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Viking School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4460 Old Grand Ave
Gurnee, IL 60031
Phone
(847) 336-2108
District
Gurnee SD 56
County
LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
527
Classroom Teachers
46

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

3

(10 is best)

Better than 25.4% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Viking School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

40 30 20 10 0
15%
28%
14%
33%
15%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
31%
17%
37%
18%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
12%
32%
15%
40%
10%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
11
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 150 28.5%
Grade 7 187 35.5%
Grade 8 190 36.1%
Total 527 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 21.8% 19.8% 48.2%
Black 25.3% 23.3% 17.2%
Hispanic 47.7% 51.4% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.8% 5.1% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 18,467 12,549,689
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,343.2 225
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.5% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.8% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.3% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.5% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 14.9% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,237 5,001,904
Single Parent Households With Children 9.7% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.4% 90.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.6% 37.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.3% 23.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.0% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 18.0% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.0% 15.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.2% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.8% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 8.7% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,132 $21,040,000 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,472 $2,782,000 6.8%
Staff $1,066 $2,015,000 4.9%
General Administration $936 $1,769,000 4.3%
School Administration $1,247 $2,356,000 5.8%
Operation $1,275 $2,409,000 5.9%
Transportation $1,034 $1,955,000 4.8%
Other $1,239 $2,341,000 5.7%
Total Support $8,268 $15,627,000 38.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,190 $4,139,000 10.1%
Total Expenditures $21,590 $40,806,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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