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C+

North Prairie Jr High

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

500 North Ave, Winthrop Harbor, IL 60096 · (847) 731-3089 · Part of Winthrop Harbor School District 1

Benton Township’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
240
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about North Prairie Jr High

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Benton Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Benton Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8North Prairie Jr HighYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

500 North Ave, Winthrop Harbor

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 564
Grade 649
Grade 769
Grade 858
Enrollment over time
259’20
247’21
256’22
251’23
240’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 50%Hispanic 31%Black 10%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about North Prairie Jr High from Benton Township families.

Other schools in Winthrop Harbor School District 1

The district →
Westfield School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Winthrop Harbor
B−
346 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Benton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.