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What tradition at Prairieview School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAYSLAKE CCSD 46·NCES 171752004810
Prairieview School
103 E Belvidere Rd, Hainesville, IL 60030 · (847) 543-4230 · Lake County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
166 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
64.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
53.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.4pp 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 54 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.8% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 47.1% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Prairieview School
Prairieview School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairieview School this school | 400 | 41.5% | 57.0% |
| Sleepy Hollow Elementary School Sleepy Hollow | 424 | 43.9% | 59.5% |
| Stone Elementary School Addison | 357 | 44.8% | 56.0% |
| Waterbury Elementary School Roselle | 415 | 39.3% | 45.5% |
| Big Hollow Primary School Ingleside | 387 | 35.1% | N/A |
| Otter Creek Elementary School Elgin | 437 | 46.5% | 36.6% |
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 Prairieview School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #392 of 1,925 | #18 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #571 of 2,077 ▼ 204 | #48 of 102 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #507 of 2,077 ▼ 139 | #45 of 102 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #998 of 2,419 | #68 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #595 of 2,035 | #53 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #170 of 2,042 | #4 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #1,521 of 2,132 | #54 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #375 of 615 | #26 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
400
+47 (+13%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 415
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 | 400 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 42% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 32.6 | 12.4:1 | 40% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 31.6 | 11.5:1 | 37% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 23.8 | 15.8:1 | 28% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 23% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 30% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairieview School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (375 to 400); teachers up 39% (23.8 to 33).
About Prairieview School
Prairieview School is a medium-sized elementary school in Hainesville, Illinois. Its 400 students are spread across kindergarten through 4.
The 9 schools in Grayslake CCSD 46 enroll 3,650 students altogether, Prairieview School among them.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Prairieview School, at 39%. Enrollment also includes 37% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Lake County, the White share is about 61%. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 33 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.1:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Prairieview School is 42%. Public schools in Lake County average 54%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Prairieview School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.0%; the prediction is 47.5%.
Census estimates describe Lake County this way: the median household income is $110,416, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Prairieview School, Lake County has 213 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Grayslake Early Childhood, less than a tenth of a mile away. Prairieview School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Prairieview School ranks 3rd of 6 nearby schools, at 57.0% versus a 56.5% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 400 students in 2024-25, 47 more than the 353 it had in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Prairieview School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Grayslake CCSD 46
- Frederick SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Grayslake Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Woodview SchoolElementary · 450 students
- Avon Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Meadowview SchoolElementary · 351 students
- Park West SchoolMiddle · 321 students
Other Prairieview schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Prairieview. Prairieview School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Prairieview SchoolWaukee, IA · 539 students
- Prairieview SchoolBATTLE CREEK, MI · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Grayslake Early Childhood0.0 mi · 147
- Woodview School0.7 mi · 450
- Grayslake Central High School1.1 mi · 1,375
- W J Murphy Elementary School1.2 mi · 414
- Grayslake Middle School1.6 mi · 641
- Meadowview School1.6 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About Prairieview SchoolHow many students attend Prairieview School?
Prairieview School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades KG-04.
Is Prairieview School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prairieview School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Prairieview School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Prairieview School.
How diverse is Prairieview School?
Prairieview School reports a student body of 39% White, 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairieview School?
Prairieview School is overseen by Grayslake CCSD 46 in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.