Prairieview-ogden South Elem, Ogden IL

Original Research by School Decision on Prairieview-ogden South Elem

Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary serves grades kindergarten through sixth in the village of Ogden, a small rural community in eastern Champaign County with a population of roughly a few hundred residents. The school's enrollment is small, concentrated mostly in the upper elementary grades, with relatively few students in the youngest grades. The student body is predominantly white, with just a handful of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds.

On the state's Illinois Assessment of Readiness, the school's proficiency results show uneven performance across grades and subjects. In third grade, students in both math and English language arts reached proficiency at a rate around two-thirds, which is comparable to the state median. Fourth grade is a soft spot: proficiency dropped sharply in both subjects to roughly a quarter of students meeting state standards, the lowest result at the school. Fifth grade math and language arts each reached proficiency for about half the students. Sixth grade improved again, with both subjects approaching three-fifths of students proficient. In science, a fifth-grade test showed proficiency near three-fifths of students. A parent may want to look into what supports the school is providing for fourth-grade students specifically, since the drop in proficiency at that grade level is pronounced. Overall across tested grades and subjects, the school's proficiency index places it above the midpoint among the school districts in Champaign County, a meaningful position for a small rural school.

State testing data for grades seven and eight are not reported because this is an elementary school that serves only through sixth grade.

The school is a regular public elementary, not a charter or magnet school, and is part of Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197. Students who go on to high school attend St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School, located about four and a half miles west in neighboring St. Joseph Township. Ogden itself is a compact village centered around a four-way intersection and the village water tower, with quiet streets, familiar faces, and agricultural land stretching around it. The community is mostly residential with a few small businesses. No major employers are based in the village; working residents typically commute to Champaign-Urbana or Danville.

Housing in the area is relatively affordable. Home values in the Ogden zip code are below both the state and national benchmarks, and monthly mortgage estimates are under the national average. Rent is also moderate. The area's economic context shows stable employment and household incomes that track above the national median.

The school sits at North Market Street within the village, alongside the Ogden Rose Public Library and other civic anchors. No recent major district-level curriculum changes or referendum activity was confirmed in available reporting.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 367%

School 67% · District 66% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 50% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 659%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 367%

School 67% · District 59% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 59% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 659%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Science

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

This schoolPrairieview-Ogden CCSD 197, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.