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Enrollment
844
Middle
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE VILLA CCSD 41·NCES 172187002459
Peter J Palombi School
133 McKinley Ave, Lake Villa, IL 60046 · (847) 356-2118 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL844 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Illinois public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.7:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
382 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 271 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 274 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 299 | 35% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Based on grade levels within Lake Villa CCSD 41. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
49.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
26.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.3% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.4% | 18.7% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Peter J Palombi School
Peter J Palombi School's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter J Palombi School this school | 844 | 45.3% | 37.0% |
| Creekside Middle School Woodstock | 736 | 46.1% | 59.7% |
| Belvidere Central Middle School Belvidere | 911 | 50.6% | 35.4% |
| Timber Ridge Middle School Plainfield | 885 | 40.1% | 41.3% |
| Northwood Middle School Woodstock | 576 | 43.2% | 54.7% |
| Thompson Jr High School Oswego | 832 | 42.1% | 37.4% |
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 Peter J Palombi School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #366 of 578 | #17 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #407 of 640 ▲ 7 | #28 of 44 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #418 of 640 ▼ 14 | #29 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 844 | #68 of 691 | #4 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #428 of 558 | #41 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #140 of 560 | #10 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #340 of 581 | #16 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.5% | #10 of 127 | #2 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
844
+233 (+38%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 608
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 | 844 | 57.5 | 14.7:1 | 45% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 59.5 | 14.3:1 | 45% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 837 | 55.8 | 15.0:1 | 42% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 38.7 | 16.5:1 | 25% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 691 | 39 | 17.7:1 | 21% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 773 | 47 | 16.4:1 | 20% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 907 | 56 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 608 | 30 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peter J Palombi School.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (637 to 844); teachers up 49% (38.7 to 57.5).
About Peter J Palombi School
Peter J Palombi School is a large middle school in Lake Villa, Illinois, (ZIP code 60046). The school's 844 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students each.
Federal data list 4 schools in Lake Villa CCSD 41, with 2,388 students enrolled.
White students form the largest group at Peter J Palombi School, 49% of enrollment. Other groups make up 37% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. County-wide, 61% of Lake County residents are White. Peter J Palombi School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.7 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 45% of students. It compares with 54% for public schools in Lake County.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Peter J Palombi School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Peter J Palombi School is 8.4 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 37.0% actual, 45.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
Lake County census figures show that median household income is about $110,416, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Peter J Palombi School is among the 214 public schools in Lake County.
Pleviak Elementary School is the public school closest to Peter J Palombi School, about 0.4 miles away. Peter J Palombi School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Peter J Palombi School ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.0% against a local average of 37.9%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Peter J Palombi School went from 611 students to 844.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Peter J Palombi School. 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 Lake Villa CCSD 41
- B J Hooper Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Olive C Martin SchoolElementary · 511 students
- William L Thompson SchoolElementary · 488 students
Other schools in Lake Villa
- Lakes Community High SchoolHigh · 1,334 students
- Oakland Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Olive C Martin SchoolElementary · 511 students
- William L Thompson SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Pleviak Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Allendale SchoolHigh
Nearby schools
- Pleviak Elementary School0.4 mi · 370
- William L Thompson School1.0 mi · 488
- Olive C Martin School2.1 mi · 511
- Round Lake Middle School2.2 mi · 783
- Indian Hill Elementary School2.2 mi · 529
- Oakland Elementary School2.3 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Peter J Palombi SchoolHow large is Peter J Palombi School?
Peter J Palombi School enrolls approximately 844 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Peter J Palombi School serve?
Peter J Palombi School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Peter J Palombi School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Peter J Palombi School.
What is the student diversity at Peter J Palombi School?
Student demographics at Peter J Palombi School are roughly 49% White, 37% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Peter J Palombi School in?
Peter J Palombi School is part of Lake Villa CCSD 41.
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