Top Rankings
Prairie Grove Community School District 46 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 533 students in Prairie Grove Community School District 46. This district's average pre testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in Prairie Grove Community School District 46 have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
878 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
77 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Prairie Grove Community School District 46, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#212 out of 865 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
75-79%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
3%
4%
% Hispanic
10%
32%
% Black
1%
18%
% White
83%
42%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,761 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,423. The school district revenue/student has declined by 21% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,186 is less than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has declined by 21% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$18 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,761
$22,423
Spending / Student
$19,186
$21,662
Best Prairie Grove Community School District 46 Public Preschools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Prairie Grove Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
3223 Il Route 176
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 459-3023
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 459-3023
Gr: PK-4 | 533 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
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