Is East Prairie Elementary School a good school?

East Prairie Elementary School ranks 350 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Prairie Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 515 students attended East Prairie Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of East Prairie Elementary School?

Students at East Prairie Elementary School are 34% Asian, 32% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% African American.

What schools do graduates of East Prairie Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Prairie Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Niles North High School

East Prairie Elementary School

Summary:

East Prairie Elementary School is a high-performing public school serving grades PK-8 in Skokie, Illinois, with 540 students. The school is part of the East Prairie School District 73, which is ranked 113 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating.

East Prairie Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. The school's performance is particularly strong in 8th grade ELA, where 87.8% of students are proficient or better, significantly higher than the state's 49.9%. The school also excels in supporting its Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status student populations, ranking in the top 15% to top 2% of Illinois elementary schools for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, such as West Ridge Elementary School and Rogers Elementary School in the Chicago Public Schools District, East Prairie Elementary consistently outperforms them in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. This may be partly due to the higher percentage of students from low-income families at the nearby schools, which range from 65% to 82% compared to East Prairie's 33%.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

7616 E Prairie Rd
Skokie, IL 60076-3718

(847) 673-1141

District: East Prairie School District 73

SchoolDigger Rank:
350^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,389

Students who attend East Prairie Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Niles North High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.0

Number of students: 515

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

34.0%

White:

31.8%

Hispanic:

18.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details East Prairie Elementary School ranks better than 83.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.46. (See more...)

Compare Details East Prairie Elementary School ranks better than 88.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.49. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at East Prairie Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (34%), White (31.8%), Hispanic (18.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 42.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Prairie Elementary School is 10. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Prairie Elementary School is $20,389.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Prairie Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks East Prairie Elementary School 350^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See East Prairie Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks East Prairie Elementary School 153^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See East Prairie Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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East Prairie School District 73:

SchoolDigger ranks East Prairie School District 73 113^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	76.32	489^th	2020	75.8%
2004	80.77	310^th	2030	84.7%
2005	83.83	169^th	2022	91.6%
2006	82.27	204^th	2086	90.2%
2007	85.37	79^th	2095	96.2%
2008	79.88	338^th	2092	83.8%
2009	78.43	420^th	2120	80.2%
2010	74.32	582^nd	2139	72.8%
2011	69.93	747^th	2147	65.2%
2012	71.78	669^th	2166	69.1%
2013	75.94	495^th	2167	77.2%
2014	77.04	473^rd	2093	77.4%
2015	80.01	351^st	2052	82.9%
2016	74.73	465^th	2046	77.3%
2017	81.71	337^th	2044	83.5%
2018	86.50	228^th	2037	88.8%
2019	81.66	333^rd	2086	84.0%
2021	77.93	377^th	1948	80.6%
2022	80.99	359^th	2082	82.8%
2023	71.74	527^th	2077	74.6%
2024	80.46	350^th	2067	83.1%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.05	44^th	718	93.9%
2019	62.83	140^th	743	81.2%
2022	76.89	63^rd	768	91.8%
2023	75.10	81^st	788	89.7%
2024	84.67	46^th	826	94.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	87.54	76^th	1194	93.6%
2022	60.73	278^th	1113	75.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	97.29	14^th	1765	99.2%
2019	78.30	200^th	1816	89.0%
2021	80.79	122^nd	1514	91.9%
2022	81.26	148^th	1763	91.6%
2023	79.23	192^nd	1808	89.4%
2024	94.14	39^th	1793	97.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.91	194^th	1964	90.1%
2019	78.54	363^rd	2019	82.0%
2021	70.99	412^th	1680	75.5%
2022	77.44	386^th	1970	80.4%
2023	64.79	606^th	1957	69.0%
2024	72.75	463^rd	1942	76.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	83.83	254^th	1972	87.1%
2019	81.72	294^th	2019	85.4%
2021	76.24	331^st	1707	80.6%
2022	81.61	304^th	1977	84.6%
2023	75.60	411^th	1984	79.3%
2024	84.77	254^th	1959	87.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.54	124^th	242	48.8%
2019	28.39	201^st	243	17.3%
2021	21.30	115^th	134	14.2%
2022	28.12	180^th	226	20.4%
2023	26.62	189^th	237	20.3%
2024	42.07	153^rd	219	30.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	89.63	44^th	938	95.3%
2019	50.29	414^th	955	56.6%
2023	94.39	26^th	970	97.3%
2024	79.40	111^th	959	88.4%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.28	374^th	1463	74.4%
2019	66.30	442^nd	1462	69.8%
2021	64.34	411^th	1308	68.6%
2022	70.34	356^th	1425	75.0%
2023	50.13	693^rd	1419	51.2%
2024	58.86	542^nd	1392	61.1%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	69.43	390^th	1185	67.1%
2004	86.09	119^th	1204	90.1%
2005	79.23	241^st	1209	80.1%
2006	81.13	173^rd	1272	86.4%
2007	83.08	134^th	1287	89.6%
2008	74.98	314^th	1293	75.7%
2009	78.26	248^th	1318	81.2%
2010	78.23	242^nd	1327	81.8%
2011	78.44	232^nd	1344	82.7%
2012	79.61	216^th	1365	84.2%
2013	80.41	228^th	1367	83.3%
2014	75.37	290^th	1322	78.1%
2015	82.29	190^th	1302	85.4%
2016	87.74	119^th	1294	90.8%
2017	93.71	56^th	1293	95.7%
2018	87.71	127^th	1293	90.2%
2019	85.95	157^th	1356	88.4%
2021	89.70	88^th	1241	92.9%
2022	84.98	153^rd	1369	88.8%
2023	75.42	271^st	1367	80.2%
2024	86.49	153^rd	1363	88.8%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	85.76	49^th	792	93.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	98.99	6^th	1161	99.5%
2019	85.99	81^st	1217	93.3%
2022	82.58	97^th	1221	92.1%
2023	68.05	268^th	1234	78.3%
2024	88.13	63^rd	1219	94.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.07	143^rd	1226	88.3%
2019	83.10	171^st	1276	86.6%
2021	89.58	66^th	1017	93.5%
2022	82.90	168^th	1286	86.9%
2023	68.99	323^rd	1275	74.7%
2024	81.54	189^th	1251	84.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.99	127^th	1223	89.6%
2019	86.74	131^st	1296	89.9%
2021	81.35	137^th	1048	86.9%
2022	83.03	151^st	1286	88.3%
2023	79.15	200^th	1292	84.5%
2024	88.50	118^th	1264	90.7%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.59	72^nd	209	65.6%
2019	52.60	102^nd	201	49.3%
2022	28.59	153^rd	198	22.7%
2023	27.98	155^th	192	19.3%
2024	52.04	94^th	184	48.9%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	61.83	178^th	590	69.8%
2019	78.37	82^nd	639	87.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at East Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.51	153^rd	889	82.8%
2019	72.33	204^th	905	77.5%
2021	73.68	164^th	813	79.8%
2022	71.82	191^st	898	78.7%
2023	57.55	335^th	895	62.6%
2024	62.90	289^th	875	67.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for East Prairie Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	227	5	140	21	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	393
1989	191	5	143	13	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	352
1990	174	3	160	16	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	353
1991	197	5	148	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	373
1992	222	7	178	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	436
1993	230	8	175	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
1994	214	7	179	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
1995	223	10	179	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	445
1996	223	10	179	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	445
1997	206	10	194	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
1998	219	6	203	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	454
1999	221	8	190	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
2000	228	20	187	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
2001	217	19	195	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
2002	210	26	172	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	449
2003	210	26	172	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	449
2004	190	22	158	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
2005	202	21	186	41	0	n/a	n/a	3	453
2006	194	19	197	46	0	n/a	n/a	11	467
2007	194	18	198	43	0	n/a	n/a	20	473
2008	194	22	211	43	0	n/a	n/a	19	489
2009	193	22	232	56	0	n/a	n/a	23	526
2010	204	19	218	50	0	n/a	n/a	33	524
2011	213	21	234	41	1	0	16	0	526
2012	229	20	237	41	0	4	21	0	552
2013	230	19	250	46	0	3	23	0	571
2014	219	19	239	43	0	3	22	0	545
2015	208	21	238	51	1	2	21	0	542
2016	202	23	221	51	1	0	24	0	522
2017	199	26	188	63	1	3	23	0	503
2018	203	19	174	87	1	0	32	0	516
2019	197	24	168	79	3	0	34	0	505
2020	197	25	175	90	0	0	41	0	528
2021	178	23	158	95	0	0	44	0	498
2022	180	27	175	97	1	0	45	0	525
2023	186	31	184	99	1	0	39	0	540
2024	164	39	175	97	0	0	40	0	515

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at East Prairie Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	393	31.6	12.4	n/a
1989	352	30.6	11.5	n/a
1990	353	31.0	11.3	n/a
1991	373	34.0	10.9	n/a
1992	436	31.2	13.9	n/a
1993	448	32.8	13.7	n/a
1994	438	33.0	13.3	n/a
1995	445	33.0	13.5	n/a
1996	445	33.0	13.5	n/a
1997	440	33.1	13.3	n/a
1998	454	35.5	12.8	n/a
1999	444	35.5	12.5	n/a
2000	469	36.2	13.0	n/a
2001	464	40.0	11.6	n/a
2002	449	42.4	10.6	n/a
2003	449	42.4	10.6	n/a
2004	414	38.5	10.8	n/a
2005	453	39.6	11.4	n/a
2006	467	34.0	13.7	n/a
2007	473	35.0	13.5	n/a
2008	489	32.0	15.3	n/a
2009	526	37.0	14.2	n/a
2010	524	36.0	14.5	n/a
2011	526	32.0	16.4	n/a
2012	552	32.0	17.2	23.4
2013	571	46.1	12.3	26.4
2014	545	44.0	12.3	39.6
2015	542	43.0	12.6	33.4
2016	522	44.0	11.8	29.1
2017	503	43.0	11.6	24.1
2018	516	43.0	12.0	25.8
2019	505	42.0	12.0	27.7
2020	528	43.0	12.2	32.6
2021	498	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	525	46.5	11.2	35
2023	540	48.0	11.2	33.3
2024	515	51.0	10.0	42.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio East Prairie Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	393	31.6	12.4	n/a
1989	352	30.6	11.5	n/a
1990	353	31.0	11.3	n/a
1991	373	34.0	10.9	n/a
1992	436	31.2	13.9	n/a
1993	448	32.8	13.7	n/a
1994	438	33.0	13.3	n/a
1995	445	33.0	13.5	n/a
1996	445	33.0	13.5	n/a
1997	440	33.1	13.3	n/a
1998	454	35.5	12.8	n/a
1999	444	35.5	12.5	n/a
2000	469	36.2	13.0	n/a
2001	464	40.0	11.6	n/a
2002	449	42.4	10.6	n/a
2003	449	42.4	10.6	n/a
2004	414	38.5	10.8	n/a
2005	453	39.6	11.4	n/a
2006	467	34.0	13.7	n/a
2007	473	35.0	13.5	n/a
2008	489	32.0	15.3	n/a
2009	526	37.0	14.2	n/a
2010	524	36.0	14.5	n/a
2011	526	32.0	16.4	n/a
2012	552	32.0	17.2	23.4
2013	571	46.1	12.3	26.4
2014	545	44.0	12.3	39.6
2015	542	43.0	12.6	33.4
2016	522	44.0	11.8	29.1
2017	503	43.0	11.6	24.1
2018	516	43.0	12.0	25.8
2019	505	42.0	12.0	27.7
2020	528	43.0	12.2	32.6
2021	498	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	525	46.5	11.2	35
2023	540	48.0	11.2	33.3
2024	515	51.0	10.0	42.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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