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Viking School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

4460 Old Grand Ave, Gurnee, IL 60031 · (847) 336-2108 · Part of Gurnee School District 56

Warren Township’s School Grade B− better than 51% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
461
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Viking School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts16%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4460 Old Grand Ave, Gurnee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6135
Grade 7154
Grade 8172
Enrollment over time
550’20
568’21
527’22
515’23
461’24

Down 16.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 47%Black 23%White 19%Two or more races 7%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Viking School from Warren Township families.

Other schools in Gurnee School District 56

The district →
Spaulding Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Gurnee
450 students15:1
River Trail School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Gurnee
C
471 students13:1
Prairie Trail School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Wadsworth
C−
454 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Warren Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.