State/Public Middle Open

Prairie Knolls Middle Sch

๐Ÿ“ 225 Nesler Rd, Elgin, Kane County, 60124

799
Pupils
17.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Prairie Knolls Middle Sch is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Elgin, Kane County. The school has 799 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Matt Newquist. It is part of the Central CUSD 301 school district. It serves grades 6โ€“7 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Matt Newquist
School district
Central CUSD 301

Enrollment & staffing

Prairie Knolls Middle Sch enrolls 799 students across grades 6โ€“7. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.

Male students
411 (51%)
Female students
388 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
45.2
Student-teacher ratio
17.7:1
Grade span
6โ€“7

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White49362%
Hispanic or Latino13417%
Asian12516%
Two or more races303.8%
Black or African American172.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

137 of the school's 799 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades 6โ€“7

Prairie Knolls Middle Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-80, state senate district 33, state house district 65.

School district: Central CUSD 301

Prairie Knolls Middle Sch is one of 7 schools in Central CUSD 301, based in Burlington, Illinois. The district serves 5,082 students district-wide and employs 276 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 799 students, Prairie Knolls Middle Sch is close to the district average of about 726 students per school.

5,082
District students
7
Schools
276
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

47%
Reading proficient
38%
Math proficient
3%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Midsize

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