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Schools in Gurnee · Warren Township High School District 121, Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50

Gurnee’s public schools outscore 51% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the three public school districts serving Gurnee, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 22% of Gurnee’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#443of 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
26%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.5K
▲ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50
Students per teacher
13.5
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
5,115 students on the public path
In brief

Gurnee’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 710 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Gurnee’s, its schools beat 30%, lower than their 51% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

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 ↓

Three elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Warren Township High School. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Gurnee’s grade

B− Test scoresA− Graduation

B−: better than 51% of Illinois school districts, #443 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (710)Better than 30%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,358 test results and a graduating class of 953 could put Gurnee anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Gurnee’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,074 in math, 5,425 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–12Warren Township High SchoolWarren Township High School District 121A−

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Gurnee

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

Warren Township High School District 121Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 3,537 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,075IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 4,563 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$23,456IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Gurnee School District 56Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 1,836 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,917IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Warren Township High School District 12132%
State average 29.9% · 923 students tested
Math · 9–12, Warren Township High School District 12134%
State average 25.8% · 949 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Woodland Community Consolidated School District 5029%
State average 29.9% · 3217 students tested
Math · PK–8, Woodland Community Consolidated School District 505%
State average 25.8% · 43 students tested · the state reports 0–10%
Reading · PK–8, Gurnee School District 5616%
State average 29.9% · 1285 students tested
Math · PK–8, Gurnee School District 5611%
State average 25.8% · 1125 students tested

Gurnee vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GurneeB−Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12
WaukeganCWaukegan Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 · Libertyville Community High School District 128 9–12
Park CityCWoodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12
Waukegan Township—Waukegan Community Unit School District 60
WarrenB−Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12
WadsworthCBeach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12
Third LakeB+Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 PK–8 · Grayslake Community High School District 127 9–12

5 of the 6 neighbors share Warren Township High School District 121 with Gurnee for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Gurnee

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).

Also serving Gurneein other towns
Woodland Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Gages Lake
657 students15:1Rate it →
Spaulding Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
450 students15:1Rate it →
River Trail School
Elementary · Grades K–8
C
471 students13:1Rate it →
Warren Township High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
3,537 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Gurnee’s schools

Are Gurnee’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Gurnee children attend outscore 51% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #443 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Gurnee in?

Warren Township High School District 121, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,537 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Gurnee kids go to high school?

Warren Township High School, with 3,537 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Gurnee’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 Gurnee spend per student?

$20,075 in Warren Township High School District 121, $23,456 in Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 and $20,917 in Gurnee School District 56 (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.