Wauconda Middle School

Located at 217 Slocum Lake Rd, in Wauconda, Illinois, Wauconda Middle School is a moderately sized middle school that caters to 506 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Wauconda CUSD 118.

Wauconda CUSD 118 comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 4,186 students; Wauconda Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Wauconda Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 65%; the rest reads as 28% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Wauconda Middle School lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Roughly 33% of students at Wauconda Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Lake County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wauconda Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.3%; this one delivers 48.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household income runs about $110,416, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Wauconda Middle School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

The closest other public school is Wauconda Grade School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wauconda Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 59.0%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Wauconda Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 634 (now 506). The White share of enrollment rose from 56% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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