📍 13600 W Wadsworth Rd, Wadsworth, Lake County, 60083
Prairie Trail School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wadsworth, Lake County. The school has 419 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Allison Waller. It is part of the Gurnee SD 56 school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Trail School enrolls 419 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 200 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 109 | 26% |
| White | 67 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 19 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 419 students (63%) 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.
Prairie Trail School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 61.
Prairie Trail School is one of 4 schools in Gurnee SD 56, based in Gurnee, Illinois. The district serves 1,836 students district-wide and employs 166 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 419 students, Prairie Trail School is close to the district average of about 459 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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