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Fremont School District 79

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 5 towns

Serves Fremont Township, Mundelein, Grayslake, Hawthorn Woods and Round Lake Park, and parts of Ela Township, Libertyville, Round Lake, Wauconda and Long Grove.

Fremont Township’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Illinois school districts

Students
2,086
Schools
3
Spent per student
$19,615
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$3.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fremont School District 79

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 79% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the IL average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.9M, about $1,891 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 79% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Fremont Township 34,086B+Mundelein 32,680B+Grayslake 21,140AHawthorn Woods 9,679BRound Lake Park 7,844

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fremont Township. Grade by grade →

PK–2Fremont Elem SchoolThis district
3–5Fremont Intermediate SchoolThis district
6–8Fremont Jr High/Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Mundelein Cons High SchoolMundelein Consolidated High School District 120

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.8% · 1,212 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 29.9% · 1,430 students tested

Graduation rate 88% at Mundelein Consolidated HSD 120, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,615 per student · 9% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 43%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 73%State 24%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,131’20
2,117’21
2,081’22
2,069’23
2,086’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 65%Hispanic 17%Asian 11%Two or more races 3%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Fremont Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Mundelein
743 students14:1
Fremont Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Mundelein
B+
651 students14:1
Fremont Jr High/Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mundelein
A−
692 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Grayslake Community High School District 127Avon Township, Hainesville, Lake Villa Township
$26,844per student
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125Buffalo Grove, Kildeer, Lake Zurich
$31,024per student
Libertyville Community High School District 128Green Oaks, Indian Creek, Libertyville Township
$33,792per student
Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46Avon Township, Hainesville, Round Lake Beach
$19,455per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.