Prairie Trails School

805 N Burning Bush Ln
Mt Prospect, IL 60056

177 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - K

School Overview

Prairie Trails School is a public elementary school and part of the River Trails SD 26 school district, located in Mt Prospect, IL with 177 students offering grade levels from PK to KG.

With 18 teachers, Prairie Trails School has a student/teacher ratio of about 9.6:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

177

Total Students

18.5

Full-Time Teachers

9.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Prairie Trails School
Demographic	Student Count
White	103
Hispanic	23
Asian	40
Two or More	9
American Indian	2

White
103 (58.2 %)
Asian
40 (22.6 %)
Hispanic
23 (13.0 %)
Two or More
9 (5.1 %)
American Indian
2 (1.1 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	River Trails SD 26
Phone:	(224)612-7800
Grade Range:	Pre-K - K
Total Students:	177
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	18.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	9.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 56

Kindergarten 119

Grade 1 2