📍 1427 Oak Park Ave, Berwyn, Cook County, 60402
Prairie Oak School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Berwyn, Cook County. The school has 728 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Eden Barragan. It is part of the Berwyn North SD 98 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Oak School enrolls 728 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American and 7.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 562 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 88 | 12% |
| White | 52 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
578 of the school's 728 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Prairie Oak School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-40, state senate district 4, state house district 8.
Prairie Oak School is one of 4 schools in Berwyn North SD 98, based in Berwyn, Illinois. The district serves 2,434 students district-wide and employs 174 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 728 students, Prairie Oak School is larger than the district average of about 609 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large