77 out of 10GreatSchools

Prairie View Grade School

Elgin, IL
  • Public
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  • Grades K-5
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  • Enrollment: 650

Overview

Prairie View Grade School
10N630 Nesler Road
Elgin, IL 60124
(847) 464-6014
Prairie View Grade School is located in Elgin, IL and serves grades K-5.It received a GreatSchool rating of 7 out of 10
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Student Diversity

Race

Percentage

Native American
0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
Black
2%
Two or more races
2%
Hispanic
13%
Asian
15%
White
69%

Reviews7 Reviews

3.5
parent
Very friendly and caring. Whole child approach.
other
Overall not a bad school, but could use a more compassionate leader who values morals and shows a desire to help the kids and not just how to perform better on test scores.
parent
The teachers are nice and on average the curriculum is good. The PTO is wonderful and they provide tons of activities for the students. The front office is responsive and helpful. If your child is advanced, however, this is not the school for you. Their needs will not be met and your child will not feel challenged. The principal's and, by extension, the teacher's attitudes toward advancement is that no student can be beyond their current year curriculum. The principal told my husband and I in separate conversations that parents only think their children are advanced. When pushed, the children will fail to show complete knowledge of material and often are behind. A student receiving top marks on all school work including the enrichment work and scoring in the 97th percentile on MAP testing would be limited to “diving deeper” into the same material with no growth opportunities. Our student liked the social activities provided at this school, but stated that learning was boring and not fun. We found the principal’s attitude disturbing and disappointing when challenged on the district's curriculum (he helps develop curriculum for the district). We were told that they had a gifted program previously that did not work and there were no plans for the development of a more viable one. In the end, we took our student out of Prairie View. We moved to a school that provides better opportunities for academic growth and has a positive attitude on differentiated learning. Other nearby districts like U-46 (Access to Inquiry and Meaning) and the Saint Charles D303 (Gifted and Talented Education Studies) have elementary gifted programs that have been successful for a number of years. Administrators from both of these districts (at school and district level) were helpful and willing to provide guidance/resources to help us.
parent
This is a really nice school and I am impressed with the way the teachers and the principal care for the students. The constant communication with teachers and the nice facility (pretty new) makes for a good learning enviornment.
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