Beach Park’s public schools score below 89% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
In Beach Park, 7% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Beach Park, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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.
Beach Park’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1355 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Beach Park’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 11% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 12% of tested students were proficient in reading and 7% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 spends $22,286 per student and Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 $20,690, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
19 elementary schools, then six middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
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 Beach Park’s grade
D: better than 11% of Illinois school districts, #718 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Beach Park, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Beach Park · depends on your address
Waukegan High School
Grades 9–12 · 4,186 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Waukegan
Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch
Grades 9–12 · 2,114 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Zion
Zion-Benton East High School
Grades 9–12 · 419 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Zion
10th grade in Beach Park · depends on your address
Waukegan High School
Grades 9–12 · 4,186 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Waukegan
Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch
Grades 9–12 · 2,114 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Zion
Zion-Benton East High School
Grades 9–12 · 419 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Zion
11th grade in Beach Park · depends on your address
Waukegan High School
Grades 9–12 · 4,186 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Waukegan
Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch
Grades 9–12 · 2,114 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Zion
Zion-Benton East High School
Grades 9–12 · 419 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Zion
12th grade in Beach Park · depends on your address
Waukegan High School
Grades 9–12 · 4,186 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Waukegan
Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch
Grades 9–12 · 2,114 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Zion
Zion-Benton East High School
Grades 9–12 · 419 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Zion
Parts of Beach Park (4% and 3% of its land) are served by Warren Township High School District 121 and Gurnee School District 56 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Beach Park
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Beach Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Beach Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Beach Park | D | Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12 |
| Waukegan | C | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 · Libertyville Community High School District 128 9–12 |
| Benton | C− | Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Winthrop Harbor School District 1 PK–8 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12 |
| Zion | — | Zion Elementary School District 6 PK–8 · Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12 |
| Zion (city) | D | Zion Elementary School District 6 PK–8 · Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12 |
| Wadsworth | C | Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 |
| Warren | B− | Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 |
| Waukegan Township | — | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 |
| Newport | B | Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 |
5 of the 8 neighbors share Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 with Beach Park for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Beach Park
28 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 Beach Park’s schools
Are Beach Park’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Beach Park children attend score below 89% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #718 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Beach Park in?
Zion-Benton Township High School District 126, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 2,533 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Beach Park are served by Warren Township High School District 121 and Gurnee School District 56.
Where do Beach Park kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Waukegan High School, Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch and Zion-Benton East High School.
What is Beach Park’s graduation rate?
78% of the class of 2023 in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Beach Park spend per student?
$22,286 in Zion-Benton Township High School District 126, $20,690 in Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 and $23,440 in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Beach Park families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Beach Park → They have their own page.
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.