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B−

South Prairie Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

820 Borden Ave, Sycamore, IL 60178 · (815) 899-8299 · Part of Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

Cortland Township’s School Grade B− better than 45% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
456
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about South Prairie Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 70.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cortland Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Cortland Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5South Prairie Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

820 Borden Ave, Sycamore

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K147
Kindergarten48
Grade 146
Grade 251
Grade 346
Grade 460
Grade 558
Enrollment over time
268’20
266’21
306’22
367’23
456’24

Up 70.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Hispanic 16%Black 6%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Prairie Elementary School from Cortland Township families.

Other schools in Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

The district →
North Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sycamore
A−
377 students12:1
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sycamore
B+
309 students15:1
Southeast Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sycamore
A−
300 students12:1
West Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sycamore
B−
270 students11:1
Sycamore Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sycamore
B−
847 students14:1
Sycamore High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sycamore
B+
1,161 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Cortland Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.