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Schools in Wadsworth · Warren Township High School District 121, Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3

Wadsworth’s public schools score below 67% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Wadsworth, 18% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Wadsworth, 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.

#564of 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
18%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.1K
▼ 7% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Warren Township High School District 121
Students per teacher
14.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
9,448 students on the public path
In brief

Wadsworth’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 385 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wadsworth’s, its schools beat 8%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% 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

Warren Township High School District 121 spends $20,075 per student and Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 $20,690, 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 9% 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 Wadsworth’s grade

C Test scoresA− Graduation

C: better than 33% of Illinois school districts, #564 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (385)Better than 8%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,763 test results and a graduating class of 953 could put Wadsworth anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Wadsworth’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,406 in math, 4,121 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−

Parts of Wadsworth (13% and 5% of its land) are served by Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 and Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Four districts serve Wadsworth

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

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−
Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3Grades PK–8 · 5 schools · 1,996 students · 13.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,690IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Zion-Benton Township High School District 126Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 2,533 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$22,286IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Gurnee School District 56Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 1,836 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,917IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

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
Reading · PK–8, Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 313%
State average 29.9% · 1321 students tested
Math · PK–8, Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 39%
State average 25.8% · 751 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Zion-Benton Township High School District 12613%
State average 29.9% · 592 students tested
Math · 9–12, Zion-Benton Township High School District 1269%
State average 25.8% · 581 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Gurnee School District 5616%
State average 29.9% · 1285 students tested
Math · PK–8, Gurnee School District 5611%
State average 25.8% · 1125 students tested

Wadsworth vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WadsworthCBeach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12
Zion—Zion Elementary School District 6 PK–8 · Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12
Zion (city)DZion Elementary School District 6 PK–8 · Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12
Beach ParkDBeach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12
NewportBBeach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12
BentonC−Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Winthrop Harbor School District 1 PK–8 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12
WaukeganCWaukegan Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 · Libertyville Community High School District 128 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
WarrenB−Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12

5 of the 8 neighbors share Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 with Wadsworth for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wadsworth

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 Wadsworthin other towns
Spaulding Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Gurnee
450 students15:1Rate it →
Oak Crest School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beach Park
C+
308 students10:1Rate it →
River Trail School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Gurnee
C
471 students13:1Rate it →
Kenneth Murphy School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Beach Park
D−
394 students15:1Rate it →
Howe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Beach Park
C−
318 students13:1Rate it →
Newport Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
261 students12:1Rate it →
Beach Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beach Park
C
715 students15:1Rate it →
Viking School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gurnee
C
461 students12:1Rate it →
Warren Township High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gurnee
A−
3,537 students16:1Rate it →
Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Zion
C
2,114 students15:1Rate it →
Zion-Benton East High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Zion
C−
419 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Wadsworth’s schools

Are Wadsworth’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wadsworth children attend score below 67% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #564 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wadsworth in?

Warren Township High School District 121, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,537 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Wadsworth are served by Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 and Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50.

Where do Wadsworth kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Warren Township High School, Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch and Zion-Benton East High School.

What is Wadsworth’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 Wadsworth spend per student?

$20,075 in Warren Township High School District 121, $20,690 in Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3, $22,286 in Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 and $20,917 in Gurnee School District 56 (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.