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How has Wauconda Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
506
Middle
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUCONDA CUSD 118·NCES 174119004121
Wauconda Middle School
217 Slocum Lake Rd, Wauconda, IL 60084 · (847) 526-2122 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Illinois public middle schools
- BTest 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
11.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
168 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 166 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 165 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 175 | 35% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Wauconda Middle School→Wauconda High School
Based on grade levels within Wauconda CUSD 118. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
55.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
38.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.9% | 28.6% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Wauconda Middle School
Wauconda Middle School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wauconda Middle School this school | 506 | 33.2% | 48.6% |
| Parkland School McHenry | 645 | 37.7% | 47.3% |
| Yorkville Intermediate School Yorkville | 638 | 31.7% | 39.0% |
| Frederick School Grayslake | 667 | 34.8% | 47.7% |
| Hubble Middle School Warrenville | 679 | 33.6% | 57.2% |
| Grayslake Middle School Grayslake | 641 | 36.0% | 46.0% |
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 Wauconda Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #217 of 578 | #9 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #250 of 640 ▲ 15 | #21 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #345 of 640 ▼ 7 | #24 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #282 of 691 | #27 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #176 of 558 | #25 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #267 of 560 | #28 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #438 of 581 | #24 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #97 of 440 | #11 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
506
-53 (-9%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 530
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 | 506 | 42.4 | 11.9:1 | 33% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 42.1 | 12.0:1 | 35% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 42.5 | 12.4:1 | 30% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 41.3 | 15.3:1 | 36% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 32% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 32% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 39 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 530 | 39 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wauconda Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (634 to 506); teachers up 3% (41.3 to 42.4).
About Wauconda Middle School
Wauconda Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school with an address in Wauconda, Illinois. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 506 students in 2024-25.
Wauconda Middle School is one of 6 schools in Wauconda CUSD 118, which enrolls 4,186 students in total.
White students are 65% of those enrolled at Wauconda Middle School. The next largest groups are 28% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Wauconda Middle School comes to 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.9:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1. Wauconda Middle School counts 33% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 21 points below the 54% average for public schools in Lake County.
Wauconda Middle School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Illinois public middle schools.
A school with Wauconda Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 52.3%. Wauconda Middle School scores 48.6%, 3.7 points below that line.
Census data for Lake County show median household income comes to about $110,416, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 214 public schools in the county, enrolling about 118,032, Wauconda Middle School among them.
Wauconda Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Wauconda Grade School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Wauconda Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Wauconda Middle School is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 506 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 559.
The discussion board for Wauconda Middle School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Wauconda CUSD 118
- Wauconda High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Robert Crown SchoolElementary · 776 students
- Cotton Creek SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Matthews Middle SchoolMiddle · 451 students
- Wauconda Grade SchoolElementary · 421 students
Other schools in Wauconda
- Wauconda High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Robert Crown SchoolElementary · 776 students
- Wauconda Grade SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Wauconda CUSD 118 ALOPHigh
Nearby schools
- Wauconda Grade School0.1 mi · 421
- Wauconda High School0.4 mi · 1,452
- Robert Crown School1.2 mi · 776
- Matthews Middle School2.2 mi · 451
- North Barrington Elementary School3.3 mi · 432
- Cotton Creek School3.3 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About Wauconda Middle SchoolHow large is Wauconda Middle School?
Wauconda Middle School enrolls approximately 506 students in grades 06-08.
Is Wauconda Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wauconda Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Wauconda Middle School have?
Wauconda Middle School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wauconda Middle School?
At Wauconda Middle School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 28% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wauconda Middle School?
Wauconda Middle School is overseen by Wauconda CUSD 118 in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.