📍 PO Box 920, Island Lake, Lake County, 60042
Matthews Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Island Lake, Lake County. The school has 510 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joshua Peterson. It is part of the Wauconda CUSD 118 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Matthews Middle School enrolls 510 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 273 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 185 | 36% |
| Asian | 19 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
214 of the school's 510 students (42%) 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.
Matthews Middle 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 26, state house district 52.
Matthews Middle School is one of 6 schools in Wauconda CUSD 118, based in Wauconda, Illinois. The district serves 4,186 students district-wide and employs 315 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 510 students, Matthews Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 698 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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