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Prairie Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

1530 Brandywyn Ln, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 · (847) 634-3144 · Part of Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96

Vernon Township’s School Grade A+ better than 98% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
453
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about Prairie Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 41 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 15% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Vernon Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
1–5Prairie Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts62%
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 ↗

1530 Brandywyn Ln, Buffalo Grove

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 169
Grade 283
Grade 391
Grade 499
Grade 5111
Enrollment over time
394’20
430’21
464’22
463’23
453’24

Up 15% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 56%White 36%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 4%Black <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 Prairie Elementary School from Vernon Township families.

Other schools in Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96

The district →
Willow Grove Early Learning Ctr
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Buffalo Grove
360 students13:1
Ivy Hall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Buffalo Grove
A+
482 students12:1
Country Meadows Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Long Grove
A
439 students12:1
Kildeer Countryside Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Long Grove
A+
428 students14:1
Woodlawn Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Long Grove
A+
632 students16:1
Twin Groves Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Buffalo Grove
A+
625 students15:1

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