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River Trails Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1000 N Wolf Rd, Mount Prospect, IL 60056 · (847) 298-1750 · Part of River Trails School District 26

Wheeling Township’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
508
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about River Trails Middle School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts43%
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 ↗

1000 N Wolf Rd, Mount Prospect

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6181
Grade 7167
Grade 8160
Enrollment over time
529’20
497’21
498’22
500’23
508’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Asian 24%Hispanic 16%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 River Trails Middle School from Wheeling Township families.

Other schools in River Trails School District 26

The district →
Prairie Trails School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Mt Prospect
175 students11:1
Indian Grove Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Mount Prospect
A
435 students12:1
Euclid Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Mount Prospect
B+
344 students10:1

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