Prairie View Grade School

10N630 Nesler Rd

School District

Central Community Unit 301
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

School Map for Central Community Unit School District 301

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Reviews

Submitted by other on July 13, 2022

My daughter came here end of 2nd grade (going into 4th now) I absolutely LOVE this school. I have nothing bad to say at all. The teachers are amazing. Very involved. We specifically moved to this district for this reason.
Submitted by parent on April 17, 2021

Our two daughters have been through this school from K/1st through 5th. Both had wonderful experiences. The teachers/administration and support are all excellent. I can't imagine anyone having any problems in the school. With our youngest having a 504 plan, the teachers and administration has been great to work with.
Submitted by parent on June 20, 2019

Very friendly and caring. Whole child approach.
Submitted by other on August 25, 2018

Overall not a bad school, but could use a more compassionate leader who values morals and shows a desire to help the kids and not just how to perform better on test scores.
Submitted by parent on January 26, 2017

The teachers are nice and on average the curriculum is good. The PTO is wonderful and they provide tons of activities for the students. The front office is responsive and helpful. If your child is advanced, however, this is not the school for you. Their needs will not be met and your child will not feel challenged. The principal's and, by extension, the teacher's attitudes toward advancement is that no student can be beyond their current year curriculum. The principal told my husband and I in separate conversations that parents only think their children are advanced. When pushed, the children will fail to show complete knowledge of material and often are behind. A student receiving top marks on all school work including the enrichment work and scoring in the 97th percentile on MAP testing would be limited to “diving deeper” into the same material with no growth opportunities. Our student liked the social activities provided at this school, but stated that learning was boring and not fun. We found the principal’s attitude disturbing and disappointing when challenged on the district's curriculum (he helps develop curriculum for the district). We were told that they had a gifted program previously that did not work and there were no plans for the development of a more viable one. In the end, we took our student out of Prairie View. We moved to a school that provides better opportunities for academic growth and has a positive attitude on differentiated learning. Other nearby districts like U-46 (Access to Inquiry and Meaning) and the Saint Charles D303 (Gifted and Talented Education Studies) have elementary gifted programs that have been successful for a number of years. Administrators from both of these districts (at school and district level) were helpful and willing to provide guidance/resources to help us.
Submitted by parent on June 04, 2012

This is a really nice school and I am impressed with the way the teachers and the principal care for the students. The constant communication with teachers and the nice facility (pretty new) makes for a good learning enviornment.
Submitted by parent on November 04, 2011

In response to the comment about the school cutting programs, it s not the school that cuts the programs, it s the state that cuts money and the district in turn cuts programs. It s not right to blame a school for something beyond its control. Not many schools would place a student in any type of challenge program just because the parent wanted them in it. Typically, a child has to qualify for that type of program. The principal seems friendly. Parent involvement is great. There seems to be quite a few parent volunteers in and out of classrooms and the PTO offers so many great events. Teacher quality is difficult to rate because all teachers are different; some more involved than others. My child s Kindergarten teacher was amazing. She saw things in my own child that I hadn't recognized. She was cut from the staff after that school year. That was disappointing. The next teacher didn t seem to connect well with my child. She would often inform me of my child s weaknesses but didn t offer help or solutions. The following year was better because the teacher saw my child s struggles from the get-go and began observations and interventions right away.