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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Prairie Elementary School?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KILDEER COUNTRYSIDE CCSD 96·NCES 172103004410
Prairie Elementary School
1530 Brandywyn Ln, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 · (847) 634-3144 · Lake County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A+Test 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
14.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 25% |
This year's 1st grade class (69) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
80.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
79.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.8% | 79.9% |
| 2023-24 | 73.1% | 70.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Prairie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #83 of 2,077 ▼ 37 | #10 of 102 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #120 of 2,077 ▼ 53 | #12 of 102 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #738 of 2,419 | #46 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,473 of 2,035 | #101 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #709 of 2,042 | #45 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.1% | #363 of 615 | #25 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
453
+59 (+15%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 489
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 | 453 | 30.8 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 29.6 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 28.7 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 394 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 31.7 | 13.3:1 | 5% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 3% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 3% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 406 | 28 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 25 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (423 to 453); teachers down 3% (31.7 to 30.8).
About Prairie Elementary School
Prairie Elementary School is one of the public schools in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. It is a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in grades 1 through 5 and enrolls 453 students.
Prairie Elementary School is one school in Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96, a system of 7 schools with 3,419 students.
More than half of the students at Prairie Elementary School are Asian (56%). Beyond that, enrollment is 36% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Lake County is roughly 9% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Prairie Elementary School scores 56%.
There are 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.7:1. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is higher.
Prairie Elementary School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 97% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lake County show that median household income comes to about $110,416, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 214, with about 118,032 students.
Willow Grove Early Learning Center is the nearest public school to Prairie Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Prairie Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Prairie Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count increased 15% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Prairie Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96
- Woodlawn Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Twin Groves Middle SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Ivy Hall Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Country Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Kildeer Countryside Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Willow Grove Early Learning CenterElementary · 360 students
Other schools in Buffalo Grove
- Buffalo Grove High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Aptakisic Junior High SchoolMiddle · 940 students
- Cooper Middle SchoolMiddle · 732 students
- Meridian SchoolElementary · 702 students
- Twin Groves Middle SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Joyce Kilmer Elementary SchoolElementary · 590 students
Other Prairie Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 11 states are named Prairie Elementary. Prairie Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 15.
- Prairie Elementary SchoolNaperville, IL · 515 students
- Prairie Elementary SchoolOrland Park, IL · 507 students
- Prairie ElementarySacramento, CA · 858 students
- PRAIRIE ELEMENTARYWORTHINGTON, MN · 690 students
- Prairie Elementary SchoolLafayette, LA · 663 students
Nearby schools
- Willow Grove Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 360
- Ivy Hall Elementary School0.9 mi · 482
- Meridian School1.1 mi · 702
- Twin Groves Middle School1.2 mi · 625
- Tripp School1.2 mi · 485
- Kildeer Countryside Elementary School1.4 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Elementary SchoolHow large is Prairie Elementary School?
Prairie Elementary School enrolls approximately 453 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Prairie Elementary School serve?
Prairie Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Prairie Elementary School have?
Prairie Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prairie Elementary School?
At Prairie Elementary School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 56% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Prairie Elementary School public or private?
Prairie Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.