Round Lake Middle School

Located at 2000 Lotus Dr, in Round Lake Heights, Illinois, Round Lake Middle School is an expansive middle school that caters to 783 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Round Lake CUSD 116. Enrollment runs roughly 69% bigger than the state mean of about 462.

Round Lake CUSD 116 comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 6,473 students; Round Lake Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Round Lake Middle School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 11% White, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Round Lake Middle School has 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lake County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Round Lake Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 21.9%, the actual is 19.4%, a residual of -2.6 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Lake County) records that median household income runs about $110,416, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Round Lake Middle School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

The closest other public school is Indian Hill Elem School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Round Lake Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Round Lake Middle School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 27.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Round Lake Middle School has contracted 14%, going from 911 students in 2018 to 783 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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