Prairie Trail School
Wadsworth, IL · Gurnee SD 56
Regular public school · Grades 3 - 5 · Suburb, large
1,755th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 17%▼ Declining
13600 W Wadsworth Rd, Wadsworth, IL 60083
(847)623-4333NCES ID 171780002074Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Prairie Trail School 1,755th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 17% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 30th in 2019 to 17th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2023) 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.
Two or more races (last reported 2023) 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.
White (last reported 2024), Asian (last reported 2019) and Black (last reported 2023) 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 405 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 37.8% | 46.7% | ▲ 8.9 pts | |
| Black | 16.7% | 25.4% | ▲ 8.7 pts | |
| White | 31.1% | 16.8% | ▼ 14.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 6.9% | 5.9% | ▼ 1.0 pts | |
| Asian | 7.4% | 4.7% | ▼ 2.7 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.2% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.3 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 $389K in zip 60083 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Prairie Trail School in?
Prairie Trail School is part of the Gurnee SD 56 district in Wadsworth, Illinois.
Is Prairie Trail School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Prairie Trail School 1,755th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 17% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Prairie Trail School?
Hispanic 47%, Black 25%, White 17%, Two or more races 6% (405 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Prairie Trail School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60083 is $389K 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.