Earl Pritchett School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 3 · Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Earl Pritchett School in Buffalo Grove, Illinois enrolled 430 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
455 students in 2022-23, 471 students in 2023-24, 430 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.8 to 36.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 455 | 41.8 | 10.9 |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 39.7 | 11.9 |
| 2024-25 | 430 | 36.0 | 11.9 |
11.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Earl Pritchett School enrolled 429 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent29.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
57.7% of students were Asian, 32.3% White, 4.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Asian57.7%
- White32.3%
- Two or more races4.7%
- Hispanic4.2%
- Black1.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Earl Pritchett School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 55‑59% | 58% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 55‑59% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Buffalo Grove
8 public elementary schools in Buffalo Grove report 2024-25 enrollment; Earl Pritchett School is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian School | 702 | 14.3 | not reported |
| Joyce Kilmer Elementary School | 590 | 13.7 | not reported |
| Henry W Longfellow Elementary School | 510 | 14.6 | not reported |
| Tripp School | 485 | 12.6 | not reported |
| Ivy Hall Elementary School | 482 | 11.5 | not reported |
| Prairie Elementary School | 453 | 14.7 | not reported |
| Earl Pritchett School | 430 | 11.9 | not reported |
| Willow Grove Early Learning Ctr | 360 | 13.3 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Earl Pritchett School
- Tripp SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 485 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Eugene Field Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 613 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Earl Pritchett School with Tripp SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102 spends per student$20,960 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,960
- The largest public schools in IllinoisEarl Pritchett School is the number 839 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#839 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.11.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Earl Pritchett School
How many students attend Earl Pritchett School?
430 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 455 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Buffalo Grove, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Earl Pritchett School?
11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Earl Pritchett School a Title I school?
Earl Pritchett School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Earl Pritchett School do on state tests?
The students tested at Earl Pritchett School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Earl Pritchett School in?
Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102, NCES district ID 1703900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170390004368 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.