Prairie Grove’s public schools outscore 71% of Illinois districts
Math proficiency in Prairie Grove’s districts is 34%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Prairie Grove, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Prairie Grove’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 400 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Prairie Grove’s, its schools beat 54%, lower than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 34% and math 34% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Community High School District 155 spends $25,105 per student and Prairie Grove Community School District 46 $19,741, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then four middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Prairie Grove’s grade
B+: better than 71% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Prairie Grove, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Prairie Grove · depends on your address
Prairie Grove Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 552 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
Indian Prairie Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 496 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
Glacier Ridge Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 360 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Prairie Grove
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Prairie Grove vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Prairie Grove’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie Grove | B+ | Prairie Grove Community School District 46 PK–8 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
| Crystal Lake | B+ | Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
| McHenry | B− | McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 |
Every school in Prairie Grove
18 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Prairie Grove’s schools
Are Prairie Grove’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Prairie Grove children attend outscore 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Prairie Grove in?
Community High School District 155, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 5,203 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
Where do Prairie Grove kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Crystal Lake Central High School, Cary-Grove Community High School, Crystal Lake South High School and Prairie Ridge High School.
What is Prairie Grove’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Community High School District 155 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Prairie Grove spend per student?
$25,105 in Community High School District 155, $19,741 in Prairie Grove Community School District 46 and $17,506 in Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Prairie Grove families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.