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Matthews Middle School

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Matthews Middle School is located in Island Lake, IL and is one of 2 middle schools in Wauconda Cusd 118. It is a public school that serves 530 students in grades 6-8.

Matthews Middle School did not make AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Illinois in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Matthews Middle School's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2010, Matthews Middle School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Illinois average is 16 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Matthews Middle School's students and teachers. more

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Wauconda CUSD 118 District Spending

$9,480Per Pupil

The Wauconda CUSD 118 spends $9,480 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 50% on instruction, 48% on support services, 2% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Wauconda CUSD 118 District

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Middle Schools Nearby

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School Name distance	TestRating	Community Rating
Water's Edge School 1.8 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Wauconda Middle School 2.4 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Transfiguration School 2.7 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Prairie Grove Junior High School 4.4 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Cary Junior High School 4.5 miles		1 2 3 4 5

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School Facts

Public School
Grades 6-8
Wauconda CUSD 118

Did not make AYP
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Matthews Middle School
3500 Darrell Rd
Island Lake, IL 60042
(847) 526-6210

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TestRating
7 out of 10

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Students

Enrollment (2010)

Total: 530

48% 50%

Student Economic Level (2010)

In 2010, Matthews Middle School had 21% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Illinois had 39% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2010)

White

82%

Hispanic

14%

Asian/Pacific Islander

Black

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14:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2010, Matthews Middle School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher.

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Matthews Middle School

Good school. Great gym classes and honors classes

Submitted by a Current Student on Oct 16, 2011

Matthews Middle School

it is an awesome school nice new the counselors are very friendly the teachers know everyones name my daughter simply loves waking up and going to school here

Submitted by a Parent on Oct 1, 2009

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