North Prairie Jr High
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Winthrop Harbor, Illinois
North Prairie Jr High in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois enrolled 240 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 10.0 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 18% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%
256 students in 2022-23, 251 students in 2023-24, 240 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.6 to 24.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 256 | 20.6 | 12.4 |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 20.7 | 12.1 |
| 2024-25 | 240 | 24.0 | 10.0 |
10.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 of every 100 Illinois middle schools
Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Prairie Jr High enrolled 242 students and reported no counselor; it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions25
- Chronically absent29.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.4% of students were White, 31.3% Hispanic, 10.0% Black in 2024-25.
- White50.4%
- Hispanic31.3%
- Black10.0%
- Two or more races5.8%
- Asian2.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at North Prairie Jr High scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 18% | 23% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about North Prairie Jr High
- Shiloh Park Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 358 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Zion Central Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 330 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare North Prairie Jr High with Shiloh Park Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Winthrop Harbor SD 1 spends per student$15,359 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,359
- The largest public schools in IllinoisNorth Prairie Jr High is the number 515 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#515 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher10.0 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.10.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about North Prairie Jr High
How many students attend North Prairie Jr High?
240 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 256 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Winthrop Harbor, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at North Prairie Jr High?
10.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is North Prairie Jr High a Title I school?
North Prairie Jr High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at North Prairie Jr High do on state tests?
The students tested at North Prairie Jr High scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is North Prairie Jr High in?
Winthrop Harbor SD 1, NCES district ID 1742900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 174290003654 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.