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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Magee Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
642
Middle
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROUND LAKE CUSD 116·NCES 173499005995
Magee Middle School
500 N Cedar Lake Rd, Round Lake, IL 60073 · (847) 546-8800 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
573 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 222 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 210 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 33% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Magee Middle School→Round Lake Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Round Lake CUSD 116. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
19.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
9.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.6% | 9.9% |
| 2023-24 | 17.3% | 6.7% |
% 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
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Magee Middle School
Magee Middle School's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magee Middle School this school | 642 | 89.3% | 17.5% |
| Round Lake Middle School Round Lake Heights | 783 | 85.8% | 19.4% |
| Lincoln Middle School Berwyn | 793 | 83.4% | 43.7% |
| Northwest Middle School Chicago | 532 | 89.8% | 13.9% |
| Washington Middle School Lyons | 659 | 80.0% | 26.6% |
| Freedom Middle School Berwyn | 504 | 81.7% | 32.3% |
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 Magee Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #538 of 578 | #24 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #596 of 640 ▼ 13 | #38 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #623 of 640 ▼ 25 | #42 of 44 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #176 of 691 | #16 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #47 of 558 | #8 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #362 of 560 | #34 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #40 of 581 | #2 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #239 of 440 | #20 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
642
-95 (-13%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 687
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 | 642 | 63 | 10.2:1 | 89% (573) |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 62.2 | 10.3:1 | 90% (575) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 64 | 10.5:1 | 86% (576) |
| 2020-21 | 737 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 717 | 58 | 12.4:1 | 68% (487) |
| 2015-16 | 686 | 52 | 13.2:1 | 55% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 687 | 41 | 16.8:1 | 80% (551) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magee Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (717 to 642); teachers up 9% (58 to 63).
About Magee Middle School
Magee Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Round Lake, Illinois. Its 642 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 39% above the 462 average for middle schools in Illinois.
Round Lake CUSD 116 counts 6,473 students in its 9 schools, and Magee Middle School is one of them.
Magee Middle School's enrollment is 79% Hispanic. Other groups include 9% White, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County residents are about 25% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Magee Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
Staffing totals 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.2:1. That ratio is under the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Magee Middle School is 89%. The 54% average for public schools in Lake County is 35 points lower.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Magee Middle School is 2.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 17.5% actual, 20.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
Magee Middle School is located in Lake County, where median household income is about $110,416, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Magee Middle School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County, which together enroll about 118,032 students.
Round Lake Senior High School is located about 0.3 miles from Magee Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 28.2% proficiency; Magee Middle School posts 17.5%.
Under the NCES locale system, Magee Middle School is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 737 to 642.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Round Lake CUSD 116
- Round Lake Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,194 students
- Round Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 783 students
- Raymond Ellis Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Indian Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Round Lake Beach Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
Other schools in Round Lake
- Round Lake Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,194 students
- Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Park West SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Park East SchoolElementary · 312 students
- Early Childhood FacilityElementary
- Round Lake ALOPHigh
Other Magee Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Magee Middle. Magee Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Magee Middle SchoolTUCSON, AZ · 283 students
- Magee Middle SchoolMagee, MS · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Round Lake Senior High School0.3 mi · 2,194
- Village Elementary School0.6 mi · 433
- W J Murphy Elementary School0.7 mi · 414
- Raymond Ellis Elementary School0.8 mi · 617
- Round Lake Beach Elementary School1.2 mi · 491
- Grayslake Early Childhood1.8 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About Magee Middle SchoolHow large is Magee Middle School?
Magee Middle School enrolls approximately 642 students in grades 06-08.
Is Magee Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Magee Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Magee Middle School?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Magee Middle School.
How diverse is Magee Middle School?
Magee Middle School reports a student body of 9% White, 79% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Magee Middle School?
Magee Middle School is overseen by Round Lake CUSD 116 in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.