Volo’s public schools outscore 54% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Volo, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Volo, 23% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). 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.
Volo’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 223 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Volo’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90% 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 Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 $21,475, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% 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.
What’s behind Volo’s grade
B−: better than 54% of Illinois school districts, #421 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 Volo, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Volo · depends on your address
Cotton Creek School
Grades PK–5 · 580 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Island Lake
Wauconda Grade School
Grades PK–5 · 421 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Wauconda
Big Hollow Primary School
Grades PK–1 · 387 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Ingleside
6th grade in Volo · depends on your address
Big Hollow Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 744 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ingleside
Wauconda Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 506 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Wauconda
Matthews Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 451 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Island Lake
7th grade in Volo · depends on your address
Big Hollow Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 744 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ingleside
Wauconda Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 506 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Wauconda
Matthews Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 451 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Island Lake
8th grade in Volo · depends on your address
Big Hollow Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 744 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ingleside
Wauconda Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 506 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Wauconda
Matthews Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 451 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Island Lake
9th grade in Volo · depends on your address
Grant Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,769 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fox Lake
Wauconda High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,452 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Wauconda
10th grade in Volo · depends on your address
Grant Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,769 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fox Lake
Wauconda High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,452 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Wauconda
Parts of Volo (6% of its land) are served by McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Volo
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Volo vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Volo’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Volo | B− | Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 PK–12 · Big Hollow School District 38 PK–8 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12 |
| Lakemoor | B− | McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12 |
| Fox Lake | B | Fox Lake Grade School District 114 PK–8 · Nippersink School District 2 PK–8 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12 |
| Wauconda | B | Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 PK–12 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12 · Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 9–12 |
| Grant | B− | Big Hollow School District 38 PK–8 · Grant Community High School District 124 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 |
All 5 neighbors share Grant Community High School District 124 with Volo for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Volo
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).
Questions about Volo’s schools
Are Volo’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Volo children attend outscore 54% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #421 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Volo in?
Grant Community High School District 124, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,769 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Volo are served by McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15.
Where do Volo kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Grant Community High School and Wauconda High School.
What is Volo’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Grant Community High School District 124 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Volo spend per student?
$24,586 in Grant Community High School District 124, $21,475 in Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 and $16,961 in Big Hollow School District 38 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Volo 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.