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

Channel Lake’s public schools outscore 60% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Channel Lake, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 29% of students in Channel Lake’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.

K–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
0
5,113 students on the public path
In brief

Channel Lake’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1472 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Channel Lake’s, its schools beat 73%, higher 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 Consolidated School District 34 spends $16,910 per student and Antioch Community High School District 117 $25,012, 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 Channel Lake’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 60% of Illinois school districts. 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 (1472)Better than 73%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,182 test results and a graduating class of 604 could put Channel Lake anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Channel Lake’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 Channel Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–8Antioch Upper Grade Schoolin AntiochB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−

Channel Lake 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, Antioch, Lake Villa, Lake Villa and Lindenhurst. Its elementary school is in Antioch. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Channel Lake

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

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−
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+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

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
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

Channel Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Channel Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Channel LakeBAntioch Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 · Antioch Community High School District 117 9–12

Every school in Channel Lake

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).

Also serving Channel Lakein other towns
Hillcrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Antioch
B−
614 students12:1Rate it →
Oakland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lake Villa
B
515 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 →
Lakes Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Villa
A−
1,334 students16:1Rate it →
Antioch Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Antioch
B+
1,313 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Channel Lake’s schools

Are Channel Lake’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Channel Lake children attend outscore 60% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Channel Lake 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, Antioch, Lake Villa, Lake Villa and Lindenhurst.

Where do Channel Lake 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 Channel Lake’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 Channel Lake spend per student?

$16,910 in Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 and $25,012 in Antioch Community High School District 117 (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.