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Schools in Warren Township · Warren Township High School District 121, Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50

Warren Township’s public schools outscore 51% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the three public school districts serving Warren Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 22% of Warren Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#443of 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
26%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 4 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
13.5
IL 13.6
Schools in town
10
9,482 students on the public path
In brief

Warren Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 989 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Warren Township’s, its schools beat 34%, lower than their 51% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% 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 Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 $23,456, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Warren Township High School. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Country Meadows Montessori School (private) and Gurnee Christian Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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 Warren Township’s grade

B− Test scoresA− Graduation

B−: better than 51% of Illinois school districts, #443 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (989)Better than 34%
Towns in Lake County (18)Better than 28%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,358 test results and a graduating class of 953 could put Warren Township anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Warren Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,074 in math, 5,425 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–12Warren Township High SchoolWarren Township High School District 121A−

Parts of Warren Township (3% of its land) are served by Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Warren Township

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−
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−
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

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, 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, 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

Warren Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Warren TownshipB−Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12
Waukegan—Waukegan Community Unit School District 60
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
LibertyvilleA+Libertyville School District 70 PK–8 · Oak Grove School District 68 K–8 · Libertyville Community High School District 128 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
Waukegan (city)CWaukegan Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 · Libertyville Community High School District 128 9–12
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
Park CityCWoodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Warren Township High School District 121 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
GurneeB−Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12
WadsworthCBeach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12
LindenhurstB+Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 PK–8 · Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 PK–8 · Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8
Old Mill Creek—Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12

7 of the 13 neighbors share Warren Township High School District 121 with Warren Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Warren Township

10 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).

District schools in Warren Townshipby address
Woodland Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Gages Lake
657 students15:1Rate it →
Spaulding Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Gurnee
450 students15:1Rate it →
River Trail School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Gurnee
C
471 students13:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Gages Lake
B−
1,386 students12:1Rate it →
Woodland Intermediate Sch
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Gurnee
B−
979 students12:1Rate it →
Woodland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gurnee
C−
1,541 students12:1Rate 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 →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Country Meadows Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Gurnee
Private · Nonsectarian
113 students13:1Rate it →
Gurnee Christian Academy
Grades PK–12 · Gurnee
Private · Religious
95 students14:1Rate it →

Left off: 7 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Gages Lake School, Laremont School, Cyd Lash Academy, SEDOL Sector Programs, Lake Co Collaborative Alop, Bridges Program ALOP and Lake County Cooperative ALOP).

Questions about Warren Township’s schools

Are Warren Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Warren Township children attend outscore 51% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #443 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Warren Township 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 Warren Township are served by Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24.

Where do Warren Township kids go to high school?

Warren Township High School in Gurnee, with 3,537 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Warren Township’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 Warren Township spend per student?

$20,075 in Warren Township High School District 121, $23,456 in Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 and $20,917 in Gurnee School District 56 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Warren Township?

Yes: Country Meadows Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 113 students) and Gurnee Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 95 students).

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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.