Prairieview Elementary School

As a high-enrollment elementary school in Bartlett, Illinois, Prairieview Elementary School educates 681 students from grades K through 6, operated by SD U-46. Enrollment runs roughly 79% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

SD U-46 comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 34,036 students; Prairieview Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Prairieview Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 65% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Prairieview Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.6%; this one delivers 52.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for DuPage County put median household income runs about $112,096, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prairieview Elementary School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students).

Nearest neighbor: Spring Trail Elementary School, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Prairieview Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Prairieview Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 49.3%.

Prairieview Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 103%: 336 students in 2018 compared to 681 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 63% to 52%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

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