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North Prairie Jr High School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
500 North Ave
Winthrop Harbor, IL 60096
Phone
(847) 731-3089
District
Winthrop Harbor SD 1
County
LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
256
Classroom Teachers
21

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.1% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

North Prairie Jr High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

40 30 20 10 0
26%
29%
24%
34%
27%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

40 30 20 10 0
22%
28%
26%
33%
18%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
14%
31%
14%
37%
13%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
32%
29%
40%
19%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 69 27.0%
Grade 6 53 20.7%
Grade 7 67 26.2%
Grade 8 67 26.2%
Total 256 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 48.8% 49.7% 48.2%
Black 9.1% 10.7% 17.2%
Hispanic 40.1% 37.6% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.1% 1.8% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 6,513 12,582,032
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,406.1 226
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.3% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.6% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.9% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 36.2% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 20.0% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,688 4,968,761
Single Parent Households With Children 4.0% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.5% 90.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.5% 36.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.9% 21.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.4% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.8% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.8% 15.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.6% 13.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.0% 10.3%
$15,000 or less 4.6% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,471 $5,569,000 52.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $469 $276,000 2.6%
Staff $934 $549,000 5.2%
General Administration $1,092 $642,000 6.1%
School Administration $1,005 $591,000 5.6%
Operation $696 $409,000 3.9%
Transportation $600 $353,000 3.3%
Other $546 $321,000 3.0%
Total Support $5,342 $3,141,000 29.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,182 $1,871,000 17.7%
Total Expenditures $17,995 $10,581,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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