Summary:
Zip code 60096 has one listed middle school, North Prairie Junior High, serving grades 5–8 and enrolling 240 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades ELA proficiency was 70%, compared with 56% statewide, while math proficiency was 44%, compared with 40% statewide. The clearest takeaway is that ELA is a strong point for the school, while grade 5 science is its most pronounced concern.
Because it is the only school in the list, North Prairie is not meaningfully a local leader or trailer, but its results show where it stands against the state. Its strongest comparison was grade 8 ELA: 89% proficient, 26 points above the state. Its weakest was grade 5 science: 27%, 20 points below the state; grade 8 science was stronger at 55%, 4 points above. Attendance also compares favorably: chronic absenteeism was 14% at North Prairie, versus 19% in Winthrop Harbor School District 1 and 24% statewide.
Results have moved in different directions by subject. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency rose from 59% to 70%, widening the school’s lead over the state from 6 to 14 points. Math fell from 48% to 44%, narrowing its state lead from 10 to 5 points. Science proficiency declined in both tested grades: grade 5 fell 16 points and grade 8 fell 8, with grade 5 moving from above the state to well below it. SchoolDigger ranks North Prairie 336th out of 1,126 statewide, in the 70th percentile, with four stars; its percentile rose from 58th in 2023–2024 to 79th in 2024–2025, then eased to 70th. Other context includes a 10-to-1 student-teacher ratio and 55% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. With only one school listed, the data cannot support comparisons among local schools.
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