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Schools in Round Lake Heights · Grant Community High School District 124, Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41

Round Lake Heights’s public schools score below 57% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

11% of students in Round Lake Heights’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Round Lake Heights, 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.

#505of 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
17%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 15 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.6K
▲ 14% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Round Lake Community Unit School District 116
Students per teacher
13.1
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
9,298 students on the public path
In brief

Round Lake Heights’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% 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 Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 $15,598, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Six elementary schools, then 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Round Lake Heights’s grade

C Test scoresB Graduation

C+: better than 43% of Illinois school districts, #505 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1463)Better than 43%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,444 test results and a graduating class of 589 could put Round Lake Heights anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Round Lake Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,786 in math, 5,485 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

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

Three districts serve Round Lake Heights

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

Grant Community High School District 124Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,769 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$24,586IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
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+
Round Lake Community Unit School District 116Grades K–12 · 8 schools · 6,103 students · 12.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$24,598IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Grant Community High School District 12423%
State average 29.9% · 458 students tested
Math · 9–12, Grant Community High School District 12423%
State average 25.8% · 448 students tested
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 · K–12, Round Lake Community Unit School District 1169%
State average 29.9% · 3410 students tested
Math · K–12, Round Lake Community Unit School District 1167%
State average 25.8% · 1338 students tested

Round Lake Heights vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
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
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
Lake VillaB+Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 PK–8 · Antioch Community High School District 117 9–12

Every school in Round Lake Heights

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).

Also serving Round Lake Heightsin other towns
B J Hooper Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lindenhurst
545 students12:1Rate it →
Olive C Martin School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Villa
B−
511 students12:1Rate it →
William L Thompson School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Villa
488 students14:1Rate it →
Raymond Ellis Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Round Lake Beach
D
617 students12:1Rate it →
Round Lake Beach Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Round Lake Beach
D
491 students15:1Rate it →
W J Murphy Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Round Lake Park
C
414 students12:1Rate it →
Peter J Palombi School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Villa
B−
844 students15:1Rate it →
Round Lake Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
783 students10:1Rate it →
Magee Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Round Lake
C
642 students10:1Rate it →
Round Lake Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Round Lake
C
2,194 students14:1Rate it →
Grant Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fox Lake
B
1,769 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Round Lake Heights’s schools

Are Round Lake Heights’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Round Lake Heights children attend score below 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #505 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Round Lake Heights in?

Grant Community High School District 124, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,769 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Round Lake Heights 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 Round Lake Heights’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 Round Lake Heights spend per student?

$24,586 in Grant Community High School District 124, $15,598 in Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 and $24,598 in Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 (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.