Photo: AlphaBeta135 · CC BY 4.0Long Lake’s public schools score below 71% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
In Long Lake, 12% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Long 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.
Long Lake’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 984 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Long Lake’s, its schools beat 10%, lower than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 12% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Grant Community High School District 124 spends $24,586 per student and Gavin School District 37 $16,309, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then four elementary, three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Long Lake’s grade
C: better than 29% of Illinois school districts, #597 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Long Lake, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Long Lake
Gavin Central Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 467 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Ingleside
6th grade in Long Lake · depends on your address
Round Lake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 783 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Round Lake Heights
Magee Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 642 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Round Lake
Gavin South Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 325 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ingleside
7th grade in Long Lake · depends on your address
Round Lake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 783 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Round Lake Heights
Magee Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 642 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Round Lake
Gavin South Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 325 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ingleside
8th grade in Long Lake · depends on your address
Round Lake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 783 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Round Lake Heights
Magee Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 642 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Round Lake
Gavin South Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 325 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ingleside
9th grade in Long Lake · depends on your address
Round Lake Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,194 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Round Lake
Grant Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,769 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fox Lake
10th grade in Long Lake · depends on your address
Round Lake Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,194 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Round Lake
Grant Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,769 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fox Lake
Parts of Long Lake (7% of its land) are served by Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Long Lake
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Long Lake vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Long Lake’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Long Lake | C | Gavin School District 37 PK–8 · Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 K–12 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12 |
| Round Lake Beach | 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 |
| Round Lake Heights | C+ | 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 |
| Round Lake | B− | Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 PK–8 · Big Hollow School District 38 PK–8 · Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 K–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 |
All 4 neighbors share Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 with Long Lake for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Long Lake
11 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 Long Lake’s schools
Are Long Lake’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Long Lake children attend score below 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #597 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Long Lake in?
Grant Community High School District 124, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,769 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Long Lake are served by Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41.
Where do Long Lake kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Round Lake Senior High School and Grant Community High School.
What is Long Lake’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Long Lake spend per student?
$24,586 in Grant Community High School District 124, $16,309 in Gavin School District 37 and $24,598 in Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Long Lake 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.