River Trails Middle School
Mount Prospect, IL · River Trails SD 26
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
266th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 61%▼ Declining
1000 N Wolf Rd, Mount Prospect, IL 60056
(847)298-1750NCES ID 173387003480Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks River Trails Middle School 266th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 61% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 67th in 2019 to 61th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2019) and Two or more races (last reported 2024) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2024) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 500 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 54.5% | 49.6% | ▼ 4.9 pts | |
| Asian | 15.8% | 26.0% | ▲ 10.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 23.4% | 16.6% | ▼ 6.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.2% | 4.8% | ▲ 1.6 pts | |
| Black | 2.7% | 2.8% | ▲ 0.1 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $447K in zip 60056 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than River Trails Middle School
- #295Chippewa Middle SchoolCCSD 62 · 2 mi away295th of 685
ELA 55% ▲1 · Math 41% ▼6Compare - #182Lincoln Middle SchoolMount Prospect SD 57 · 2.6 mi away182nd of 685
ELA 60% ▲6 · Math 56% ▲9Compare - #102MacArthur Middle SchoolProspect Heights SD 23 · 2.7 mi away102nd of 685
ELA 74% ▲20 · Math 58% ▲11Compare - #8Wood Oaks Jr High SchoolNorthbrook ESD 27 · 3.5 mi away8th of 685
ELA 89% ▲35 · Math 83% ▲36Compare - #63Field SchoolWest Northfield SD 31 · 3.5 mi away63rd of 685
ELA 80% ▲26 · Math 62% ▲15Compare - #625Oliver W Holmes Middle SchoolWheeling CCSD 21 · 3.6 mi away625th of 685
ELA 26% ▼28 · Math 14% ▼33Compare - #281Algonquin Middle SchoolCCSD 62 · 3.7 mi away281st of 685
ELA 54% = · Math 45% ▼2Compare - #359Holmes Jr High SchoolComm Cons SD 59 · 3.7 mi away359th of 685
ELA 47% ▼7 · Math 41% ▼6Compare
What school district is River Trails Middle School in?
River Trails Middle School is part of the River Trails SD 26 district in Mount Prospect, Illinois.
Is River Trails Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks River Trails Middle School 266th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 61% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of River Trails Middle School?
White 50%, Asian 26%, Hispanic 17%, Two or more races 5% (500 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near River Trails Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60056 is $447K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.