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Schools in Wauconda · Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120, Wauconda Community Unit School District 118

Wauconda’s public schools outscore 59% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Wauconda, 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.

#370of 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
31%
▲ 1 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
13.3
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
6,468 students on the public path
In brief

Wauconda’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 862 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wauconda’s, its schools beat 44%, lower than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 31% and math 23% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 spends $24,690 per student and Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 $21,475, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 59% of Illinois school districts, #370 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (862)Better than 44%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,558 test results and a graduating class of 544 could put Wauconda anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Wauconda’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,313 in math, 2,804 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

Wauconda runs its own schools through grade 12 (Wauconda Community Unit School District 118). From grade 9, students attend the Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120, shared with Fremont, Hawthorn Woods, Indian Creek, Mundelein, Round Lake Park and Wauconda. Its elementary school is in Wauconda. Parts of Wauconda (18% of its land) are served by Fremont School District 79 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Wauconda

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

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
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
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

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
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

Wauconda vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WaucondaBWauconda Community Unit School District 118 PK–12 · Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 9–12
FremontA−Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 9–12
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
Lake BarringtonABarrington Community Unit School District 220

2 of the 3 neighbors share Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 with Wauconda for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wauconda

7 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).

Also serving Waucondain other towns
Cotton Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Island Lake
B−
580 students12:1Rate it →
Wauconda Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
421 students10:1Rate it →
Robert Crown School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B
776 students12:1Rate it →
Wauconda Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
506 students12:1Rate it →
Matthews Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Island Lake
B−
451 students11:1Rate it →
Mundelein Cons High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mundelein
B+
2,282 students16:1Rate it →
Wauconda High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
1,452 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Wauconda’s schools

Are Wauconda’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Wauconda children attend outscore 59% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #370 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wauconda in?

Two districts: Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 runs grades PK–12, and Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 runs grades 9–12, shared with Fremont, Hawthorn Woods, Indian Creek, Mundelein, Round Lake Park and Wauconda.

Where do Wauconda kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Mundelein Cons High School and Wauconda High School.

What is Wauconda’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 spend per student?

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

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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.