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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Frederick School this year?
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Enrollment
667
Middle
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAYSLAKE CCSD 46·NCES 171752004091
Frederick School
595 Frederick Rd, Grayslake, IL 60030 · (847) 543-5300 · Lake County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
232 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 328 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 329 | 49% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 1% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 1% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Frederick School→Grayslake Middle School
Based on grade levels within Grayslake CCSD 46. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
58.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.3% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 28.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Frederick School
Frederick School's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick School this school | 667 | 34.8% | 47.7% |
| Grayslake Middle School Grayslake | 641 | 36.0% | 46.0% |
| Big Hollow Middle School Ingleside | 744 | 32.5% | 46.0% |
| Hubble Middle School Warrenville | 679 | 33.6% | 57.2% |
| Hampshire Middle School Hampshire | 821 | 33.5% | 38.6% |
| Lundahl Middle School Crystal Lake | 797 | 35.4% | 42.7% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Frederick School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #227 of 578 | #11 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #281 of 640 ▼ 12 | #24 of 44 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #310 of 640 ▲ 74 | #22 of 44 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #157 of 691 | #13 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #418 of 558 | #39 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #136 of 560 | #9 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #424 of 581 | #22 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #91 of 127 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
667
+38 (+6%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 711
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 667 | 46 | 14.5:1 | 35% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 44.9 | 14.3:1 | 36% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 45 | 14.1:1 | 33% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 629 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 27% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 656 | 41 | 16.0:1 | 22% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 763 | 49 | 15.6:1 | 24% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 45 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frederick School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (640 to 667); teachers up 10% (42 to 46).
About Frederick School
Frederick School is a mid-sized middle school in Illinois, with an address in Grayslake. Federal data show 667 students enrolled in grades 5 through 6 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
Grayslake CCSD 46 (9 schools, 3,650 students) runs Frederick School.
About 53% of the student body at Frederick School is White. Other students are 32% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Lake County residents are about 61% White. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Frederick School are from different groups.
Frederick School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.5:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 35% at Frederick School. The rate at public schools in Lake County averages 54%, higher than here.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 51.4% at Frederick School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.7%.
Census data for Lake County show median household income comes to about $110,416, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 214 public schools in the county, enrolling about 118,032, Frederick School among them.
Frederick School's closest public school neighbor is Grayslake Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Frederick School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Frederick School is behind the 55.4% nearby average, ranking 4th of 5.
Frederick School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 6%.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grayslake CCSD 46
- Grayslake Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Woodview SchoolElementary · 450 students
- Prairieview SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Avon Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Meadowview SchoolElementary · 351 students
- Park West SchoolMiddle · 321 students
Other schools in Grayslake
- Grayslake Central High SchoolHigh · 1,375 students
- Grayslake North High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Grayslake Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Woodview SchoolElementary · 450 students
- Prairie Crossing Charter SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Meadowview SchoolElementary · 351 students
Nearby schools
- Grayslake Middle School0.3 mi · 641
- Grayslake Central High School0.8 mi · 1,375
- Woodview School1.2 mi · 450
- Meadowview School1.4 mi · 351
- Grayslake Early Childhood1.9 mi · 147
- Prairieview School1.9 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Frederick SchoolHow large is Frederick School?
Frederick School enrolls approximately 667 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Frederick School serve?
Frederick School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Frederick School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Frederick School.
How diverse is Frederick School?
Frederick School reports a student body of 53% White, 32% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Frederick School?
Frederick School is overseen by Grayslake CCSD 46 in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.