Gavin South Middle School

Gavin South Middle School runs as a small middle school in Ingleside, Illinois. It teaches 325 students in grades 5 through 8. That is 30% below the average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.

Gavin South Middle School is run by Gavin SD 37, whose 2 schools enroll 792 students.

More than half of the students at Gavin South Middle School are White (55%). The rest of enrollment is 35% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gavin South Middle School scores 57%.

There are 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Gavin South Middle School, giving a ratio of 12.8:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Illinois is similar, at 13.0:1. A total of 189 students, or 58%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gavin South Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 35.8% actual against 37.9% predicted.

Census data for Lake County show median household income comes to about $110,416, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 214 public schools in the county, enrolling about 118,032, Gavin South Middle School among them.

The closest school to Gavin South Middle School is Big Hollow Middle School, located about 1.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 35.8% is above the 29.2% average for nearby schools.

Gavin South Middle 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.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 311 to 325, a 5% rise.

The Gavin South Middle School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.