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Enrollment
1,769
High
STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANT CHSD 124·NCES 171734002050
Grant Community High School
285 E Grand Ave, Fox Lake, IL 60020 · (847) 587-2561 · Lake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,769 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Illinois public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
118 FTE teachers
STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
852 students
STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 412 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 452 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 455 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 450 | 25% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Grant Community High School
Grant Community High School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Community High School this school | 1,769 | 48.2% | 39.3% |
| Belvidere North High School Belvidere | 1,354 | 45.6% | 34.7% |
| Moline Sr High School Moline | 2,195 | 55.4% | 30.9% |
| Woodstock High School Woodstock | 988 | 44.5% | 51.7% |
| La Salle-Peru Twp High School La Salle | 1,167 | 47.3% | 37.7% |
| Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School Bradley | 1,914 | 49.8% | 37.9% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 Grant Community High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #199 of 573 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,769 | #122 of 708 | #10 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #315 of 528 | #13 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #89 of 537 | #5 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #308 of 578 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #322 of 358 | #11 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,769
-32 (-2%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 862
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 | 1,769 | 118 | 15.0:1 | 48% (852) |
| 2023-24 | 1,814 | 120 | 15.1:1 | 44% (801) |
| 2022-23 | 1,837 | 117.8 | 15.6:1 | 41% (758) |
| 2020-21 | 1,801 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,796 | 99.9 | 18.0:1 | 34% (611) |
| 2015-16 | 1,846 | 104 | 17.8:1 | 32% (599) |
| 2010-11 | 1,741 | 98 | 17.8:1 | 28% (495) |
| 2000-01 | 1,129 | 59 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 862 | 47 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Community High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,796 to 1,769); teachers up 18% (99.9 to 118).
About Grant Community High School
Grant Community High School is a public high school in Fox Lake, Illinois. The student body numbers 1,769 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Illinois) has about 834 students.
Grant CHSD 124 is the district for Grant Community High School.
Grant Community High School is 52% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 31% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Lake County, the White share is about 61%. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Grant Community High School is 118 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.0:1. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. The school counts 852 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 48%.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, Grant Community High School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Grant Community High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.3% is 4.4 points below the 43.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Lake County has these Census figures: the median household income is $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lake County is home to 214 public schools and about 118,032 public school students.
Stanton School is the public school closest to Grant Community High School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Grant Community High School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Grant Community High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,801 to 1,769.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Grant Community High School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Nearby schools
- Stanton School0.3 mi · 255
- Gavin Central Elementary School0.9 mi · 467
- Gavin South Middle School2.2 mi · 325
- Lotus School2.8 mi · 345
- Round Lake Middle School2.9 mi · 783
- Indian Hill Elementary School2.9 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Grant Community High SchoolHow large is Grant Community High School?
Grant Community High School enrolls approximately 1,769 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Grant Community High School serve?
Grant Community High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Grant Community High School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Grant Community High School.
How diverse is Grant Community High School?
Grant Community High School reports a student body of 52% White, 31% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Grant Community High School public or private?
Grant Community High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grant CHSD 124.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.