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Prairie Grove Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

3225 IL Route 176, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 · (815) 459-3557 · Part of Prairie Grove Community School District 46

Nunda Township’s School Grade B better than 63% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
357
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Prairie Grove Junior High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 65.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Nunda Township kids: Prairie Ridge High School

On the path

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

K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Prairie Grove Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–12Prairie Ridge High Schoolin Crystal Lake

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3225 IL Route 176, Crystal Lake

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 580
Grade 695
Grade 791
Grade 891
Enrollment over time
216’20
221’21
321’22
345’23
357’24

Up 65.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 11%Asian 4%Black 2%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prairie Grove Junior High School from Nunda Township families.

Other schools in Prairie Grove Community School District 46

The district →
Prairie Grove Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Crystal Lake
B+
552 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; Nunda Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.