Prairieview Elementary School

Prairieview Elementary School serves 364 students in grades 3-5 in Downers Grove, Illinois, maintaining a comfortable student-teacher ratio of 17.3 to 1 with 21 full-time equivalent teachers. The school earns a solid MySchoolScout rating of 7.0 out of 10 and ranks in the 78th percentile among Illinois elementary schools, placing 843rd out of 3,819 schools statewide. Academically, Prairieview demonstrates strong performance with an impressive 8.9 out of 10 academic score.

In ELA and reading assessments, 50% of students achieve proficiency or above across the tested grade levels, reflecting steady educational outcomes for its upper elementary students. The school is situated in an affluent suburban community where families value education, evidenced by the 54% of residents holding bachelor's degrees or higher. The neighborhood surrounding Prairieview features a median household income of $113,032 and median home values of $406,000, with a low poverty rate of just 4.9% among the 28,617 residents in the 60516 ZIP code area.

Located on Plainfield Road in this well-established DuPage County suburb, Prairieview Elementary serves families in a thriving large suburban community that prioritizes educational excellence and provides a stable, supportive environment for learning.