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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRIE HILL CCSD 133·NCES 173255003381
Prairie Hill Elementary School
14714 Willowbrook Rd, South Beloit, IL 61080 · (815) 389-3301 · Winnebago County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
42 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (82).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Prairie Hill Elementary School→Willowbrook Middle School
Based on grade levels within Prairie Hill CCSD 133. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
82.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.2pp since 2023
Math
80.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 83 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 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.6% | 80.2% |
| 2023-24 | 74.4% | 67.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
78.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Prairie Hill Elementary School
Prairie Hill Elementary School's state test result (78.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Hill Elementary School this school | 447 | 9.4% | 78.7% |
| Spencer Pointe New Lenox | 437 | 8.2% | 61.9% |
| Wasco Elementary School Wasco | 466 | 13.3% | 67.7% |
| Grace McWayne Elementary School Batavia | 372 | 9.9% | 69.4% |
| Nelson Prairie School New Lenox | 388 | 13.7% | 66.5% |
| Manhattan Intermediate School Manhattan | 417 | 14.6% | N/A |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Prairie Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #36 of 1,925 | #2 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #77 of 2,077 ▲ 1 | #2 of 44 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #92 of 2,077 ▼ 38 | #2 of 44 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #768 of 2,419 | #22 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,228 of 2,035 | #13 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #1,338 of 2,042 | #47 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.4% | #2,092 of 2,132 | #53 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #417 of 615 | #17 of 22 |
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
447
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 284
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 | 447 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 9% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 30.7 | 15.3:1 | 12% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 32.7 | 14.6:1 | 14% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 27.2 | 15.6:1 | 11% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 13% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 27 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 18 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (424 to 447); teachers up 18% (27.2 to 32).
About Prairie Hill Elementary School
In South Beloit, Illinois, Prairie Hill Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 447 students.
Prairie Hill CCSD 133 (2 schools, 795 students) runs Prairie Hill Elementary School.
Prairie Hill Elementary School's enrollment is 81% White. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Winnebago County is about 66% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 32 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Prairie Hill Elementary School was 14.0:1. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 9%. Compared with the 61% average for public schools in Winnebago County, the school's rate is lower.
After adjusting for student poverty, Prairie Hill Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 78.7%; the prediction is 66.1%.
Federal survey data for Winnebago County show that the median household income is $65,837, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 94 public schools in Winnebago County, enrolling about 44,103 students in all.
The nearest public school is Willowbrook Middle School, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Prairie Hill Elementary School comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Small.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment rise, from 432 in 2020-21 to 447 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,292
Census ACS
Median income
$65,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
44,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prairie Hill CCSD 133
- Willowbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 348 students
Other schools in South Beloit
- Willowbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 348 students
- South Beloit Sr High SchoolHigh · 254 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 199 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 185 students
- Blackhawk Elementary SchoolMiddle · 139 students
- South Beloit Jr High SchoolMiddle · 118 students
Other Prairie Hill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Prairie Hill Elementary. Prairie Hill Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Prairie Hill Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IA · 466 students
Nearby schools
- Willowbrook Middle School0.9 mi · 348
- Clark Elementary School1.9 mi · 185
- South Beloit Jr High School2.2 mi · 118
- Blackhawk Elementary School2.2 mi · 139
- South Beloit Sr High School2.2 mi · 254
- Todd Elementary2.3 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Hill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Prairie Hill Elementary School?
Prairie Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Prairie Hill Elementary School serve?
Prairie Hill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Prairie Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Prairie Hill Elementary School.
How diverse is Prairie Hill Elementary School?
Prairie Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairie Hill Elementary School?
Prairie Hill Elementary School is overseen by Prairie Hill CCSD 133 in Winnebago County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.