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Schools in Antioch Township · Antioch Community High School District 117, Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34

Antioch Township’s public schools outscore 60% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Antioch Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 29% of students in Antioch Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#363of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
30%
▼ 0 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.0K
▲ 16% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Antioch Community High School District 117
Students per teacher
14.0
IL 13.6
Schools in town
8
3,372 students on the public path
In brief

Antioch Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1043 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Antioch Township’s, its schools beat 50%, lower than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Antioch Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Antioch Upper Grade School (6–8) is Antioch Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Antioch Community High School District 117 with Antioch, Lake Villa, Lake Villa and Lindenhurst: Antioch Comm High School. The high school’s own results earn a B+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 30% and math 29% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Antioch Community High School District 117 spends $25,012 per student and Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 $16,910, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Antioch Township’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 60% of Illinois school districts, #363 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1043)Better than 50%
Towns in Lake County (18)Better than 44%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,182 test results and a graduating class of 604 could put Antioch Township anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Antioch Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,052 in math, 2,314 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Antioch Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
6–8Antioch Upper Grade SchoolAntioch Community Consolidated School District 34B+
9–12Antioch Comm High SchoolAntioch Community High School District 117B+

Antioch Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34). From grade 9, students attend the Antioch Community High School District 117, shared with Antioch, Lake Villa, Lake Villa and Lindenhurst. Parts of Antioch Township (10%, 9%, 9% and 7% of its land) are served by Fox Lake Grade School District 114, Emmons School District 33, Grass Lake School District 36 and Grant Community High School District 124 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Antioch Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Antioch Community High School District 117Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 2,647 students · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,012IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34Grades PK–8 · 5 schools · 2,574 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,910IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Antioch Community High School District 11734%
State average 29.9% · 584 students tested
Math · 9–12, Antioch Community High School District 11736%
State average 25.8% · 649 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Antioch Community Consolidated School District 3428%
State average 29.9% · 1730 students tested
Math · PK–8, Antioch Community Consolidated School District 3426%
State average 25.8% · 1403 students tested

Antioch Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Antioch Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Antioch TownshipBAntioch Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 · Antioch Community High School District 117 9–12
Lake VillaB+Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 PK–8 · Antioch Community High School District 117 9–12 · Grayslake Community High School District 127 9–12
BurtonA−Nippersink School District 2 PK–8 · Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 9–12
NewportBBeach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12
GrantB−Big Hollow School District 38 PK–8 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12
Fox LakeBFox Lake Grade School District 114 PK–8 · Nippersink School District 2 PK–8 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12

Bristol, WI and Salem Lakes, WI border Antioch Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Antioch Township

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Antioch Townshipby address
Mary Kay McNeill ELC
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Antioch
108 students17:1Rate it →
Hillcrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Antioch
B−
614 students12:1Rate it →
W C Petty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Antioch
C+
462 students15:1Rate it →
Antioch Upper Grade School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Antioch
B+
875 students13:1Rate it →
Antioch Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Antioch
B+
1,313 students14:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Antioch Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Emmons Grade School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Antioch
A−
288 students10:1Rate it →
Lotus School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Spring Grove
D
345 students9:1Rate it →
Grass Lake Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Antioch
B
186 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Antioch Township’s schools

Are Antioch Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Antioch Township children attend outscore 60% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #363 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Antioch Township in?

Two districts: Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 runs grades PK–8, and Antioch Community High School District 117 runs grades 9–12, shared with Antioch, Lake Villa, Lake Villa and Lindenhurst.

Where do Antioch Township kids go to high school?

Antioch Comm High School in Antioch, with 1,313 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Antioch Township’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Antioch Community High School District 117 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Antioch Township spend per student?

$25,012 in Antioch Community High School District 117 and $16,910 in Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.