SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the IL proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 50%Projected 34%

Wauconda High School Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the IL proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the IL average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 43%IL 37%

English proficiency

School 56%IL 50%

Science proficiency

School N/AIL 40%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

23%

Students in at least one AP course. 14 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

1%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes1%
AP courses offered14
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

4%
3%

AP computer science

1%
1%

AP math

6%
3%

Gold marks the IL average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

A-

16.20 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A-

1.70 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

A-

8.46 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$112,285

IL average $93,298

Median home value

$268,375

IL average $287,130

Median rent

$1,751 /mo

IL average $1,386

Unemployment rate

4.3%

IL average 6.0%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 91.8%IL 90.1%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

15:1

IL average 14:1

Teachers

114

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$74,318

All teachers in Wauconda Cusd 118.

Student to counselor ratio IL average 317:1292:1
Support staff17
Psychologists1
Nurses2
Social workers4
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff4

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%IL 98%

Experienced teachers

School 95%IL 94%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days94
Out-of-school suspension days87
Total days missed to suspension190
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based1
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$10604 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$7.22

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

59%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

4%

Black

2%

Latino

32%

Multiracial

3%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged100%
Students with disabilities100%
English as a second language100%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care100%
Military connected100%
Homeless100%
Migratory100%

High schools nearest to Wauconda High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Lake Zurich High School

  • Actual: 75%
  • Projected: 66%
  • Distance: 5.4 mi
Cary-grove Community High School

  • Actual: 62%
  • Projected: 38%
  • Distance: 5.8 mi
Mundelein Cons High School

  • Actual: 53%
  • Projected: 38%
  • Distance: 6.4 mi
Round Lake Senior High School

  • Actual: 27%
  • Projected: 9%
  • Distance: 7.1 mi
Barrington High School

  • Actual: 70%
  • Projected: 59%
  • Distance: 7.7 mi
Grayslake Central High School

  • Actual: 62%
  • Projected: 45%
  • Distance: 7.7 mi
Prairie Ridge High School

  • Actual: 67%
  • Projected: 47%
  • Distance: 8.5 mi
Grant Community High School

  • Actual: 43%
  • Projected: 25%
  • Distance: 8.7 mi
Grayslake North High School

  • Actual: 48%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 8.9 mi
Crystal Lake Central High School

  • Actual: 51%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 9.2 mi