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Prairie Knolls Middle Sch

PublicMiddleGrades 6–7

225 Nesler Rd, Elgin, IL 60124 · (847) 717-8100 · Part of Central Community Unit School District 301

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Directions
Students
770
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
City
Grades
6–7
The gist

What stands out about Prairie Knolls Middle Sch

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

225 Nesler Rd, Elgin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6398
Grade 7372
Enrollment over time
728’20
768’21
799’22
777’23
770’24

Up 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Hispanic 16%Asian 15%Two or more races 4%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prairie Knolls Middle Sch from Elgin Township families.

Other schools in Central Community Unit School District 301

The district →
Country Trails Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
B+
751 students17:1
Howard B Thomas Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
B
678 students15:1
Prairie View Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
A−
615 students15:1
Lily Lake Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Park
A+
275 students15:1
Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 8 · Burlington
A
418 students18:1
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Burilngton
A
1,575 students18:1

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; Elgin Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.