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Enrollment
641
Middle
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAYSLAKE CCSD 46·NCES 171752002054
Grayslake Middle School
440 Barron Blvd, Grayslake, IL 60030 · (847) 223-3680 · Lake County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Illinois public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
231 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 7 | 308 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 333 | 52% |
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
Feeds from
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
45.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 23.7% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Grayslake Middle School
Grayslake Middle School's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayslake Middle School this school | 641 | 36.0% | 46.0% |
| Frederick School Grayslake | 667 | 34.8% | 47.7% |
| Hubble Middle School Warrenville | 679 | 33.6% | 57.2% |
| Big Hollow Middle School Ingleside | 744 | 32.5% | 46.0% |
| Jackson Middle School Villa Park | 621 | 37.8% | 39.5% |
| 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 Grayslake Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #250 of 578 | #13 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #280 of 640 ▲ 61 | #23 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #453 of 640 ▼ 73 | #30 of 44 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #177 of 691 | #17 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #379 of 558 | #36 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #142 of 560 | #11 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #412 of 581 | #21 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #334 of 440 | #24 of 34 |
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
641
-38 (-6%) vs 2020
+158% since 1990-91, when it was 248
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 | 641 | 46 | 13.9:1 | 36% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 663 | 47 | 14.1:1 | 35% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 45 | 14.7:1 | 34% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 679 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 682 | 47 | 14.5:1 | 23% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 683 | 42 | 16.3:1 | 23% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 824 | 55 | 15.0:1 | 20% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 41 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 248 | 17 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grayslake Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (682 to 641); teachers down 2% (47 to 46).
About Grayslake Middle School
A medium-sized middle-grades school in Grayslake, Illinois, Grayslake Middle School is part of Grayslake CCSD 46. Grades offered run from 7 through 8, with 641 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students.
Grayslake CCSD 46 (9 schools, 3,650 students) runs Grayslake Middle School.
By race and ethnicity, Grayslake Middle School is 52% White. Other reported shares: 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 61% White among all Lake County residents. By the diversity index, Grayslake Middle School comes in at 61%.
Teacher staffing is 46 full-time equivalents, or about 13.9 students per teacher. The 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 36%. It compares with 54% for public schools in Lake County.
allk12 grades Grayslake Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Grayslake Middle School would be expected to post about 50.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.0%.
Across Lake County, median household income is about $110,416, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Lake County number 214 and enroll about 118,032.
The nearest other public school, Frederick School, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Grayslake Middle School. By average proficiency, Grayslake Middle School is 5th among 5 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Grayslake Middle School saw enrollment fall 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
- Frederick SchoolMiddle · 667 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
- Frederick SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Woodview SchoolElementary · 450 students
- Prairie Crossing Charter SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Meadowview SchoolElementary · 351 students
Nearby schools
- Frederick School0.3 mi · 667
- Grayslake Central High School0.5 mi · 1,375
- Woodview School1.0 mi · 450
- Meadowview School1.3 mi · 351
- Prairieview School1.6 mi · 400
- Grayslake Early Childhood1.6 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About Grayslake Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grayslake Middle School?
Grayslake Middle School enrolls approximately 641 students in grades 07-08.
Is Grayslake Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grayslake Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Grayslake Middle School have?
Grayslake Middle School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Grayslake Middle School?
Student demographics at Grayslake Middle School are roughly 52% White, 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Grayslake Middle School?
Grayslake Middle 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.