Enrollment
255
Middle
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOX LAKE GSD 114·NCES 171563001877
Stanton School
101 Hawthorne Ln, Fox Lake, IL 60020 · (847) 973-4205 · Lake County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
144 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fox Lake GSD 114. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
33.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
22.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
255
-60 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 12.8:1
% White
58%
was 65%
% Hispanic
33%
was 24%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Stanton School
Stanton School operates as an intimate middle school in Fox Lake, Illinois, operated by Fox Lake GSD 114. Current enrollment sits at 255 students spanning grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 45% below typical.
Across the 2 schools in Fox Lake GSD 114 (600 students total), Stanton School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Stanton School lists that 58% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 33% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Roughly 56% of students at Stanton School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Stanton School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.7%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household earnings sit near $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lake County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), of which Stanton School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Grant Community High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Stanton School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stanton School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.0%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stanton School has declined 19%, going from 315 students in 2018 to 255 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 24% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.
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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
Nearby schools
- Grant Community High School0.3 mi · 1,769
- Gavin Central Elementary School1.2 mi · 467
- Gavin South Middle School2.1 mi · 325
- Lotus School2.9 mi · 345
- Big Hollow Middle School3.0 mi · 744
- Big Hollow Primary School3.0 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Stanton SchoolHow large is Stanton School?
Stanton School enrolls approximately 255 students in grades 05-08.
Is Stanton School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stanton School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Stanton School?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Stanton School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stanton School?
At Stanton School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 33% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Stanton School in?
Stanton School is part of Fox Lake GSD 114.
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