Prather Elementary School
2300 West 25th St
Granite City IL, 62040, Madison County
Phone: 618-451-5823
Ranking: 
(2,540 out of 3,028, bottom 16%)*
(2,540 out of 3,028, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Granite City Community Unit School District 9
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 30 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 520 | 446 | 406 | 391 | 403 | 438 | 454 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 109 | 21.0% | 86 | 19.3% | 63 | 15.5% | 78 | 19.9% | 82 | 20.3% | 89 | 20.3% | 74 | 16.3% |
| Grade 1: | 109 | 21.0% | 74 | 16.6% | 80 | 19.7% | 78 | 19.9% | 73 | 18.1% | 80 | 18.3% | 75 | 16.5% |
| Grade 2: | 81 | 15.6% | 74 | 16.6% | 75 | 18.5% | 53 | 13.6% | 62 | 15.4% | 66 | 15.1% | 60 | 13.2% |
| Grade 3: | 110 | 21.2% | 77 | 17.3% | 60 | 14.8% | 78 | 19.9% | 59 | 14.6% | 59 | 13.5% | 77 | 17.0% |
| Grade 4: | 108 | 20.8% | 60 | 13.5% | 77 | 19.0% | 52 | 13.3% | 59 | 14.6% | 64 | 14.6% | 85 | 18.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 296 | 56.9% | 268 | 60.1% | 237 | 58.4% | 210 | 53.7% | 197 | 48.9% | 192 | 43.8% | 211 | 46.5% |
| Female: | 224 | 43.1% | 178 | 39.9% | 169 | 41.6% | 181 | 46.3% | 178 | 44.2% | 208 | 47.5% | 216 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 72 | 13.8% | 73 | 16.4% | 68 | 16.7% | 82 | 21.0% | 57 | 14.1% | 49 | 11.2% | 36 | 7.9% |
| Black: | 128 | 24.6% | 90 | 20.2% | 71 | 17.5% | 53 | 13.6% | 61 | 15.1% | 51 | 11.6% | 58 | 12.8% |
| White: | 280 | 53.8% | 251 | 56.3% | 241 | 59.4% | 240 | 61.4% | 263 | 65.3% | 305 | 69.6% | 335 | 73.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 6.3% | 27 | 6.1% | 21 | 5.2% | 12 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 432 | 83.1% | 351 | 78.7% | 203 | 50.0% | 322 | 82.4% | 323 | 80.1% | 360 | 82.2% | 308 | 67.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 95 | 23.4% | 20 | 5.1% | 30 | 7.4% | 49 | 11.2% | 47 | 10.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.33 | 11.10 | 13.10 | 13.96 | 12.59 | 13.30 | 16.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 78.8% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 81.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 84.6% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 87.5% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 89.0% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 84.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 87.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 88.7% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 85.0% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 47.1% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 64.1% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 67.9% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 70.6% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 71.3% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 69.9% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 71.5% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 74.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 74.7% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 72.8% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 71.1% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 51.1% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 85.6% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 82.7% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 79.5% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 87.4% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87.1% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 84.1% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 46.2% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64.5% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 66.0% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 67.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 63.5% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 69.2% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 71.1% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 46.0% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 67.7% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 65.5% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 74.6% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 79.4% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 79.6% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 75.1% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 69.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 75.6% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79.7% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 76.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 74.0% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 62.2% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 68.7% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 75.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 79.0% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 82.0% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 82.5% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 79.7% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 77.2% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 79.0% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 80.7% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 47.7% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 58.9% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 58.0% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 63.6% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 63.7% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 63.3% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 72.9% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 69.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 67.8% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.9% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78.5% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 51.6% | 58.9% |
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* Prather Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.