Nelson Prairie School
New Lenox, IL · New Lenox SD 122
Regular public school · Grades 1 - 3 · Suburb, large
269th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 87%· Stable
2366 Nelson Rd, New Lenox, IL 60451
(815)462-2874NCES ID 172814003777Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Nelson Prairie School 269th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 87% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 91th in 2019 to 87th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 3
Hispanic (last reported 2024) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 383 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1999, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 86.3% | 82.5% | ▼ 3.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 11.0% | 12.8% | ▲ 1.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.8% | 2.1% | ▲ 1.3 pts | |
| Black | 0.6% | 1.6% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| Asian | 1.1% | 1.0% | ▼ 0.1 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1999. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $454K in zip 60451 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Nelson Prairie School
- #217Spencer PointeNew Lenox SD 122 · 2 mi away217th of 2,105
ELA 63% ▼1 · Math 81% ▲5Compare - #255Arnold J Tyler SchoolNew Lenox SD 122 · 2.1 mi away255th of 2,105
ELA 66% ▲2 · Math 74% ▼2Compare - –Spencer TrailNew Lenox SD 122 · 2.2 mi awayCompare
- #363Union Elementary SchoolUnion SD 81 · 2.6 mi away363rd of 2,105
ELA 70% ▲6 · Math 61% ▼15Compare - #458Haines Elem SchoolNew Lenox SD 122 · 3 mi away458th of 2,105
ELA 53% ▼11 · Math 71% ▼5Compare - –Cherry Hill Elem and EC CenterNew Lenox SD 122 · 3.5 mi awayCompare
- –Wilson Creek Elem SchManhattan SD 114 · 3.7 mi awayCompare
- #10Eisenhower AcademyJoliet PSD 86 · 3.9 mi away10th of 2,105
ELA 94% ▲30 · Math 87% ▲11Compare
What school district is Nelson Prairie School in?
Nelson Prairie School is part of the New Lenox SD 122 district in New Lenox, Illinois.
Is Nelson Prairie School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Nelson Prairie School 269th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 87% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Nelson Prairie School?
White 83%, Hispanic 13%, Two or more races 2%, Black 2% (383 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Nelson Prairie School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60451 is $454K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.