Photo: Gavin J. Dow · CC BY 3.0Antioch’s public schools outscore 60% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Antioch, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Antioch’s districts is 29%, above the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
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.
Antioch’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 905 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Antioch’s, its schools beat 46%, lower than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
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.
What’s behind Antioch’s grade
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Antioch, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Antioch · depends on your address
Hillcrest Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 614 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Oakland Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 515 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lake Villa
W C Petty Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Antioch · depends on your address
Hillcrest Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 614 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Oakland Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 515 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lake Villa
W C Petty Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Antioch · depends on your address
Hillcrest Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 614 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Oakland Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 515 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lake Villa
W C Petty Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Antioch · depends on your address
Hillcrest Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 614 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Oakland Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 515 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lake Villa
W C Petty Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Antioch · depends on your address
Hillcrest Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 614 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Oakland Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 515 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lake Villa
W C Petty Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Antioch · depends on your address
Hillcrest Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 614 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Oakland Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 515 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lake Villa
W C Petty Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Antioch
Antioch Upper Grade School
Grades 6–8 · 875 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Antioch
Antioch Upper Grade School
Grades 6–8 · 875 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Antioch
Antioch Upper Grade School
Grades 6–8 · 875 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Antioch · depends on your address
Lakes Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,334 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lake Villa
Antioch Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,313 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Antioch · depends on your address
Lakes Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,334 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lake Villa
Antioch Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,313 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Antioch · depends on your address
Lakes Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,334 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lake Villa
Antioch Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,313 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Antioch · depends on your address
Lakes Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,334 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lake Villa
Antioch Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,313 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Antioch 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. Its elementary school is in Antioch. Parts of Antioch (6% of its land) are served by Emmons School District 33 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Antioch
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Antioch vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Antioch’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Antioch | B | Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 · Antioch Community High School District 117 9–12 |
Every school in Antioch
6 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).
Questions about Antioch’s schools
Are Antioch’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Antioch 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 46%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Antioch 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 kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Lakes Community High School and Antioch Comm High School.
What is Antioch’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 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.
Parents talk
What Antioch families are saying about school.
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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.