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Prairie Trail School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

13600 W Wadsworth Rd, Wadsworth, IL 60083 · (847) 623-4333 · Part of Gurnee School District 56

Newport Township’s School Grade B better than 56% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
454
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Prairie Trail School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts10%
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 ↗

13600 W Wadsworth Rd, Wadsworth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3175
Grade 4116
Grade 5163
Enrollment over time
446’20
408’21
419’22
405’23
454’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%Black 22%White 17%Asian 6%Two or more races 6%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 Trail School from Newport Township families.

Other schools in Gurnee School District 56

The district →
Spaulding Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Gurnee
450 students15:1
River Trail School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Gurnee
C
471 students13:1
Viking School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gurnee
C
461 students12:1

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