West Oak Middle School

Set in Mundelein, Illinois, West Oak Middle School is an intimate middle school, overseen by Diamond Lake SD 76. It instructs 280 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 39% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Diamond Lake SD 76 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 810 students; West Oak Middle School is among them.

Demographically, West Oak Middle School records that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 20% White, 5% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate 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. Across Lake County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), West Oak Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Oak Intermediate School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Oak Middle School.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Oak Middle School has contracted 34%, going from 426 students in 2018 to 280 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 26% to 20%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.