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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