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Prairie Knolls Middle School
225 Nesler Rd
Elgin IL, 60124, Kane County
Phone: 847-717-8100
Ranking: 
(248 out of 3,028, top 8%)*
(248 out of 3,028, top 8%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 7
School District: Central Community Unit School District 301
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 39 | 55 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 535 | 533 | 459 | 427 | 414 | 391 | 383 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 273 | 51.0% | 257 | 48.2% | 163 | 35.5% | 148 | 34.7% | 135 | 32.6% | 119 | 30.4% | 120 | 31.3% |
| Grade 7: | 253 | 47.3% | 269 | 50.5% | 148 | 32.2% | 142 | 33.3% | 137 | 33.1% | 132 | 33.8% | 129 | 33.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 272 | 50.8% | 275 | 51.6% | 229 | 49.9% | 226 | 52.9% | 209 | 50.5% | 155 | 39.6% | 195 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 263 | 49.2% | 258 | 48.4% | 230 | 50.1% | 201 | 47.1% | 178 | 43.0% | 200 | 51.2% | 163 | 42.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 48 | 9.0% | 51 | 9.6% | 51 | 11.1% | 44 | 10.3% | 41 | 9.9% | 35 | 9.0% | 31 | 8.1% |
| Hispanic: | 85 | 15.9% | 76 | 14.3% | 75 | 16.3% | 81 | 19.0% | 73 | 17.6% | 50 | 12.8% | 52 | 13.6% |
| Black: | 16 | 3.0% | 18 | 3.4% | 22 | 4.8% | 19 | 4.4% | 16 | 3.9% | 17 | 4.3% | 16 | 4.2% |
| White: | 369 | 69.0% | 373 | 70.0% | 295 | 64.3% | 267 | 62.5% | 264 | 63.8% | 260 | 66.5% | 263 | 68.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.6% | 15 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 81 | 15.1% | 61 | 11.4% | 15 | 3.3% | 46 | 10.8% | 32 | 7.7% | 10 | 2.6% | 6 | 1.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 43 | 9.4% | 7 | 1.6% | 11 | 2.7% | 9 | 2.3% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.88 | 9.67 | 14.34 | 14.26 | 12.94 | 13.50 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 92.7% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 94.7% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 90.9% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.7% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 59.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 88.6% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 91.6% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 94.1% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 58.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 94.8% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 96.1% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 92.9% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 95.6% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 59.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 90.0% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 91.4% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 88.0% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 89.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 81.0% | 58.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.9% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 93.9% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.0% | 96.2% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.1% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 79.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 93.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 94.9% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 95.7% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 95.7% | 85.0% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 96.7% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 94.5% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.2% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 95.8% | 86.2% |
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* Prairie Knolls Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.