Prophetstown Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 3 · Prophetstown, Illinois
Prophetstown Elementary School in Prophetstown, Illinois enrolled 229 students in 2024-25 with 14.9 full-time teachers, 15.4 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 21-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
243 students in 2022-23, 234 students in 2023-24, 229 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.2 to 14.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 243 | 14.2 | 17.1 |
| 2023-24 | 234 | 15.6 | 15.0 |
| 2024-25 | 229 | 14.9 | 15.4 |
15.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 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).
One counselor per 215 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Prophetstown Elementary School enrolled 215 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 215 of the 215 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent7.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.0% of students were White, 6.1% of two or more races, 3.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White90.0%
- Two or more races6.1%
- Hispanic3.5%
- Black0.4%
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 Prophetstown Elementary School scored proficient or above: 21-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% 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 | 21‑39% | 41% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑39% | 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.
What to look at next about Prophetstown Elementary School
- Erie Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 7.2 miles away: 242 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).7.2 mi
- Tampico Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.7 miles away: 156 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).8.7 mi
- Compare Prophetstown Elementary School with Erie Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3 spends per student$13,741 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,741
- The largest public schools in IllinoisProphetstown Elementary School is the number 1,885 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,885 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.15.4:1
- 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 Prophetstown Elementary School
How many students attend Prophetstown Elementary School?
229 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 243 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Prophetstown, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Prophetstown Elementary School?
15.4 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 Prophetstown Elementary School a Title I school?
Prophetstown Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Prophetstown Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Prophetstown Elementary School scored proficient or above: 21-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% 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 Prophetstown Elementary School in?
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3, NCES district ID 1732830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173283003399 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.