Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODSTOCK CUSD 200·NCES 174333005944
Prairiewood Elementary School
3215 Hercules Rd, Woodstock, IL 60098 · (815) 337-5300 · McHenry County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
168 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (74) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within Woodstock CUSD 200. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
61.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.7pp since 2023
Math
39.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.6% | 25.5% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Prairiewood Elementary School
Prairiewood Elementary School's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairiewood Elementary School this school | 374 | 44.9% | 46.0% |
| Dundee Highlands Elementary School West Dundee | 396 | 44.4% | 48.4% |
| Olson Elementary School Woodstock | 425 | 46.8% | 50.4% |
| Caledonia Elementary School Caledonia | 449 | 43.2% | 46.0% |
| Kerkstra Elementary School Oak Forest | 407 | 43.7% | 48.8% |
| Hilltop Elementary School McHenry | 424 | 44.8% | 40.5% |
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 Prairiewood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #707 of 1,925 | #31 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #976 of 2,077 no change | #34 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #640 of 2,077 ▲ 38 | #18 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #1,134 of 2,419 | #38 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,503 of 2,035 | #41 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #804 of 2,042 | #16 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.9% | #1,433 of 2,132 | #16 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #753 of 1,461 | #13 of 31 |
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
374
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 323
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 | 374 | 25.2 | 14.8:1 | 45% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 24.9 | 14.4:1 | 43% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 26.3 | 14.5:1 | 38% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 39% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 25 | 17.6:1 | 44% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 40% (129) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairiewood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (431 to 374); teachers down 10% (28 to 25.2).
About Prairiewood Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Prairiewood Elementary School serves students in Woodstock, Illinois. Its enrollment is 374 students, spread over grades 1 through 5.
Woodstock CUSD 200 serves 6,097 students across 11 schools.
The largest group at Prairiewood Elementary School is White students, at 58%. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, McHenry County residents are about 80% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Prairiewood Elementary School scores 54%.
A staff of 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.8:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 45%. Compared with the 35% average for public schools in McHenry County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Prairiewood Elementary School outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Prairiewood Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 45.6%. Prairiewood Elementary School scores 46.0%, within a point of that line.
The school is in McHenry County, where the median household earns about $104,802 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Prairiewood Elementary School shares McHenry County with 88 other public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Creekside Middle School, is the closest to Prairiewood Elementary School. Prairiewood Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 46.0% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Prairiewood Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
Prairiewood Elementary School had 381 students in 2020-21 and 374 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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McHenry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodstock CUSD 200
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · 988 students
- Woodstock North High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Verda Dierzen Early Learning CenterElementary · 675 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 576 students
- Mary Endres Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Other schools in Woodstock
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · 988 students
- Woodstock North High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Verda Dierzen Early Learning CenterElementary · 675 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 576 students
- Mary Endres Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Nearby schools
- Creekside Middle School0.0 mi · 736
- Dean Street Elementary School2.2 mi · 302
- Westwood Elementary School2.4 mi · 385
- Woodstock High School2.4 mi · 988
- Olson Elementary School2.7 mi · 425
- Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center4.2 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About Prairiewood Elementary SchoolHow large is Prairiewood Elementary School?
Prairiewood Elementary School enrolls approximately 374 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Prairiewood Elementary School serve?
Prairiewood Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Prairiewood Elementary School have?
Prairiewood Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prairiewood Elementary School?
At Prairiewood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 35% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Prairiewood Elementary School public or private?
Prairiewood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Woodstock CUSD 200.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.