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How Prairie Knolls Middle Sch compares
67% vs. 66% district avg
1 points above Central CUSD 301
67% vs. 48% Illinois avg
19 points above state average
799
Enrollment
17.8:1
Student:Teacher
67%
Proficiency Rate
17%
Free/Reduced Lunch

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About This School

Prairie Knolls Middle Sch is a middle school located in Elgin, Illinois. The school serves 799 students in grades 6-7. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.8:1.

According to EDFacts assessment data, 67% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.

17% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Prairie Knolls Middle Sch is part of the Central CUSD 301 in Illinois.

How This School Compares

Prairie Knolls Middle Sch has 799 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Central CUSD 301 (694 students). Its 67% proficiency rate is 1 percentage points above the district average of 66%. Compared to the Illinois state average of 48%, the school performs 19 points higher.

Frequently Asked Questions

Prairie Knolls Middle Sch has 799 students enrolled in grades 6-7. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.8:1.

According to EDFacts data, 67% of students at Prairie Knolls Middle Sch meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.

Prairie Knolls Middle Sch is part of the Central CUSD 301 in Elgin, Illinois. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.

All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

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School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.

this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.