Grandwood Park’s public schools outscore 66% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 40% of Grandwood Park’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Grandwood Park, 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.
Grandwood Park’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 599 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Grandwood Park’s, its schools beat 49%, lower than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 32% and math 40% across its 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 ↓
Two elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. 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 Grandwood Park’s grade
B+: better than 66% of Illinois school districts, #312 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 Grandwood Park, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Grandwood Park · depends on your address
Millburn Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 711 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Old Mill Creek
Woodland Primary School
Grades PK–K · 657 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Gages Lake
Kindergarten in Grandwood Park · depends on your address
Millburn Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 711 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Old Mill Creek
Woodland Primary School
Grades PK–K · 657 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Gages Lake
1st grade in Grandwood Park · depends on your address
Woodland Elementary
Grades 1–3 · 1,386 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Gages Lake
Millburn Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 711 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Old Mill Creek
2nd grade in Grandwood Park · depends on your address
Woodland Elementary
Grades 1–3 · 1,386 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Gages Lake
Millburn Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 711 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Old Mill Creek
3rd grade in Grandwood Park · depends on your address
Woodland Elementary
Grades 1–3 · 1,386 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Gages Lake
Millburn Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 711 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Old Mill Creek
4th grade in Grandwood Park · depends on your address
Woodland Intermediate Sch
Grades 4–5 · 979 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
Millburn Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 711 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Old Mill Creek
5th grade in Grandwood Park · depends on your address
Woodland Intermediate Sch
Grades 4–5 · 979 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
Millburn Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 711 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Old Mill Creek
6th grade in Grandwood Park · depends on your address
Woodland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,541 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
Millburn Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 388 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Lindenhurst
7th grade in Grandwood Park · depends on your address
Woodland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,541 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
Millburn Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 388 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Lindenhurst
8th grade in Grandwood Park · depends on your address
Woodland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,541 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
Millburn Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 388 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Lindenhurst
9th grade in Grandwood Park
Warren Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,537 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
10th grade in Grandwood Park
Warren Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,537 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
11th grade in Grandwood Park
Warren Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,537 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
12th grade in Grandwood Park
Warren Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,537 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Grandwood Park
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Grandwood Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Grandwood Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Grandwood Park | B+ | Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 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 |
| Old Mill Creek | — | Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 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 |
| Lake Villa | B+ | Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 PK–8 · Antioch Community High School District 117 9–12 · Grayslake Community High School District 127 9–12 |
| Lindenhurst | B+ | Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 PK–8 · Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 PK–8 · Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Warren Township High School District 121 with Grandwood Park for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Grandwood Park
5 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 Grandwood Park’s schools
Are Grandwood Park’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Grandwood Park children attend outscore 66% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #312 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Grandwood Park in?
Warren Township High School District 121, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,537 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
Where do Grandwood Park kids go to high school?
Warren Township High School in Gurnee, with 3,537 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Grandwood Park’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 Grandwood Park spend per student?
$20,075 in Warren Township High School District 121, $23,456 in Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 and $21,001 in Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Grandwood Park 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.