Round Lake Park’s public schools outscore 57% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the four public school districts serving Round Lake Park, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Reading proficiency in Round Lake Park’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.
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.
Round Lake Park’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1106 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Round Lake Park’s, its schools beat 73%, higher than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% 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
Grayslake Community High School District 127 spends $26,844 per student and Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 $24,598, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then four elementary, three middle and four 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 Round Lake Park’s grade
B: better than 57% of Illinois school districts, #400 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 Round Lake Park, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Round Lake Park
Fremont Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 743 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Mundelein
6th grade in Round Lake Park · depends on your address
Round Lake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 783 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Round Lake Heights
Fremont Jr High/Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 692 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Mundelein
Magee Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 642 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Round Lake
7th grade in Round Lake Park · depends on your address
Round Lake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 783 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Round Lake Heights
Fremont Jr High/Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 692 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Mundelein
Magee Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 642 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Round Lake
8th grade in Round Lake Park · depends on your address
Round Lake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 783 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Round Lake Heights
Fremont Jr High/Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 692 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Mundelein
Magee Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 642 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Round Lake
Parts of Round Lake Park (16% of its land) are served by Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Four districts serve Round Lake Park
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
Round Lake Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Round Lake Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Round Lake Park | B | Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 K–12 · Grayslake Community High School District 127 9–12 |
| Grayslake | B+ | Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 PK–8 · Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Grayslake Community High School District 127 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 |
| Hainesville | 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 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 |
All 4 neighbors share Grayslake Community High School District 127 with Round Lake Park for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Round Lake Park
14 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 Round Lake Park’s schools
Are Round Lake Park’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Round Lake Park children attend outscore 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #400 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Round Lake Park in?
Grayslake Community High School District 127, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 2,583 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Round Lake Park are served by Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46.
Where do Round Lake Park kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Mundelein Cons High School, Round Lake Senior High School, Grayslake Central High School and Grayslake North High School.
What is Round Lake Park’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Grayslake Community High School District 127 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Round Lake Park spend per student?
$26,844 in Grayslake Community High School District 127, $24,598 in Round Lake Community Unit School District 116, $24,690 in Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 and $19,615 in Fremont School District 79 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Round Lake Park 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.