Is Prairie Trail School a good school?

Prairie Trail School ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Prairie Trail School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 419 students attended Prairie Trail School.

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Trail School?

Students at Prairie Trail School are 48% Hispanic, 26% African American, 16% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Prairie Trail School attend?

Students who attend Prairie Trail School usually go on to attend: Middle : Viking School High : Warren Township High School

Prairie Trail School

Public 3-5

13600 W Wadsworth Rd
Wadsworth, IL 60083-8606

(847) 623-4333

District: Gurnee School District 56

SchoolDigger Rank:
1813^th of 2,077 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,163

Students who attend Prairie Trail School usually attend:

Middle:	Viking School
High:	Warren Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.0

Number of students: 419

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.7%

African American:

26.0%

White:

16.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Prairie Trail School ranks worse than 87.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.54. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Prairie Trail School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Gurnee School District 56. Student population at Prairie Trail School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.7%), African American (26%), White (16%). (See more...)

Compare Details 63% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Gurnee School District 56. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Prairie Trail School is 11. 1 elementary schools in the Gurnee School District 56 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Prairie Trail School employs 38 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Prairie Trail School is $17,163, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Gurnee School District 56!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Prairie Trail School:

SchoolDigger ranks Prairie Trail School 1813^th of 2077 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Prairie Trail School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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Gurnee School District 56:

SchoolDigger ranks Gurnee School District 56 728^th of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Prairie Trail School

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Rank History for all students at Prairie Trail School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	72.84	626^th	2020	69.0%
2004	72.10	624^th	2030	69.3%
2005	69.25	694^th	2022	65.7%
2006	73.63	563^rd	2086	73.0%
2007	65.47	867^th	2095	58.6%
2008	64.56	908^th	2092	56.6%
2009	63.58	945^th	2120	55.4%
2010	65.19	905^th	2139	57.7%
2011	51.79	1243^rd	2147	42.1%
2012	48.26	1338^th	2166	38.2%
2013	43.31	1319^th	2167	39.1%
2014	40.64	1303^rd	2093	37.7%
2015	45.21	1003^rd	2052	51.1%
2016	30.43	1411^th	2046	31.0%
2017	22.20	1626^th	2044	20.5%
2018	24.61	1544^th	2037	24.2%
2019	26.61	1535^th	2086	26.4%
2021	25.31	1406^th	1948	27.8%
2022	24.37	1529^th	2082	26.6%
2023	16.54	1813^th	2077	12.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Prairie Trail School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	39.97	41^st	78	47.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Prairie Trail School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.27	592^nd	718	17.5%
2019	33.54	554^th	743	25.4%
2021	46.84	203^rd	537	62.2%
2022	46.73	336^th	768	56.3%
2023	36.39	518^th	788	34.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Prairie Trail School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.92	624^th	763	18.2%
2019	25.33	977^th	1194	18.2%
2021	21.52	561^st	640	12.3%
2022	24.26	952^nd	1113	14.5%
2023	22.01	1008^th	1156	12.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Prairie Trail School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.01	1664^th	1765	5.7%
2019	20.29	1637^th	1816	9.9%
2021	18.33	1439^th	1514	5.0%
2022	20.88	1551^st	1763	12.0%
2023	19.15	1652^nd	1808	8.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Prairie Trail School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.82	1452^nd	1964	26.1%
2019	22.63	1614^th	2019	20.1%
2021	21.68	1337^th	1680	20.4%
2022	25.50	1440^th	1970	26.9%
2023	17.45	1687^th	1957	13.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Prairie Trail School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.92	782^nd	907	13.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Prairie Trail School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.61	1537^th	1972	22.1%
2019	32.13	1353^rd	2019	33.0%
2021	25.64	1247^th	1707	26.9%
2022	24.47	1449^th	1977	26.7%
2023	16.77	1726^th	1984	13.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Prairie Trail School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	14.24	223^rd	242	7.9%
2019	22.30	207^th	243	14.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Prairie Trail School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.39	382^nd	698	45.3%
2019	46.55	320^th	711	55.0%
2021	43.24	181^st	428	57.7%
2022	37.28	391^st	684	42.8%
2023	30.83	512^th	692	26.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Prairie Trail School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.29	814^th	938	13.2%
2019	25.65	786^th	955	17.7%
2021	34.50	470^th	742	36.7%
2022	33.79	628^th	954	34.2%
2023	22.17	852^nd	970	12.2%

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Rank History for White students at Prairie Trail School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.43	1194^th	1463	18.4%
2019	24.01	1182^nd	1462	19.2%
2021	24.10	1068^th	1308	18.3%
2022	16.25	1284^th	1425	9.9%
2023	8.55	1376^th	1419	3.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a parent
Saturday, November 17, 2018

OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT SAFE AT PRARIE TRAIL SCHOOL! While the school does try to promote integrity, compassion and respect, many students don't seem to take this serious. There are numerous fist fights throughout the school year, that mainly happen on the school's playground and bus. The people that get hired to care for the students on the playground don't care about the health or safety of any of the students. My kids have come home more than a few times to share horrifying stories that happened on the playground and bus that have left some of their friends bloody or bruised. Sadly, students can't go to these adults when they're scared or need help because they simply have no regard to their concerns- social media and phone time seems to be most important. The busses have cameras and the staff still hasn't been able to control bad students on the bus- this is a safety concern! This school does not take bullying seriously and often reply with stuff like, "it's inevitable and will happen". While things like this might happen, it's up to the school staff to determine what needs to be changed and clearly, this is where they're lacking. Students should be able to obtain fun, loving knowledge in a school that they love attending without feeling scared or worried about their mean, uncontrollable peers. PLEASE TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN EVERYDAY, YOU WILL LIKELY FIND OUT SOMETHING NEW AND DISTURBING :( Close Quote

Enrollment information for Prairie Trail School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	481	24	14	16	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	535
1989	509	21	15	12	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	557
1990	528	37	16	23	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	604
1991	437	38	10	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	508
1992	482	33	14	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	546
1993	459	37	14	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	532
1994	459	39	15	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	548
1995	408	43	22	40	2	n/a	n/a	0	515
1996	408	43	22	40	2	n/a	n/a	0	515
1997	431	49	28	44	2	n/a	n/a	0	554
1998	432	57	30	47	2	n/a	n/a	0	568
1999	458	66	25	70	0	n/a	n/a	0	619
2000	447	73	18	69	2	n/a	n/a	0	609
2001	435	83	26	74	2	n/a	n/a	0	620
2002	428	91	33	94	5	n/a	n/a	0	651
2003	428	91	33	94	5	n/a	n/a	0	651
2004	338	105	36	121	2	n/a	n/a	0	602
2005	293	99	43	139	2	n/a	n/a	10	586
2006	247	92	37	145	3	n/a	n/a	5	529
2007	213	72	30	153	4	n/a	n/a	16	488
2008	206	79	37	156	7	n/a	n/a	22	507
2009	197	89	58	161	6	n/a	n/a	20	531
2010	192	99	77	159	3	n/a	n/a	17	547
2011	168	90	40	204	1	0	37	0	540
2012	134	103	38	231	3	0	23	0	532
2013	121	112	36	240	3	0	22	0	534
2014	102	98	43	211	4	0	25	0	483
2015	106	119	34	215	4	0	33	0	511
2016	123	138	36	191	2	0	33	0	523
2017	123	141	37	217	6	2	31	0	557
2018	126	126	40	190	2	1	28	0	513
2019	116	111	31	206	1	1	21	0	487
2020	110	89	22	191	0	0	24	0	436
2021	98	99	29	190	2	0	28	0	446
2022	84	112	16	169	2	0	25	0	408
2023	67	109	19	200	1	0	23	0	419

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Prairie Trail School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	535	30.5	17.5	n/a
1989	557	31.9	17.4	n/a
1990	604	34.8	17.3	n/a
1991	508	31.3	16.2	n/a
1992	546	34.8	15.6	n/a
1993	532	32.3	16.5	n/a
1994	548	33.3	16.5	n/a
1995	515	34.0	15.1	n/a
1996	515	34.0	15.1	n/a
1997	554	34.0	16.3	n/a
1998	568	35.0	16.2	n/a
1999	619	35.8	17.3	n/a
2000	609	35.2	17.3	n/a
2001	620	37.1	16.7	n/a
2002	651	39.2	16.6	0
2003	651	39.2	16.6	0
2004	602	35.2	17.1	0
2005	586	36.6	16.0	0
2006	529	29.0	18.2	0
2007	488	30.0	16.3	0
2008	507	31.0	16.4	0
2009	531	36.0	14.8	0
2010	547	35.1	15.5	0
2011	540	37.0	14.5	0
2012	532	37.0	14.3	30.5
2013	534	37.0	14.4	28.3
2014	483	36.0	13.4	23
2015	511	32.0	15.9	27.4
2016	523	34.0	15.3	28.5
2017	557	37.0	15.0	32.9
2018	513	37.0	13.8	36.1
2019	487	34.0	14.3	39
2020	436	34.0	12.8	28
2021	446	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	408	36.5	11.1	47.1
2023	419	38.0	11.0	63

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Prairie Trail School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	535	30.5	17.5	n/a
1989	557	31.9	17.4	n/a
1990	604	34.8	17.3	n/a
1991	508	31.3	16.2	n/a
1992	546	34.8	15.6	n/a
1993	532	32.3	16.5	n/a
1994	548	33.3	16.5	n/a
1995	515	34.0	15.1	n/a
1996	515	34.0	15.1	n/a
1997	554	34.0	16.3	n/a
1998	568	35.0	16.2	n/a
1999	619	35.8	17.3	n/a
2000	609	35.2	17.3	n/a
2001	620	37.1	16.7	n/a
2002	651	39.2	16.6	0
2003	651	39.2	16.6	0
2004	602	35.2	17.1	0
2005	586	36.6	16.0	0
2006	529	29.0	18.2	0
2007	488	30.0	16.3	0
2008	507	31.0	16.4	0
2009	531	36.0	14.8	0
2010	547	35.1	15.5	0
2011	540	37.0	14.5	0
2012	532	37.0	14.3	30.5
2013	534	37.0	14.4	28.3
2014	483	36.0	13.4	23
2015	511	32.0	15.9	27.4
2016	523	34.0	15.3	28.5
2017	557	37.0	15.0	32.9
2018	513	37.0	13.8	36.1
2019	487	34.0	14.3	39
2020	436	34.0	12.8	28
2021	446	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	408	36.5	11.1	47.1
2023	419	38.0	11.0	63

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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