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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCLEAN COUNTY USD 5·NCES 172862003589
Prairieland Elementary School
1300 E Raab Rd, Normal, IL 61761 · (309) 557-4424 · McLean County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
100 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
64.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.9pp since 2023
Math
57.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.6% | 57.3% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 47.4% |
% 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Prairieland Elementary School
Prairieland Elementary School's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairieland Elementary School this school | 450 | 22.2% | 60.4% |
| Albert Cassens Elementary Glen Carbon | 477 | 19.5% | 51.9% |
| Woods Creek Elementary School Crystal Lake | 489 | 22.7% | 54.6% |
| Estelle Kampmeyer Elementary School O Fallon | 465 | 25.8% | 66.8% |
| J Emmett Hinchcliffe Sr Elementary School O Fallon | 452 | 19.7% | 67.2% |
| Louise White Elementary School Batavia | 440 | 18.4% | 64.3% |
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 Prairieland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #317 of 1,925 | #6 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #475 of 2,077 ▼ 118 | #8 of 29 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #517 of 2,077 ▲ 8 | #7 of 29 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #757 of 2,419 | #7 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,624 of 2,035 | #21 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #1,026 of 2,042 | #22 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.2% | #1,925 of 2,132 | #24 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #970 of 1,461 | #14 of 23 |
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
450
+40 (+10%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 591
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 | 450 | 29.2 | 15.4:1 | 22% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 31.6 | 14.6:1 | 20% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 32.1 | 13.5:1 | 20% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 29.7 | 16.7:1 | 19% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 28 | 19.1:1 | 15% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 31 | 19.3:1 | 12% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 37 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairieland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (495 to 450); teachers down 2% (29.7 to 29.2).
About Prairieland Elementary School
Students in Normal, Illinois, attend Prairieland Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 450 students.
Prairieland Elementary School is part of McLean County USD 5, where 24 schools serve 12,407 students.
Prairieland Elementary School is 73% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Prairieland Elementary School's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Prairieland Elementary School total 29.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school counts 100 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 22%. Among public schools in McLean County, the average eligibility rate is 40%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 58.7%.
In McLean County (population about 171,556), the median household income is $79,905, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 60 public schools in McLean County, enrolling about 23,759 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Sugar Creek Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Prairieland Elementary School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Prairieland Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
Enrollment grew 10% from its 2020-21 level of 410.
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McLean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,556
Census ACS
Median income
$79,905
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
23,759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McLean County USD 5
- Normal Community High SchoolHigh · 2,079 students
- Normal Community West High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Evans Junior High SchoolMiddle · 778 students
- Kingsley Jr High SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Benjamin Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
- Parkside Jr High SchoolMiddle · 598 students
Other schools in Normal
- Normal Community High SchoolHigh · 2,079 students
- Normal Community West High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Kingsley Jr High SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 624 students
- Parkside Jr High SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Chiddix Jr High SchoolMiddle · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Sugar Creek Elementary School1.4 mi · 468
- Fairview Elementary School1.5 mi · 280
- Chiddix Jr High School1.8 mi · 597
- University High School1.9 mi · 624
- Colene Hoose Elementary School2.0 mi · 413
- Thomas Metcalf School2.2 mi · 459
Frequently asked questions
About Prairieland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Prairieland Elementary School?
Prairieland Elementary School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Prairieland Elementary School serve?
Prairieland Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Prairieland Elementary School have?
Prairieland Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Prairieland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Prairieland Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Prairieland Elementary School in?
Prairieland Elementary School is part of McLean County USD 5.
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