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Enrollment
451
Middle
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUCONDA CUSD 118·NCES 174119005945
Matthews Middle School
3500 Darrell Rd., Island Lake, IL 60042 · (847) 526-6210 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Illinois public middle schools
- C+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
11.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
197 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 147 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 148 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 156 | 35% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Matthews Middle School→Wauconda High School
Based on grade levels within Wauconda CUSD 118. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
49.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.1pp since 2023
Math
25.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.8% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.7% | 21.4% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Matthews Middle School
Matthews Middle School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthews Middle School this school | 451 | 43.7% | 40.0% |
| Northwood Middle School Woodstock | 576 | 43.2% | 54.7% |
| Jack Hille Middle School Oak Forest | 490 | 46.5% | 40.0% |
| Churchville Middle School Elmhurst | 489 | 45.0% | 54.3% |
| Northwood Middle School Highland Park | 540 | 37.2% | 59.0% |
| Creekside Middle School Woodstock | 736 | 46.1% | 59.7% |
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 Matthews Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #327 of 578 | #15 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #411 of 640 ▼ 39 | #29 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #411 of 640 ▼ 38 | #27 of 44 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #329 of 691 | #32 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #130 of 558 | #22 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #186 of 560 | #16 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #356 of 581 | #17 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #354 of 440 | #27 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
451
-90 (-17%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 538
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 | 451 | 39.3 | 11.5:1 | 44% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 39.3 | 11.9:1 | 46% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 41.8 | 12.2:1 | 42% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 33.6 | 14.2:1 | 32% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 24% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 24% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matthews Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (476 to 451); teachers up 17% (33.6 to 39.3).
About Matthews Middle School
Matthews Middle School is a middle-grades school in Island Lake, Illinois, according to federal school records. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 451 students in 2024-25.
Wauconda CUSD 118 is the district for Matthews Middle School. It has 6 schools and 4,186 students.
The largest group at Matthews Middle School is White students, at 54%. Smaller groups are 36% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
Teacher count: 39.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.5:1. The average for middle schools in Illinois, 13.0:1, is higher. Roughly 44% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lake County is 54%.
Matthews Middle School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of Illinois public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Matthews Middle School is 6.3 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.0% actual, 46.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
The school is in Lake County, where the median household earns about $110,416 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Lake County, 214 public schools serve about 118,032 students.
Robert Crown School is about 1.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Matthews Middle School ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
Matthews Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 17%, from 541 to 451.
The discussion board for Matthews Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Wauconda CUSD 118
- Wauconda High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Robert Crown SchoolElementary · 776 students
- Cotton Creek SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Wauconda Middle SchoolMiddle · 506 students
- Wauconda Grade SchoolElementary · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Robert Crown School1.3 mi · 776
- Cotton Creek School1.4 mi · 580
- Wauconda High School2.0 mi · 1,452
- Wauconda Middle School2.2 mi · 506
- Wauconda Grade School2.3 mi · 421
- Prairie Grove Elementary School4.4 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About Matthews Middle SchoolHow many students attend Matthews Middle School?
Matthews Middle School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades 06-08.
Is Matthews Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Matthews Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Matthews Middle School have?
Matthews Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Matthews Middle School?
Student demographics at Matthews Middle School are roughly 54% White, 36% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Matthews Middle School in?
Matthews Middle School is part of Wauconda CUSD 118.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.