Schools in Newport Township · Warren Township High School District 121, Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3

Newport Township’s public schools outscore 56% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the four public school districts serving Newport Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Reading proficiency in Newport Township’s districts is 24%, below the Illinois average (30%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#413of 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

24%

▼ 6 pts vs IL 30%

2020–21

Math proficiency

26%

▼ 0 pts vs IL 26%

2020–21

Graduate on time

95%

▲ 7 pts vs IL 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$20.1K

▼ 7% vs IL $21.6K

FY2024 · Warren Township High School District 121

Students per teacher

14.6

IL 13.6 · larger classes

Schools in town

8,145 students on the public path

In brief

Newport Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 619 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Newport Township’s, its schools beat 33%, lower than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% 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 Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 $20,690, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then two middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. Patrick School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Newport Township’s grade

B⁻ Test scoresA⁻ Graduation

B: better than 56% of Illinois school districts, #413 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 56%

Lower resultsHigher results

Illinois towns with similar household incomes (619)Better than 33%

Towns in Lake County (18)Better than 33%

B⁻BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,236 test results and a graduating class of 953 could put Newport Township anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Newport Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,902 in math, 3,570 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Newport Township · depends on your address

Millburn Elem School

Grades PK–5 · 711 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Old Mill Creek

A⁻

Newport Elem School

Grades K–5 · 261 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Wadsworth

C⁻

The path, start to finish

PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to A⁻

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A

9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to A⁻

Parts of Newport Township (15%, 13% and 13% of its land) are served by Gurnee School District 56, Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 and Antioch Community High School District 117 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Four districts serve Newport Township

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⁻

Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3Grades PK–8 · 5 schools · 1,996 students · 13.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$20,690IL $21,567 · FY2024

Zion-Benton Township High School District 126Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 2,533 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$22,286IL $21,567 · FY2024

Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 1,099 students · 12.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$21,001IL $21,567 · FY2024

Test scores · 2020–21

Well 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, Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 313%

State average 29.9% · 1321 students tested

Math · PK–8, Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 39%

State average 25.8% · 751 students tested

Reading · 9–12, Zion-Benton Township High School District 12613%

State average 29.9% · 592 students tested

Math · 9–12, Zion-Benton Township High School District 1269%

State average 25.8% · 581 students tested

Reading · PK–8, Millburn Community Consolidated School District 2444%

State average 29.9% · 734 students tested

Math · PK–8, Millburn Community Consolidated School District 2448%

State average 25.8% · 621 students tested

Newport Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Newport Township	B	Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12
Zion	—	Zion Elementary School District 6 PK–8 · Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12
Zion (city)	D	Zion Elementary School District 6 PK–8 · Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12
Wadsworth	C	Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12
Benton	C⁻	Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Winthrop Harbor School District 1 PK–8 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 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
Antioch	B	Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 · Antioch Community High School District 117 9–12
Beach Park	D	Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 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
Old Mill Creek	—	Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12
Waukegan	C	Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 · Libertyville Community High School District 128 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

5 of the 11 neighbors share Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 with Newport Township for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Bristol, WI borders Newport Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Newport Township

9 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).

District schools in Newport Townshipby address

Millburn Elem School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Old Mill Creek

A⁻

711 students12:1Rate it →

Newport Elem School

Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wadsworth

C⁻

261 students12:1Rate it →

Also serving Newport Townshipin other towns

Beach Park Middle School

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beach Park

715 students15:1Rate it →

Millburn Middle School

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lindenhurst

388 students13:1Rate it →

Warren Township High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Gurnee

A⁻

3,537 students16:1Rate it →

Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch

High · Grades 9–12 · Zion

2,114 students15:1Rate it →

Zion-Benton East High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Zion

C⁻

419 students16:1Rate it →

Other public schools in Newport Townshiprun by other districts or the state

Prairie Trail School

Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Wadsworth

C⁻

454 students14:1Rate it →

Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

St. Patrick School

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wadsworth

Private · Catholic

429 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Newport Township’s schools

Are Newport Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Newport Township children attend outscore 56% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #413 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Newport Township in?

Warren Township High School District 121, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,537 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Newport Township are served by Gurnee School District 56, Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 and Antioch Community High School District 117.

Where do Newport Township kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Warren Township High School, Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch and Zion-Benton East High School.

What is Newport Township’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 Newport Township spend per student?

$20,075 in Warren Township High School District 121, $20,690 in Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3, $22,286 in Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 and $21,001 in Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Newport Township?

Yes: St. Patrick School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 429 students).

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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.