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Enrollment
783
Middle
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROUND LAKE CUSD 116·NCES 173499003665
Round Lake Middle School
2000 Lotus Dr, Round Lake Heights, IL 60073 · (847) 270-9400 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL783 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Illinois public middle schools
- DTest 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
10.4:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
672 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 | 254 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 258 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 269 | 34% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
38%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
Round Lake 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
23.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
11.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.1% | 11.5% |
| 2023-24 | 17.7% | 7.0% |
% 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
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Round Lake Middle School
Round Lake Middle School's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake Middle School this school | 783 | 85.8% | 19.4% |
| Lincoln Middle School Berwyn | 793 | 83.4% | 43.7% |
| Magee Middle School Round Lake | 642 | 89.3% | 17.5% |
| Washington Middle School Lyons | 659 | 80.0% | 26.6% |
| Carpentersville Middle School Carpentersville | 1,142 | 86.4% | 14.6% |
| 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 Round Lake Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #529 of 578 | #23 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #580 of 640 ▼ 2 | #35 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #605 of 640 ▼ 10 | #36 of 44 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 783 | #92 of 691 | #5 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #57 of 558 | #10 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #346 of 560 | #33 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #49 of 581 | #3 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #184 of 440 | #18 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
783
-89 (-10%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 768
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 | 783 | 75.5 | 10.4:1 | 86% (672) |
| 2023-24 | 788 | 74.5 | 10.6:1 | 89% (703) |
| 2022-23 | 804 | 73.5 | 10.9:1 | 86% (692) |
| 2020-21 | 872 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 911 | 60.1 | 15.2:1 | 63% (577) |
| 2015-16 | 948 | 69 | 13.7:1 | 48% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 944 | 52 | 18.1:1 | 78% (739) |
| 2000-01 | 816 | 48 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 768 | 45 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Round Lake Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (911 to 783); teachers up 26% (60.1 to 75.5).
About Round Lake Middle School
Round Lake Middle School runs as a large middle-grades school in Round Lake Heights, Illinois. School enrollment was 783 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students.
Round Lake CUSD 116 operates 9 schools. Combined enrollment is 6,473 students.
At Round Lake Middle School, Hispanic students make up 78% of the student body. The remaining shares are 11% White, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. Lake County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Round Lake Middle School's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 75.5 full-time equivalents, or about 10.4 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Illinois have 13.0:1, compared with 10.4:1 here. About 86% of students, or 672, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 54% for public schools in Lake County.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Round Lake Middle 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.
Round Lake Middle School is 2.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (19.4% versus 21.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
Lake County census figures show that the median household income is $110,416, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Lake County is home to 214 public schools and about 118,032 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Indian Hill Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Round Lake Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Round Lake Middle School's average proficiency of 19.4% compares with 27.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Round Lake Middle School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 783, a 10% decrease from 872 in 2020-21.
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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 Round Lake CUSD 116
- Round Lake Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,194 students
- Magee Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 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 Heights
- Indian Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Indian Hill Elementary School0.1 mi · 529
- Raymond Ellis Elementary School1.1 mi · 617
- Round Lake Beach Elementary School1.2 mi · 491
- William L Thompson School1.4 mi · 488
- Round Lake Senior High School1.6 mi · 2,194
- Magee Middle School1.9 mi · 642
Frequently asked questions
About Round Lake Middle SchoolHow many students attend Round Lake Middle School?
Round Lake Middle School enrolls approximately 783 students in grades 06-08.
Is Round Lake Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Round Lake Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Round Lake Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Round Lake Middle School is approximately 10.4:1 (76 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Round Lake Middle School?
Round Lake Middle School reports a student body of 11% White, 78% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Round Lake Middle School?
Round Lake 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.