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Enrollment
599
Middle
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE ZURICH CUSD 95·NCES 172190000517
Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus
435 W Cuba Rd, Lake Zurich, IL 60047 · (847) 540-7070 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Illinois public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
10.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
92 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 6 | 187 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 216 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 196 | 33% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus→Lake Zurich High School
Based on grade levels within Lake Zurich CUSD 95. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
88.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
74.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.4% | 74.1% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 62.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus
Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus's state test result (78.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus this school | 599 | 15.4% | 78.8% |
| Lincoln Jr High School Naperville | 774 | 14.0% | 73.8% |
| South Middle School Arlington Heights | 812 | 15.6% | 65.9% |
| Washington Jr High School Naperville | 551 | 13.4% | 69.5% |
| Herrick Middle School Downers Grove | 626 | 10.5% | 73.3% |
| Heineman Middle School Algonquin | 724 | 21.3% | 60.6% |
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 Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #5 of 578 | #1 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #19 of 640 ▲ 11 | #4 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.4% | #19 of 640 ▲ 7 | #2 of 44 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #214 of 691 | #23 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #81 of 558 | #14 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #376 of 560 | #36 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.4% | #561 of 581 | #31 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #98 of 127 | #9 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
599
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 751
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 | 599 | 55.2 | 10.8:1 | 15% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 54.3 | 11.1:1 | 16% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 599 | 52.6 | 11.4:1 | 11% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 48.8 | 11.9:1 | 10% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 48 | 12.6:1 | 8% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 51 | 13.4:1 | 6% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 751 | 59 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (582 to 599); teachers up 13% (48.8 to 55.2).
About Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus
Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus is a mid-sized middle school for students in Lake Zurich, Illinois. It had 599 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Illinois have about 462 students on average; enrollment here is 30% higher.
The district for Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus is Lake Zurich CUSD 95, with 8 schools and 5,772 students.
Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus is 80% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. In Lake County overall, about 61% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus scores 34%.
The school lists 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 15% of the student body. Across public schools in Lake County, the average is 54%.
Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 96% of Illinois public middle schools.
Test results at Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus are 16.1 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 78.8%, compared with a predicted 62.6%, which ranks in the top 10% in Illinois.
In the wider Lake County area, median household income comes to about $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Lake County counts 214 public schools with about 118,032 students.
Isaac Fox Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 595 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 599.
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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 Lake Zurich CUSD 95
- Lake Zurich High SchoolHigh · 1,839 students
- Lake Zurich Middle - N CampusMiddle · 697 students
- May Whitney Elementary SchoolElementary · 677 students
- Isaac Fox Elementary SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Spencer Loomis Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Seth Paine Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
Other schools in Lake Zurich
- Lake Zurich High SchoolHigh · 1,839 students
- May Whitney Elementary SchoolElementary · 677 students
- Isaac Fox Elementary SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Sarah Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Lake Zurich CUSD 95 Young Adult CHigh
Nearby schools
- Isaac Fox Elementary School0.1 mi · 520
- Sarah Adams Elementary School1.2 mi · 429
- May Whitney Elementary School1.7 mi · 677
- Lake Zurich High School2.0 mi · 1,839
- Arnett C Lines Elementary School2.4 mi · 501
- Barrington Middle School Station2.4 mi · 886
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Zurich Middle - S CampusWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus?
Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus enrolls approximately 599 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus serve?
Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus is approximately 10.8:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus?
Student demographics at Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus are roughly 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus in?
Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus is part of Lake Zurich CUSD 95.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.