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Prairie View Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

10N630 Nesler Rd, Elgin, IL 60124 · (847) 464-6014 · Part of Central Community Unit School District 301

Plato Township’s School Grade A better than 88% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
615
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
16%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Prairie View Grade School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Plato Township kids: Prairie Knolls Middle Sch

On the path

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

PK–5Prairie View Grade SchoolYou are here
6–7Prairie Knolls Middle Schin Elgin

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

10N630 Nesler Rd, Elgin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten72
Grade 181
Grade 295
Grade 3113
Grade 4109
Grade 5110
Enrollment over time
606’20
607’21
724’22
679’23
615’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Asian 21%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 4%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prairie View Grade School from Plato Township families.

Other schools in Central Community Unit School District 301

The district →
Country Trails Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
B+
751 students17:1
Howard B Thomas Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
B
678 students15:1
Lily Lake Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Park
A+
275 students15:1
Prairie Knolls Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Elgin
A
770 students17:1
Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 8 · Burlington
A
418 students18:1
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Burilngton
A
1,575 students18:1

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; Plato Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.