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Matthews Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

3500 Darrell Rd., Island Lake, IL 60042 · (847) 526-6210 · Part of Wauconda Community Unit School District 118

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

Directions
Students
451
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Matthews Middle School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.6% 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
6–8Matthews Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Wauconda High Schoolin Wauconda

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts26%
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 ↗

3500 Darrell Rd., Island Lake

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6147
Grade 7148
Grade 8156
Enrollment over time
541’20
536’21
510’22
467’23
451’24

Down 16.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Hispanic 36%Two or more races 4%Asian 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Matthews 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
Wauconda Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wauconda
B
506 students12:1
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.