Gages Lake’s public schools outscore 60% of Illinois districts
34% of students in Gages Lake’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Gages 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.
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.
Gages Lake’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1006 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Gages Lake’s, its schools beat 48%, lower than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Gages Lake runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Woodland Primary School (PK–K), Woodland Elementary (1–3) and Woodland Middle School (6–8) are Gages Lake’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Warren Township High School District 121 with Gurnee, Newport, Old Mill Creek, Park City, Third Lake, Wadsworth, Warren and Waukegan: Warren Township High School in Gurnee. The high school’s own results earn an A−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 30% and math 34% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Warren Township High School District 121 spends $20,075 per student and Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 $23,456, 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.
What’s behind Gages Lake’s grade
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Gages Lake, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Gages Lake
Woodland Primary School
Grades PK–K · 657 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Gages Lake
Woodland Primary School
Grades PK–K · 657 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Gages Lake
Woodland Elementary
Grades 1–3 · 1,386 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Gages Lake
Woodland Elementary
Grades 1–3 · 1,386 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Gages Lake
Woodland Elementary
Grades 1–3 · 1,386 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Gages Lake
Woodland Intermediate Sch
Grades 4–5 · 979 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
5th grade in Gages Lake
Woodland Intermediate Sch
Grades 4–5 · 979 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
6th grade in Gages Lake
Woodland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,541 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
7th grade in Gages Lake
Woodland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,541 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
8th grade in Gages Lake
Woodland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,541 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
9th grade in Gages Lake
Warren Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,537 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
10th grade in Gages Lake
Warren Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,537 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
Gages Lake runs its own schools through grade 8 (Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50). From grade 9, students attend the Warren Township High School District 121, shared with Gurnee, Newport, Old Mill Creek, Park City, Third Lake, Wadsworth, Warren and Waukegan. Its elementary school is in Gages Lake. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Gages Lake
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
Gages Lake vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Gages Lake’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Gages Lake | B | Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 |
| Gurnee | B− | Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 |
| Third Lake | B+ | Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 PK–8 · Grayslake Community High School District 127 9–12 |
| Grayslake | B+ | Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 PK–8 · Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Grayslake Community High School District 127 9–12 |
| Avon | B− | Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 PK–8 · Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 K–12 · Grayslake Community High School District 127 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 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 with Gages Lake for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Gages Lake
4 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 Gages Lake’s schools
Are Gages Lake’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Gages 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 48%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Gages Lake in?
Two districts: Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 runs grades PK–8, and Warren Township High School District 121 runs grades 9–12, shared with Gurnee, Newport, Old Mill Creek, Park City, Third Lake, Wadsworth, Warren and Waukegan.
Where do Gages Lake kids go to high school?
Warren Township High School in Gurnee, with 3,537 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Gages Lake’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Warren Township High School District 121 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Gages Lake spend per student?
$20,075 in Warren Township High School District 121 and $23,456 in Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 (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.