South Prairie Elementary School
Sycamore, IL · Sycamore CUSD 427
Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Suburb, small
960th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 54%· Stable
820 Borden Ave, Sycamore, IL 60178
(815)899-8299NCES ID 173846002633Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks South Prairie Elementary School 960th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 54% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 52th in 2019 to 54th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2022) 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.
Black (last reported 2022) 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 367 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1998, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 88.8% | 72.5% | ▼ 16.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 7.0% | 16.1% | ▲ 9.1 pts | |
| Black | 0.6% | 5.4% | ▲ 4.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.6% | 4.6% | ▲ 2.0 pts | |
| Asian | 1.0% | 1.1% | ▲ 0.1 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1998. 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 $321K in zip 60178 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than South Prairie Elementary School
- #886West Elem SchoolSycamore CUSD 427 · 0.9 mi away886th of 2,105
ELA 53% ▲7 · Math 44% ▼2Compare - #640Southeast Elem SchoolSycamore CUSD 427 · 1 mi away640th of 2,105
ELA 57% ▲11 · Math 55% ▲9Compare - #744North Elementary SchoolSycamore CUSD 427 · 2.4 mi away744th of 2,105
ELA 54% ▲8 · Math 50% ▲4Compare - #1993Gwendolyn Brooks Elem SchDeKalb CUSD 428 · 2.8 mi away1,993rd of 2,105
ELA 18% ▼28 · Math 12% ▼34Compare - #1531Littlejohn Elem SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 3.2 mi away1,531st of 2,105
ELA 31% ▼15 · Math 29% ▼17Compare - #983Jefferson Elem SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 3.2 mi away983rd of 2,105
ELA 43% ▼3 · Math 48% ▲2Compare - #453North Grove Elementary SchoolSycamore CUSD 427 · 3.5 mi away453rd of 2,105
ELA 64% ▲18 · Math 60% ▲14Compare - #1794Founders Elementary SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 4.5 mi away1,794th of 2,105
ELA 24% ▼22 · Math 20% ▼26Compare
What school district is South Prairie Elementary School in?
South Prairie Elementary School is part of the Sycamore CUSD 427 district in Sycamore, Illinois.
Is South Prairie Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks South Prairie Elementary School 960th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 54% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of South Prairie Elementary School?
White 73%, Hispanic 16%, Black 5%, Two or more races 5% (367 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near South Prairie Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60178 is $321K 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.