Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Third Lake

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Nova Gračanica Monastery cropPhoto: Sdancuo · CC BY-SA 4.0
B+
Schools in Third Lake · Grayslake Community High School District 127, Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50

Third Lake’s public schools outscore 65% of Illinois districts

32% of students in Third Lake’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Third 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.

K–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
33%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.5K
▲ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
11,154 students on the public path
In brief

Third Lake’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 294 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Third Lake’s, its schools beat 41%, lower than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 33% and math 32% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Grayslake Community High School District 127 spends $26,844 per student and Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 $23,456, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Six elementary schools, then three middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. 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 Third Lake’s grade

B Test scoresA− Graduation

B+: better than 65% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (294)Better than 41%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 6,759 test results and a graduating class of 953 could put Third Lake anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Third Lake’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,153 in math, 7,148 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Parts of Third Lake (13% 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.

Four districts serve Third Lake

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

Grayslake Community High School District 127Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 2,583 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$26,844IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 4,563 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$23,456IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46Grades PK–8 · 9 schools · 3,650 students · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,455IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
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−
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Grayslake Community High School District 12745%
State average 29.9% · 668 students tested
Math · 9–12, Grayslake Community High School District 12740%
State average 25.8% · 692 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Woodland Community Consolidated School District 5029%
State average 29.9% · 3217 students tested
Math · PK–8, Woodland Community Consolidated School District 505%
State average 25.8% · 43 students tested · the state reports 0–10%
Reading · PK–8, Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 4634%
State average 29.9% · 2340 students tested
Math · PK–8, Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 4627%
State average 25.8% · 1512 students tested
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

Third Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Third LakeB+Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 PK–8 · Grayslake Community High School District 127 9–12
GrayslakeB+Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 PK–8 · Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Grayslake Community High School District 127 9–12
WarrenB−Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12
AvonB−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
GurneeB−Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 with Third Lake for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Third Lake

12 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 Third Lakein other towns
Woodland Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Gages Lake
657 students15:1Rate it →
Woodview School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grayslake
A−
450 students17:1Rate it →
Prairieview School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Hainesville
B+
400 students12:1Rate it →
Avon Center Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Round Lake Beach
C+
361 students12:1Rate it →
Meadowview School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grayslake
A
351 students12:1Rate it →
Park East School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Round Lake
B+
312 students12:1Rate it →
Park West School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Round Lake
B+
321 students12:1Rate it →
Woodland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gurnee
C−
1,541 students12:1Rate it →
Grayslake Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Grayslake
B+
641 students14:1Rate it →
Warren Township High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gurnee
A−
3,537 students16:1Rate it →
Grayslake Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Grayslake
A
1,375 students13:1Rate it →
Grayslake North High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Grayslake
A−
1,208 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Third Lake’s schools

Are Third Lake’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Third Lake children attend outscore 65% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Third Lake 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 Third Lake are served by Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41.

Where do Third Lake kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Warren Township High School, Grayslake Central High School and Grayslake North High School.

What is Third Lake’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 Third Lake spend per student?

$26,844 in Grayslake Community High School District 127, $23,456 in Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50, $19,455 in Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 and $20,075 in Warren Township High School District 121 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Third Lake families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Third Lake → They have their own page.

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.