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South Prairie Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
820 Borden Ave
Sycamore, IL 60178
Phone
(815) 899-8299
District
Sycamore CUSD 427
County
DEKALB COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
367
Classroom Teachers
28

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.1% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

South Prairie Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

40 30 20 10 0
26%
31%
19%
30%
32%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
32%
28%
37%
42%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
32%
20%
38%
38%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 60 16.3%
Kindergarten 44 12.0%
Grade 1 53 14.4%
Grade 2 46 12.5%
Grade 3 61 16.6%
Grade 4 58 15.8%
Grade 5 45 12.3%
Total 367 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.0% 81.7% 47.6%
Black 5.7% 4.0% 17.2%
Hispanic 16.9% 12.4% 29.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 1.7% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 21,538 12,549,689
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 262.8 225
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.9% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.9% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.4% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 15.0% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,585 5,001,904
Single Parent Households With Children 9.5% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.8% 90.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 45.0% 37.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.0% 23.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.5% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.5% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.6% 15.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.5% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.2% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 4.6% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,929 $36,389,000 47.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,252 $4,590,000 5.9%
Staff $738 $2,706,000 3.5%
General Administration $384 $1,408,000 1.8%
School Administration $831 $3,046,000 3.9%
Operation $1,488 $5,452,000 7.1%
Transportation $543 $1,990,000 2.6%
Other $3,272 $11,993,000 15.5%
Total Support $8,509 $31,185,000 40.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,618 $9,594,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $21,055 $77,168,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,387 $21,022,669,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,534 $2,832,016,000 6.8%
Staff $744 $1,372,782,000 3.3%
General Administration $556 $1,025,624,000 2.5%
School Administration $975 $1,800,510,000 4.4%
Operation $1,675 $3,092,764,000 7.5%
Transportation $835 $1,541,192,000 3.7%
Other $840 $1,551,602,000 3.7%
Total Support $7,159 $13,216,490,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,866 $7,138,346,000 17.3%
Total Expenditures $22,411 $41,377,505,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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