Enrollment
321
Middle
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAYSLAKE CCSD 46·NCES 171752005955
Park West School
400 W Townline Rd, Round Lake, IL 60073 · (847) 201-7010 · Lake County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% 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.
- B-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
12.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
89 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 29% |
Student demographics
69%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
65.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.4pp since 2023
Math
44.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.4% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 26.9% |
% 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Park West School
Park West School's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park West School this school | 321 | 27.7% | 55.1% |
| Cass Jr High School Darien | 313 | 24.0% | 58.5% |
| Millburn Middle School Lindenhurst | 388 | 20.9% | 64.6% |
| Thurgood Marshall School Rockford | 514 | 31.5% | 94.6% |
| Franklin Middle School Wheaton | 525 | 25.7% | 71.5% |
| Chiddix Jr High School Normal | 597 | 30.8% | 48.1% |
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 Park West School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #136 of 578 | #6 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #201 of 640 ▲ 93 | #19 of 44 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #233 of 640 ▲ 37 | #17 of 44 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #434 of 691 | #40 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #217 of 558 | #28 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #44 of 560 | #3 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #474 of 581 | #28 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #60 of 440 | #4 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
321
-47 (-13%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 312
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 | 321 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 28% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 25.2 | 11.9:1 | 33% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 23.5 | 13.6:1 | 29% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 26.7 | 15.7:1 | 21% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 18% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 22 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park West School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (420 to 321); teachers down 3% (26.7 to 26).
About Park West School
Park West School is a small middle-grades school. Its address is in Round Lake, Illinois. A federal count lists 321 students at the school, in grades 5 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Illinois is about 462, so this school runs 31% smaller than that.
The district, Grayslake CCSD 46, has 3,650 students enrolled across 9 schools.
The most common group at Park West School is White students, at 46%. It is also 26% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 10% Black, and 6% multiracial. Lake County's residents are about 61% White, 15 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.3:1, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 28% of enrollment. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in Lake County.
allk12 grades Park West School a B. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Park West School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 55.1% actual, 55.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
Within Lake County, the median household income is $110,416, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Park West School, Lake County has 213 other public schools.
The closest public school, Park East School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Park West School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Park West School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Park West School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Park West School's enrollment declined 13%, to 321.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Grayslake Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Woodview SchoolElementary · 450 students
- Prairieview SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Avon Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Meadowview SchoolElementary · 351 students
Other schools in Round Lake
- Round Lake Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,194 students
- Magee Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 students
- Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Park East SchoolElementary · 312 students
- Early Childhood FacilityElementary
- Round Lake ALOPHigh
Nearby schools
- Park East School0.0 mi · 312
- W J Murphy Elementary School1.7 mi · 414
- Prairieview School1.7 mi · 400
- Grayslake Early Childhood1.7 mi · 147
- Village Elementary School1.8 mi · 433
- Magee Middle School2.0 mi · 642
Frequently asked questions
About Park West SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Park West School?
Park West School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Park West School serve?
Park West School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Park West School have?
Park West School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Park West School?
At Park West School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 26% Hispanic, 10% Black, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Park West School public or private?
Park West School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grayslake CCSD 46.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.