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Schools in Fox Lake · Grant Community High School District 124, Fox Lake Grade School District 114

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

The grade covers the four public school districts serving Fox Lake, 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.

#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

32%

▲ 2 pts vs IL 30%

2020–21

Math proficiency

24%

▼ 2 pts vs IL 26%

2020–21

Graduate on time

90%

▲ 2 pts vs IL 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$24.6K

▲ 14% vs IL $21.6K

FY2024 · Grant Community High School District 124

Students per teacher

12.7

IL 13.6 · smaller classes

Schools in town

4,001 students on the public path

In brief

Fox Lake’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1496 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fox Lake’s, its schools beat 71%, higher than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 32% and math 24% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Grant Community High School District 124 spends $24,586 per student and Fox Lake Grade School District 114 $22,467, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fox Lake’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 (1496)Better than 71%

B⁻B⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,650 test results and a graduating class of 458 could put Fox Lake anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Fox Lake’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,544 in math, 1,755 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Fox Lake · depends on your address

Richmond Grade School

Grades PK–5 · 407 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Richmond

B⁺

Lotus School

Grades PK–4 · 345 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Spring Grove

Spring Grove Elementary School

Grades PK–5 · 327 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Spring Grove

B⁺

The path, start to finish

PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B⁺

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A⁻

9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A⁻

Parts of Fox Lake (16%, 11%, 11% and 7% of its land) are served by Big Hollow School District 38, Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34, Antioch Community High School District 117 and Gavin School District 37 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Four districts serve Fox Lake

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

Grant Community High School District 124Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,769 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$24,586IL $21,567 · FY2024

Fox Lake Grade School District 114Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 600 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$22,467IL $21,567 · FY2024

C⁻

Nippersink School District 2Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 1,111 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$19,964IL $21,567 · FY2024

A⁻

Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 521 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$28,103IL $21,567 · FY2024

A⁻

Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Grant Community High School District 12423%

State average 29.9% · 458 students tested

Math · 9–12, Grant Community High School District 12423%

State average 25.8% · 448 students tested

Reading · PK–8, Fox Lake Grade School District 11417%

State average 29.9% · 436 students tested

Math · PK–8, Fox Lake Grade School District 11411%

State average 25.8% · 280 students tested

Reading · PK–8, Nippersink School District 245%

State average 29.9% · 714 students tested

Math · PK–8, Nippersink School District 227%

State average 25.8% · 672 students tested

Reading · 9–12, Richmond-Burton Community High School District 15737%

State average 29.9% · 147 students tested

Math · 9–12, Richmond-Burton Community High School District 15737%

State average 25.8% · 144 students tested

Fox Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Fox Lake	B	Fox Lake Grade School District 114 PK–8 · Nippersink School District 2 PK–8 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12
Spring Grove	A⁻	Nippersink School District 2 PK–8 · Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 9–12
Volo	B⁻	Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 PK–12 · Big Hollow School District 38 PK–8 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12
Burton	A⁻	Nippersink School District 2 PK–8 · Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 9–12
Antioch	B	Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 · Antioch Community High School District 117 9–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Nippersink School District 2 with Fox Lake for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Fox Lake

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).

Also serving Fox Lakein other towns

Richmond Grade School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond

B⁺

407 students13:1Rate it →

Lotus School

Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Spring Grove

345 students9:1Rate it →

Spring Grove Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spring Grove

B⁺

327 students12:1Rate it →

Stanton School

Middle · Grades 5–8

255 students9:1Rate it →

Nippersink Middle School

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Richmond

A⁻

377 students13:1Rate it →

Grant Community High School

High · Grades 9–12

1,769 students15:1Rate it →

Richmond-Burton High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Richmond

A⁻

521 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Fox Lake’s schools

Are Fox Lake’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Fox Lake 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 71%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fox Lake 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 are served by Big Hollow School District 38, Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34, Antioch Community High School District 117 and Gavin School District 37.

Where do Fox Lake kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Grant Community High School and Richmond-Burton High School.

What is Fox Lake’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 spend per student?

$24,586 in Grant Community High School District 124, $22,467 in Fox Lake Grade School District 114, $19,964 in Nippersink School District 2 and $28,103 in Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 (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.