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Prairie Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1530 Brandywyn Ln, Buffalo Grove, Lake County, 60089

464
Pupils
16.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Prairie Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo Grove, Lake County. The school has 464 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Megan Bird. It is part of the Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 school district. It serves grades 1โ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Megan Bird
School district
Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96

Enrollment & staffing

Prairie Elementary School enrolls 464 students across grades 1โ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.

Male students
246 (53%)
Female students
218 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
28.7
Student-teacher ratio
16.2:1
Grade span
1โ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Asian, 35% White and 5.6% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Asian24252%
White16235%
Two or more races265.6%
Hispanic or Latino255.4%
Black or African American71.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 1โ€“5

Prairie Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 59.

School district: Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96

Prairie Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96, based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The district serves 3,419 students district-wide and employs 244 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 464 students, Prairie Elementary School is close to the district average of about 488 students per school.

3,419
District students
7
Schools
244
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

62%
Reading proficient
67%
Math proficient
0%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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