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Schools in Wauconda Township · Wauconda Community Unit School District 118, Grant Community High School District 124

Wauconda Township’s public schools outscore 58% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the three public school districts serving Wauconda Township, 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.

#386of 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
30%
▼ 0 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.5K
▼ 0% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Wauconda Community Unit School District 118
Students per teacher
13.7
IL 13.6
Schools in town
8
3,606 students on the public path
In brief

Wauconda Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 831 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wauconda Township’s, its schools beat 43%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 spends $21,475 per student and Grant Community High School District 124 $24,586, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then two middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Frassati Catholic Academy (private), Da Vinci Waldorf School (private) and Chesterton Academy of the Immaculate Heart (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 Wauconda Township’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 58% of Illinois school districts, #386 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (831)Better than 43%
Towns in Lake County (18)Better than 39%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,011 test results and a graduating class of 544 could put Wauconda Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Wauconda Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,761 in math, 3,262 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–12Wauconda High SchoolWauconda Community Unit School District 118B

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Wauconda Township

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

Wauconda Community Unit School District 118Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 4,186 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,475IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Grant Community High School District 124Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,769 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$24,586IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 2,282 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$24,690IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Wauconda Community Unit School District 11830%
State average 29.9% · 2298 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wauconda Community Unit School District 11822%
State average 25.8% · 1810 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Grant Community High School District 12423%
State average 29.9% · 458 students tested
Math · 9–12, Grant Community High School District 12423%
State average 25.8% · 448 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Mundelein Consolidated High School District 12034%
State average 29.9% · 506 students tested
Math · 9–12, Mundelein Consolidated High School District 12027%
State average 25.8% · 503 students tested

Wauconda Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wauconda TownshipBWauconda Community Unit School District 118 PK–12 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12 · Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 9–12
FremontA−Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 9–12
GrantB−Big Hollow School District 38 PK–8 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12
NundaBMcHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Prairie Grove Community School District 46 PK–8
CubaABarrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Community High School District 155 9–12
McHenryB−McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12
Wauconda (village)BWauconda Community Unit School District 118 PK–12 · Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 9–12
VoloB−Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 PK–12 · Big Hollow School District 38 PK–8 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12
Port BarringtonA−Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 PK–12 · Barrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12
Round LakeB−Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 PK–8 · Big Hollow School District 38 PK–8 · Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 K–12
LakemoorB−McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12

4 of the 10 neighbors share Grant Community High School District 124 with Wauconda Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wauconda Township

8 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 Wauconda Townshipby address
Wauconda Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wauconda
C+
421 students10:1Rate it →
Robert Crown School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wauconda
B
776 students12:1Rate it →
Wauconda Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wauconda
B
506 students12:1Rate it →
Matthews Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Island Lake
B−
451 students11:1Rate it →
Wauconda High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wauconda
B
1,452 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Frassati Catholic Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wauconda
Private · Catholic
209 students13:1Rate it →
Da Vinci Waldorf School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wauconda
Private · Nonsectarian
123 students8:1Rate it →
Chesterton Academy of the Immaculate Heart
High · Grades 9–12 · Volo
Private · Catholic
46 students6:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Wauconda CUSD 118 ALOP).

Questions about Wauconda Township’s schools

Are Wauconda Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Wauconda Township children attend outscore 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #386 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wauconda Township in?

Wauconda Community Unit School District 118, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,186 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

Where do Wauconda Township kids go to high school?

Wauconda High School in Wauconda, with 1,452 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Wauconda Township’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Wauconda Township spend per student?

$21,475 in Wauconda Community Unit School District 118, $24,586 in Grant Community High School District 124 and $24,690 in Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Wauconda Township?

Yes: Frassati Catholic Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 209 students), Da Vinci Waldorf School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 123 students) and Chesterton Academy of the Immaculate Heart (Catholic, grades 9–12, 46 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.