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B−

Cotton Creek School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

545 Newport Ct, Island Lake, IL 60042 · (847) 526-4700 · Part of Wauconda Community Unit School District 118

Nunda Township’s School Grade B better than 63% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
580
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cotton Creek School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

545 Newport Ct, Island Lake

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K58
Kindergarten72
Grade 166
Grade 294
Grade 383
Grade 497
Grade 5110
Enrollment over time
578’20
554’21
576’22
598’23
580’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Hispanic 34%Black 4%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cotton Creek School from Nunda Township families.

Other schools in Wauconda Community Unit School District 118

The district →
Wauconda Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wauconda
C+
421 students10:1
Robert Crown School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wauconda
B
776 students12:1
Wauconda Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wauconda
B
506 students12:1
Matthews Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Island Lake
B−
451 students11:1
Wauconda High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wauconda
B
1,452 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Nunda Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.