4	82.8	89.5	92.9	95.1	92.3	85.3	85.7	80.5	83.8	97.6%		$19,310	$290	$19,020
Highlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 S Brainard St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6335	510	33	15.3	6.5%	319 (62.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.7%)	119 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.0%)	97.2	15^th of 1737 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.8	15^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.3%		81.0	90.9	95.7	91.7	92.8	91.1	92.5	82.1	88.8	97.8%		$17,328	$168	$17,161
Ellsworth Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 N Sleight St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6338	227	20	11.5	18.9%	124 (54.6%)	12 (5.3%)	32 (14.1%)	29 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.2%)	95.6	41^st of 1737 public elementary schools	97.6%		95.5	56^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.3%	15	74.3	94.7	93.5	88.2	92.2	94.7	80.6	76.5	84.5	97.6%		$24,378	$458	$23,919
Elmwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1024 Magnolia Ln	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6341	726	48	15.1	13.6%	488 (67.2%)	29 (4.0%)	102 (14.0%)	52 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.4%)	81.9	267^th of 1737 public elementary schools	84.6%		88.7	206^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.0%	61	65.1	72.7	78.7	75.2	75.3	70.8	67.6	56.2	64.9	97.9%		$18,408	$347	$18,061
Naper Elementary School	Public	K-4	39 S Eagle St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6345	235	17	13.7	17.0%	162 (68.9%)	12 (5.1%)	21 (8.9%)	25 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	91.6	95^th of 1737 public elementary schools	94.5%		92.9	115^th of 2056 public elementary schools	94.4%	20		79.2	82.6		80.8	75.5	84.8		79.8	96.5%		$21,896	$301	$21,596
Steeple Run Elementary School	Public	K-5	6S151 Steeple Run Dr	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6385	622	47	13.1	21.1%	278 (44.7%)	22 (3.5%)	89 (14.3%)	172 (27.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (9.0%)	82.2	258^th of 1737 public elementary schools	85.1%		87.3	239^th of 2056 public elementary schools	88.4%	19	73.4	72.1	73.0	79.2	74.6	70.2	58.0	63.5	63.8	98.2%		$21,069	$482	$20,587
Beebe Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 E 11th Ave	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6332	619	42	14.6	22.3%	287 (46.4%)	38 (6.1%)	134 (21.6%)	108 (17.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.4%)	85.8	196^th of 1737 public elementary schools	88.7%		89.7	183^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	91.1%	13	76.4	72.6	79.8	84.0	78.6	64.6	70.8	62.3	65.6	98.5%		$18,411	$389	$18,022
Meadow Glens Elementary School	Public	K-5	1150 Muirhead Ave	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-3200	475	37	12.8	8.2%	205 (43.2%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.5%)	183 (38.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.8%)	97.3	14^th of 1737 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.2	10^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.5%	4	96.7	82.8	94.1	97.5	93.3	86.2	86.6	88.4	87.2	97.1%		$20,654	$254	$20,400
Maplebrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	1630 Warbler Dr	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6381	512	35	14.7	9.2%	370 (72.3%)	9 (1.8%)	38 (7.4%)	64 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	92.1	89^th of 1737 public elementary schools	94.9%		95.6	48^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.7%	41	76.3	75.5	82.1	90.8	82.3	83.0	69.5	86.8	79.2	98.1%		$18,987	$341	$18,646
Mill Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	1300 N Mill St	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6353	600	48	12.5	34.7%	278 (46.3%)	63 (10.5%)	122 (20.3%)	95 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.8%)	89.4	140^th of 1737 public elementary schools	91.9%		92.6	123^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	94.0%	17	71.0	79.2	84.3	87.0	83.6	81.3	76.9	57.0	71.7	96.5%		$21,473	$597	$20,876

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Elementary School

What district is Prairie Elementary School in?

Naperville CUSD 203

How many students attend Prairie Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Prairie Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Prairie Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Washington Junior High School
High : Naperville North High School

Is Prairie Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Prairie Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 21^st of 1737 Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Elementary School?

Students at Prairie Elementary School are 73% White, 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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