Prairie Grove Junior High School vs Cary Jr High School

Prairie Grove Junior High School and Cary Jr High School are very closely rated, both scoring around 7.0 out of 10. Cary Jr High School is significantly larger with 745 students, about 2.2× the size of Prairie Grove Junior High School (345). In math proficiency, Cary Jr High School leads at 39.0%.

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Prairie Grove Junior High School

Crystal Lake, IL

7.0/10

Middle School5th – 8th

345 students

Cary Jr High School

Cary, IL

7.0/10

Middle School6th – 8th

745 students

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Ratings Comparison

Metric	Prairie Grove Junior High School	Cary Jr High School
Overall Rating	7.0 / 10	7.0 / 10
Academic Score	6.2	6.0
Growth Score	6.2	7.2
Diversity Index	—	—
Free/Reduced Lunch	24.1%	28.2%
Environment Score	9.4	8.1
State Rank	#1,438 of 3,814	#1,390 of 3,814
State Percentile	62th	64th

Test Scores

Subject	Prairie Grove Junior High School	Cary Jr High School
Math Proficiency	34.0%	39.0%
Math (State Avg)	—	—
ELA Proficiency	64.0%	41.0%
ELA (State Avg)	—	—

School Details

Detail	Prairie Grove Junior High School	Cary Jr High School
Type	Middle School	Middle School
Grades	5th – 8th	6th – 8th
Enrollment	345	745
Student-Teacher Ratio	10.5:1	12.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch	24.1%	28.2%
District	Prairie Grove CSD 46	Cary CCSD 26
City	Crystal Lake	Cary

Neighborhood

Metric	Crystal Lake (60014)	Cary (60013)
Median Household Income	$104,657	$115,833
Median Home Value	$296,100	$291,000
Median Rent	$1,429	$1,489
College Educated (Bachelor's+)	41.7%	44.2%
Poverty Rate	6.6%	4.1%
Avg Commute	30 min	30 min

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