Gavin South Middle School

Gavin South Middle School, a modestly sized middle school in Ingleside, Illinois, operated by Gavin SD 37, hosts 325 students, covering grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Gavin South Middle School sits 30% below that benchmark.

Within Gavin SD 37, which oversees 2 schools and 792 students, Gavin South Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Gavin South Middle School shows that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment; the rest consists of 35% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Gavin South Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.9%, the actual is 35.8%, a residual of -2.2 points.

In the area at large, Lake County reports that the typical household earns roughly $110,416 per year, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Lake County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), of which Gavin South Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Big Hollow Middle School, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Gavin South Middle School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Gavin South Middle School's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 343 (now 325). White enrollment moved from 66% to 55% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Gavin South Middle School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.