Photo: Wschlitz · CC BY-SA 4.0Fox Lake Hills’s public schools outscore 58% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Fox Lake Hills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Fox Lake Hills’s districts is 20%, below 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.
Fox Lake Hills’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 842 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fox Lake Hills’s, its schools beat 41%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Grant Community High School District 124 spends $24,586 per student and Gavin School District 37 $16,309, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Fox Lake Hills’s grade
B: better than 58% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fox Lake Hills, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Fox Lake Hills · depends on your address
Peter J Palombi School
Grades 6–8 · 844 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Lake Villa
Gavin South Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 325 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ingleside
7th grade in Fox Lake Hills · depends on your address
Peter J Palombi School
Grades 6–8 · 844 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Lake Villa
Gavin South Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 325 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ingleside
8th grade in Fox Lake Hills · depends on your address
Peter J Palombi School
Grades 6–8 · 844 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Lake Villa
Gavin South Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 325 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ingleside
9th grade in Fox Lake Hills
Grant Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,769 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fox Lake
10th grade in Fox Lake Hills
Grant Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,769 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fox Lake
11th grade in Fox Lake Hills
Grant Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,769 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fox Lake
12th grade in Fox Lake Hills
Grant Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,769 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fox Lake
Parts of Fox Lake Hills (18% of its land) are served by Antioch Community High School District 117 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Fox Lake Hills
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
Fox Lake Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Fox Lake Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Lake Hills | B | Gavin School District 37 PK–8 · Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 PK–8 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12 |
| Lake Villa | B+ | Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 PK–8 · Antioch Community High School District 117 9–12 |
Every school in Fox Lake Hills
7 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 Fox Lake Hills’s schools
Are Fox Lake Hills’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Fox Lake Hills children attend outscore 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Fox Lake Hills in?
Grant Community High School District 124, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,769 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Fox Lake Hills are served by Antioch Community High School District 117.
Where do Fox Lake Hills kids go to high school?
Grant Community High School in Fox Lake, with 1,769 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Fox Lake Hills’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Grant Community High School District 124 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Fox Lake Hills spend per student?
$24,586 in Grant Community High School District 124, $16,309 in Gavin School District 37 and $15,598 in Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Fox Lake Hills 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.