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Enrollment
433
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRIE CROSSING CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 170021803731
Prairie Crossing Charter School
1531 Jones Point Rd, Grayslake, IL 60030 · (847) 543-9722 · Lake County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Illinois public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
73.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.1pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.6% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 50.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Prairie Crossing Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #350 of 2,077 ▼ 56 | #36 of 102 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #256 of 2,077 ▲ 57 | #32 of 102 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #827 of 2,419 | #55 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,448 of 2,035 | #99 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #908 of 2,042 | #64 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #597 of 615 | #35 of 37 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
433
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+261% since 2000-01, when it was 120
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 433 | 29.6 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 28.9 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 31.9 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 431 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 27.6 | 15.6:1 | 6% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 26 | 15.9:1 | 4% (17) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 21 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 120 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Crossing Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (431 to 433); teachers up 7% (27.6 to 29.6).
About Prairie Crossing Charter School
Prairie Crossing Charter School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Grayslake, Illinois. It enrolled 433 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Federal records list Prairie Crossing Charter School as its own district.
White students account for 68% of enrollment at Prairie Crossing Charter School. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Prairie Crossing Charter School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
The teaching staff at Prairie Crossing Charter School is 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.6:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1.
Prairie Crossing Charter School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Census estimates describe Lake County this way: median household income is about $110,416, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Lake County number 214 and enroll about 118,032.
Nearby, Frederick School is about 2.0 miles away. Prairie Crossing Charter School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Enrollment at Prairie Crossing Charter School was 431 in 2020-21 and 433 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Prairie Crossing Charter School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grayslake
- Grayslake Central High SchoolHigh · 1,375 students
- Grayslake North High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Frederick SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Grayslake Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Woodview SchoolElementary · 450 students
- Meadowview SchoolElementary · 351 students
Nearby schools
- Frederick School2.0 mi · 667
- Grayslake Middle School2.0 mi · 641
- Grayslake Central High School2.3 mi · 1,375
- Woodland Elementary2.4 mi · 1,386
- Warren Township High School2.4 mi · 3,537
- Woodland Primary School2.5 mi · 657
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Crossing Charter SchoolHow many students attend Prairie Crossing Charter School?
Prairie Crossing Charter School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Prairie Crossing Charter School serve?
Prairie Crossing Charter School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Prairie Crossing Charter School have?
Prairie Crossing Charter School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Prairie Crossing Charter School?
Student demographics at Prairie Crossing Charter School are roughly 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairie Crossing Charter School?
Prairie Crossing Charter School is overseen by Prairie Crossing Charter School in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.