📍 2366 Nelson Rd, New Lenox, Will County, 60451
Nelson Prairie School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Lenox, Will County. The school has 406 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tyler Broders. It is part of the New Lenox SD 122 school district. It serves grades 1–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nelson Prairie School enrolls 406 students across grades 1–3. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 335 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
53 of the school's 406 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nelson Prairie School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-10, state senate district 19, state house district 37.
Nelson Prairie School is one of 12 schools in New Lenox SD 122, based in New Lenox, Illinois. The district serves 4,956 students district-wide and employs 302 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 406 students, Nelson Prairie School is close to the district average of about 413 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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