Prairieview Elementary School

Located at 699 Plainfield Rd, in Downers Grove, Illinois, Prairieview Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary school that instructs 380 students (grades 3 through 5), overseen by Center Cass SD 66.

Center Cass SD 66 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,130 students; Prairieview Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Prairieview Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to DuPage County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below DuPage County's rate of about 34%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Prairieview Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.0%, the actual is 55.3%, a residual of -5.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for DuPage County put median household earnings sit near $112,096, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across DuPage County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), Prairieview Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lakeview Jr High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Prairieview Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 58.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Prairieview Elementary School's enrollment has grew 9% since 2018, when it stood at 349 (now 380). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 74% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Prairieview Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.