Is River Trails Middle School a good school?

River Trails Middle School ranks 347 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend River Trails Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 500 students attended River Trails Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of River Trails Middle School?

Students at River Trails Middle School are 50% White, 26% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of River Trails Middle School attend?

Students who attend River Trails Middle School usually go on to attend John Hersey High School

River Trails Middle School

Summary:

River Trails Middle School is a public middle school located in Mount Prospect, Illinois, serving 498 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the River Trails School District 26, which is ranked 302 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River Trails Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Illinois middle schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 347 out of 1,363 middle schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2023-2024 school year. The school outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, and its performance in Science is particularly strong, with 69.8% of students proficient or better on the ISA Science assessment, significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%. However, the school's performance for Asian and Hispanic students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools in these subgroups, while its performance for Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students is quite strong, ranking in the top 25% of Illinois middle schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Oliver W. Holmes Middle School has significantly lower proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics, while some other nearby schools, such as Algonquin Middle School and Thomas Middle School, have comparable or even higher academic performance, especially in ELA. Additionally, River Trails Middle School has seen a recent increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.3% in 2019-2020 to 12.5% in 2023-2024, which is still lower than the state average but a trend worth monitoring.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1000 N Wolf Rd
Mount Prospect, IL 60056-1551

(847) 298-1750

District: River Trails School District 26

SchoolDigger Rank:
347^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,133

Students who attend River Trails Middle School usually attend:

High:

John Hersey High School

Feeder schools for River Trails Middle School:

Elementary:	Euclid Elementary School
	Indian Grove Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.0

Number of students: 500

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.6%

Asian:

26.0%

Hispanic:

16.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details River Trails Middle School ranks better than 74.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.73. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at River Trails Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (49.6%), Asian (26%), Hispanic (16.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at River Trails Middle School is 12. (See more...)

Compare River Trails Middle School employs 41.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at River Trails Middle School is $18,133.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

River Trails Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks River Trails Middle School 347^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See River Trails Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Asian students:

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White students:

River Trails School District 26:

SchoolDigger ranks River Trails School District 26 302^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for River Trails Middle School

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Rank History for all students at River Trails Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	70.41	375^th	1185	68.4%
2004	80.87	215^th	1204	82.1%
2005	88.38	76^th	1209	93.7%
2006	75.42	295^th	1272	76.8%
2007	71.19	362^nd	1287	71.9%
2008	71.73	377^th	1293	70.8%
2009	76.81	274^th	1318	79.2%
2010	78.80	222^nd	1327	83.3%
2011	73.45	337^th	1344	74.9%
2012	76.29	286^th	1365	79.0%
2013	82.06	203^rd	1367	85.1%
2014	84.76	157^th	1322	88.1%
2015	69.46	309^th	1302	76.3%
2016	81.89	187^th	1294	85.5%
2017	80.07	209^th	1293	83.8%
2018	77.70	241^st	1293	81.4%
2019	76.26	278^th	1356	79.5%
2021	81.89	177^th	1241	85.7%
2022	80.59	214^th	1369	84.4%
2023	75.28	272^nd	1367	80.1%
2024	69.73	347^th	1363	74.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at River Trails Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	43.18	171^st	339	49.6%
2021	31.43	232^nd	277	16.2%
2022	36.02	311^th	454	31.5%
2023	44.83	207^th	480	56.9%
2024	35.90	321^st	486	34.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at River Trails Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.05	172^nd	602	71.4%
2019	43.99	331^st	792	58.2%
2021	42.14	262^nd	548	52.2%
2022	50.17	242^nd	781	69.0%
2023	47.08	307^th	805	61.9%
2024	55.65	244^th	802	69.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at River Trails Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.59	225^th	1161	80.6%
2019	63.79	335^th	1217	72.5%
2021	87.39	56^th	1019	94.5%
2022	76.15	158^th	1221	87.1%
2023	73.30	201^st	1234	83.7%
2024	73.61	200^th	1219	83.6%

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Rank History for Female students at River Trails Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	74.06	256^th	1226	79.1%
2019	76.45	256^th	1276	79.9%
2021	78.51	169^th	1017	83.4%
2022	83.74	159^th	1286	87.6%
2023	74.34	257^th	1275	79.8%
2024	63.93	379^th	1251	69.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at River Trails Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	56.48	191^st	674	71.7%
2024	58.15	175^th	639	72.6%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at River Trails Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	61.08	7^th	12	41.7%

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Rank History for Male students at River Trails Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.96	195^th	1223	84.1%
2019	75.04	269^th	1296	79.2%
2021	79.26	152^nd	1048	85.5%
2022	74.46	255^th	1286	80.2%
2023	74.17	252^nd	1292	80.5%
2024	72.20	285^th	1264	77.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at River Trails Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.03	111^th	209	46.9%
2019	41.97	123^rd	201	38.8%
2021	44.73	64^th	112	42.9%
2022	47.32	112^th	198	43.4%
2023	37.69	125^th	192	34.9%
2024	25.42	152^nd	184	17.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at River Trails Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.03	247^th	590	58.1%
2019	49.47	286^th	639	55.2%
2021	50.90	206^th	517	60.2%
2022	36.74	410^th	662	38.1%
2023	43.80	333^rd	661	49.6%
2024	43.37	319^th	643	50.4%

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Rank History for White students at River Trails Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.68	242^nd	889	72.8%
2019	62.82	306^th	905	66.2%
2021	70.37	192^nd	813	76.4%
2022	70.49	207^th	898	76.9%
2023	65.96	253^rd	895	71.7%
2024	56.89	345^th	875	60.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a parent
Monday, January 20, 2014

Awesome school. My children love it. All the teachers are kind and helpful(: Close Quote

Enrollment information for River Trails Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	426	15	63	49	3	n/a	n/a	0	556
1989	417	6	72	37	4	n/a	n/a	0	536
1990	429	10	82	63	1	n/a	n/a	0	585
1991	427	6	80	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	586
1992	442	7	89	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	625
1993	471	19	101	98	0	n/a	n/a	0	689
1994	476	15	97	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	688
1995	531	21	85	102	1	n/a	n/a	0	740
1996	531	21	85	102	1	n/a	n/a	0	740
1997	393	30	70	92	1	n/a	n/a	0	586
1998	400	16	73	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	562
1999	390	23	84	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	577
2000	399	23	89	93	0	n/a	n/a	0	604
2001	379	28	81	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
2002	394	16	69	86	0	n/a	n/a	0	565
2003	394	16	69	86	0	n/a	n/a	0	565
2004	390	12	63	102	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
2005	384	15	65	96	0	n/a	n/a	0	560
2006	382	14	78	116	0	n/a	n/a	2	592
2007	335	17	74	129	0	n/a	n/a	3	558
2008	307	15	93	121	0	n/a	n/a	8	544
2009	323	14	93	126	0	n/a	n/a	15	571
2010	316	15	95	103	0	n/a	n/a	25	554
2011	286	14	83	123	2	0	17	0	525
2012	190	9	57	90	3	0	14	0	363
2013	249	6	75	111	3	1	17	0	462
2014	257	15	80	122	4	3	12	0	493
2015	241	16	90	123	4	3	12	0	489
2016	241	17	96	125	3	2	11	0	495
2017	241	12	86	116	1	0	11	0	467
2018	252	14	83	111	7	0	8	0	475
2019	269	13	91	122	3	0	8	0	506
2020	271	11	97	107	5	0	12	0	503
2021	279	6	107	112	2	1	22	0	529
2022	265	7	113	86	3	1	21	1	497
2023	258	8	124	86	4	1	17	0	498
2024	248	14	130	83	1	0	24	0	500

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at River Trails Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	556	41.0	13.5	n/a
1989	536	41.0	13.0	n/a
1990	585	42.0	13.9	n/a
1991	586	43.3	13.5	n/a
1992	625	44.3	14.1	n/a
1993	689	43.8	15.7	n/a
1994	688	45.5	15.1	n/a
1995	740	47.5	15.6	n/a
1996	740	47.5	15.6	n/a
1997	586	42.6	13.8	n/a
1998	562	44.5	12.6	n/a
1999	577	43.5	13.3	n/a
2000	604	47.7	12.7	n/a
2001	575	46.0	12.5	n/a
2002	565	48.0	11.8	16.8
2003	565	48.0	11.8	16.8
2004	567	44.0	12.9	21.5
2005	560	44.5	12.6	20.2
2006	592	36.0	16.4	24.1
2007	558	37.0	15.1	24
2008	544	39.0	13.9	24.1
2009	571	47.0	12.1	25
2010	554	45.0	12.3	29.7
2011	525	46.0	11.4	32
2012	363	41.0	8.8	33.9
2013	462	52.9	8.7	33.8
2014	493	45.0	10.9	33.1
2015	489	42.0	11.6	38
2016	495	43.0	11.5	34.7
2017	467	41.0	11.3	38.1
2018	475	40.0	11.8	37.7
2019	506	40.0	12.6	31.8
2020	503	41.0	12.2	30.8
2021	529	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	497	34.5	14.4	28.4
2023	498	43.0	11.5	24.3
2024	500	41.5	12.0	30.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio River Trails Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	556	41.0	13.5	n/a
1989	536	41.0	13.0	n/a
1990	585	42.0	13.9	n/a
1991	586	43.3	13.5	n/a
1992	625	44.3	14.1	n/a
1993	689	43.8	15.7	n/a
1994	688	45.5	15.1	n/a
1995	740	47.5	15.6	n/a
1996	740	47.5	15.6	n/a
1997	586	42.6	13.8	n/a
1998	562	44.5	12.6	n/a
1999	577	43.5	13.3	n/a
2000	604	47.7	12.7	n/a
2001	575	46.0	12.5	n/a
2002	565	48.0	11.8	16.8
2003	565	48.0	11.8	16.8
2004	567	44.0	12.9	21.5
2005	560	44.5	12.6	20.2
2006	592	36.0	16.4	24.1
2007	558	37.0	15.1	24
2008	544	39.0	13.9	24.1
2009	571	47.0	12.1	25
2010	554	45.0	12.3	29.7
2011	525	46.0	11.4	32
2012	363	41.0	8.8	33.9
2013	462	52.9	8.7	33.8
2014	493	45.0	10.9	33.1
2015	489	42.0	11.6	38
2016	495	43.0	11.5	34.7
2017	467	41.0	11.3	38.1
2018	475	40.0	11.8	37.7
2019	506	40.0	12.6	31.8
2020	503	41.0	12.2	30.8
2021	529	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	497	34.5	14.4	28.4
2023	498	43.0	11.5	24.3
2024	500	41.5	12.0	30.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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