📍 333 N Oplaine Rd, Gurnee, Lake County, 60031
River Trail School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gurnee, Lake County. The school has 462 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Glickley. It is part of the Gurnee SD 56 school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
River Trail School enrolls 462 students across grades K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 18% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 259 | 56% |
| White | 83 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 23 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
234 of the school's 462 students (51%) 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.
River 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.
River 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 462 students, River 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