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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
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Illinois public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
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
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 233 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 233 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 254 | 35% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.4% | 83.4% |
| 2023-24 | 84.9% | 76.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Daniel Wright Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.4% | #5 of 640 ▲ 2 | #1 of 44 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.4% | #7 of 640 ▲ 6 | #1 of 44 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 720 | #129 of 691 | #8 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #92 of 558 | #15 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #197 of 560 | #18 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #60 of 127 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
720
+17 (+2%) vs 2020
+76% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 720 | 65.6 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 65.2 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 764 | 61.7 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 703 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 57.5 | 11.6:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2015-16 | 820 | 65 | 12.6:1 | 3% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 788 | 63 | 12.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 776 | 61 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 31 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daniel Wright Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (666 to 720); teachers up 14% (57.5 to 65.6).
About Daniel Wright Jr High School
In Lincolnshire, Illinois, Daniel Wright Jr High School is a large middle school. Total enrollment is 720 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Illinois enroll about 462 students on average.
Daniel Wright Jr High School belongs to Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103, a district of 3 schools and 1,878 students.
At Daniel Wright Jr High School, 53% of students are Asian. It is also 39% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Lake County is roughly 9% Asian. The diversity index for Daniel Wright Jr High School is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Daniel Wright Jr High School comes to 65.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.0:1. Middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here.
Daniel Wright Jr High School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 99% of Illinois public middle schools.
In Lake County, home to about 714,223 people, the median household earns about $110,416 a year, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Daniel Wright Jr High School shares Lake County with 213 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Laura B Sprague School is about 1.1 miles from Daniel Wright Jr High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 703 in 2020-21, 720 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Daniel Wright Jr High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Elementary 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.
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