📍 4460 Old Grand Ave, Gurnee, Lake County, 60031
Viking School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gurnee, Lake County. The school has 527 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dominique Geocaris. It is part of the Gurnee SD 56 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Viking School enrolls 527 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 238 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 126 | 24% |
| White | 109 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 24 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
292 of the school's 527 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Viking School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 61.
Viking School is one of 4 schools in Gurnee SD 56, based in Gurnee, Illinois. The district serves 1,836 students district-wide and employs 166 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 527 students, Viking School is close to the district average of about 459 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large