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Schools in Lake Villa · Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41, Antioch Community High School District 117

Lake Villa’s public schools outscore 68% of Illinois districts

In Lake Villa, 36% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lake Villa, 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.

#294of 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
33%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
36%
▲ 10 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.0K
▲ 16% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Antioch Community High School District 117
Students per teacher
14.1
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
5,035 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Villa’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 717 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lake Villa’s, its schools beat 55%, lower than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 33% and math 36% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 spends $15,598 per student and Antioch Community High School District 117 $25,012, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lake Villa’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 68% of Illinois school districts, #294 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 68%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (717)Better than 55%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,233 test results and a graduating class of 604 could put Lake Villa anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Lake Villa’s students in the tested grades sat them (649 in math, 2,201 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
6–8Peter J Palombi SchoolLake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−

Lake Villa runs its own schools through grade 8 (Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41). From grade 9, students attend the Antioch Community High School District 117, shared with Antioch, Antioch, Lake Villa and Lindenhurst. Its elementary school is in Lindenhurst. Parts of Lake Villa (19%, 15% and 13% of its land) are served by Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34, Grant Community High School District 124 and Grayslake Community High School District 127 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Lake Villa

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

Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 2,388 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,598IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Antioch Community High School District 117Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 2,647 students · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,012IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 4133%
State average 29.9% · 1617 students tested
Math · PK–8, Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 4110%
State average 25.8% · 28 students tested · the state reports 0–20%
Reading · 9–12, Antioch Community High School District 11734%
State average 29.9% · 584 students tested
Math · 9–12, Antioch Community High School District 11736%
State average 25.8% · 649 students tested

Lake Villa vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake VillaB+Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 PK–8 · Antioch Community High School District 117 9–12
Round Lake BeachB−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
LindenhurstB+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
Round Lake HeightsC+Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 PK–8 · Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 K–12 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12
Lake Villa TownshipB+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

3 of the 4 neighbors share Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 with Lake Villa for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lake Villa

6 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 Lake Villain other towns
B J Hooper Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lindenhurst
545 students12:1Rate it →
Olive C Martin School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
511 students12:1Rate it →
William L Thompson School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
488 students14:1Rate it →
Peter J Palombi School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
844 students15:1Rate it →
Lakes Community High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
1,334 students16:1Rate it →
Antioch Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Antioch
B+
1,313 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Villa’s schools

Are Lake Villa’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lake Villa children attend outscore 68% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #294 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lake Villa in?

Two districts: Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 runs grades PK–8, and Antioch Community High School District 117 runs grades 9–12, shared with Antioch, Antioch, Lake Villa and Lindenhurst.

Where do Lake Villa kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Lakes Community High School and Antioch Comm High School.

What is Lake Villa’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Antioch Community High School District 117 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Lake Villa spend per student?

$15,598 in Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 and $25,012 in Antioch Community High School District 117 (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.