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Enrollment
720
Middle
DISTRICT 626 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLNSHIRE-PRAIRIEVIEW SD 103·NCES 172309002545
Daniel Wright Jr High School
1370 N Riverwoods Rd, Lincolnshire, IL 60069 · (847) 295-1560 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL720 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
90.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
83.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
720
+54 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.6:1
% White
39%
was 53%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
53%
was 43%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Daniel Wright Jr High School
Set in Lincolnshire, Illinois, Daniel Wright Jr High School is a large middle school, one of the schools within Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103. It instructs 720 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 56% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.
Within Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103, which oversees 3 schools and 1,878 students, Daniel Wright Jr High School is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Daniel Wright Jr High School shows that the most-represented group is Asian (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 39% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 9% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Daniel Wright Jr High School has 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average.
In the surrounding community, Lake County reports that median household income runs about $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Lake County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), Daniel Wright Jr High School is one campus in the mix.
Laura B Sprague School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Daniel Wright Jr High School.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 8%: 666 students in 2018 compared to 720 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 53% to 39%.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103
- Half Day SchoolElementary · 633 students
- Laura B Sprague SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Lake Co Hulse Detention Center 6-Middle
Other schools in Lincolnshire
- Adlai E Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 4,758 students
- Half Day SchoolElementary · 633 students
- Laura B Sprague SchoolElementary · 525 students
Nearby schools
- Laura B Sprague School1.1 mi · 525
- Half Day School1.7 mi · 633
- Everett Elem School1.7 mi · 308
- Adlai E Stevenson High School2.1 mi · 4,758
- Vernon Hills High School2.4 mi · 1,419
- Bannockburn School2.6 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About Daniel Wright Jr High SchoolHow large is Daniel Wright Jr High School?
Daniel Wright Jr High School enrolls approximately 720 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Daniel Wright Jr High School serve?
Daniel Wright Jr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Daniel Wright Jr High School have?
Daniel Wright Jr High School employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Daniel Wright Jr High School?
Student demographics at Daniel Wright Jr High School are roughly 39% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 53% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Daniel Wright Jr High School in?
Daniel Wright Jr High School is part of Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.