Enrollment
240
Middle
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINTHROP HARBOR SD 1·NCES 174290003654
North Prairie Jr High
500 North Ave, Winthrop Harbor, IL 60096 · (847) 731-3089 · Lake County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Illinois public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
10.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
131 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 5 | 64 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 24% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Winthrop Harbor SD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
59.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.6pp since 2023
Math
48.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.1% | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 36.5% | 27.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like North Prairie Jr High
North Prairie Jr High's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Prairie Jr High this school | 240 | 54.6% | 51.2% |
| Stanton School Fox Lake | 255 | 56.5% | 27.7% |
| Gavin South Middle School Ingleside | 325 | 58.2% | 35.8% |
| Monmouth-Roseville Jr High School Roseville | 214 | 61.2% | 30.9% |
| Central Intermediate School Monmouth | 318 | 59.7% | 30.8% |
| Iroquois West Middle School Onarga | 215 | 53.5% | 42.0% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where North Prairie Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #182 of 578 | #8 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #161 of 640 ▲ 119 | #18 of 44 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #304 of 640 ▲ 135 | #21 of 44 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 240 | #518 of 691 | #44 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #39 of 558 | #7 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #108 of 560 | #6 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.6% | #246 of 581 | #14 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #305 of 440 | #22 of 34 |
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
240
-19 (-7%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 306
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 | 240 | 24 | 10.0:1 | 55% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 20.7 | 12.1:1 | 54% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 20.6 | 12.4:1 | 48% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 20 | 12.9:1 | 42% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 37% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 18 | 16.8:1 | 32% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 20 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Prairie Jr High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (259 to 240); teachers up 20% (20 to 24).
About North Prairie Jr High
North Prairie Jr High is a middle school in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, according to federal school records. It educates 240 students in grades 5 through 8. The school's enrollment is 48% smaller than the 462 average for middle schools in Illinois.
Winthrop Harbor SD 1 is the local district for North Prairie Jr High. It runs 2 schools with 586 students.
White students make up a majority at North Prairie Jr High, at 50%. The next largest groups are 31% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Lake County overall, about 61% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.0 students per teacher. That is 3.0 students per teacher below the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 55% of students. For comparison, public schools in Lake County average 54%.
The allk12 Grade for North Prairie Jr High is B+. Compared with Illinois public middle schools, the school scored higher than 73% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
North Prairie Jr High scores 51.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Lake County, the median household income is $110,416, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Lake County has 214 public schools and roughly 118,032 students.
The school nearest to North Prairie Jr High is Westfield School, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 20.2%; North Prairie Jr High's is 51.2%, ranking 1st of 7.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when North Prairie Jr High had 259 students, to 2024-25, when it had 240.
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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
Nearby schools
- Westfield School0.6 mi · 346
- Beulah Park Elementary School1.7 mi · 289
- Lakeview School2.1 mi · 249
- Zion-Benton East High School2.1 mi · 419
- West Elementary School2.5 mi · 339
- Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School2.5 mi · 2,114
Frequently asked questions
About North Prairie Jr HighHow many students attend North Prairie Jr High?
North Prairie Jr High enrolls approximately 240 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does North Prairie Jr High serve?
North Prairie Jr High serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Prairie Jr High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Prairie Jr High is approximately 10.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is North Prairie Jr High?
North Prairie Jr High reports a student body of 50% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees North Prairie Jr High?
North Prairie Jr High is overseen by Winthrop Harbor SD 1 in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.