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Wauconda Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

217 Slocum Lake Rd, Wauconda, IL 60084 · (847) 526-2122 · Part of Wauconda Community Unit School District 118

Wauconda Township’s School Grade B better than 58% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
506
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Wauconda Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wauconda Township kids: Wauconda High School

On the path

Where Wauconda Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Wauconda Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Wauconda High Schoolin Wauconda

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

217 Slocum Lake Rd, Wauconda

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6166
Grade 7165
Grade 8175
Enrollment over time
559’20
538’21
529’22
505’23
506’24

Down 9.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Hispanic 28%Asian 3%Two or more races 2%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wauconda Middle School from Wauconda Township families.

Other schools in Wauconda Community Unit School District 118

The district →
Cotton Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Island Lake
B−
580 students12:1
Wauconda Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wauconda
C+
421 students10:1
Robert Crown School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wauconda
B
776 students12:1
Matthews Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Island Lake
B−
451 students11:1
Wauconda High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wauconda
B
1,452 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; Wauconda Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.