Is Grant Community High School a good school?

Grant Community High School ranks 288 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Grant Community High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,814 students attended Grant Community High School.

What is the racial makeup of Grant Community High School?

Students at Grant Community High School are 55% White, 31% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools feed into Grant Community High School?

Grant Community High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Big Hollow Elementary School Elementary : Big Hollow Primary School Elementary : Gavin Central Elementary School Elementary : Lotus School Middle : Big Hollow Middle School Middle : Gavin South Middle School Middle : Stanton School

Grant Community High School

Summary:

Grant Community High School is a public high school located in Fox Lake, Illinois, serving 1,837 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Grant CHSD 124 district, which is ranked 401 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grant Community High School has seen a steady improvement in its four-year graduation rates, increasing from 87.4% in 2021-2022 to 92.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's test scores in SAT Mathematics and English Language Arts for 11th-grade students have been mixed compared to the state averages, with proficiency rates of 21.1% in Mathematics and 24.1% in ELA, both below the state averages. Interestingly, the school's proficiency in ISA Science for all grades was 58.8%, higher than the state average of 53.2%. Grant Community High School has shown strong performance for its African American and English Language Learner student subgroups, ranking in the top quartile of Illinois high schools in these categories, but its performance for Asian, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups has been relatively weaker.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as McHenry Community High School, Grayslake Central High School, and Grayslake North High School, Grant Community High School generally performs at a lower level in terms of test scores, graduation rates, and overall school rankings. However, it outperforms the nearby Round Lake Senior High School, which is ranked in the bottom quartile of Illinois high schools. Grant Community High School has also seen a significant increase in its per-student spending, rising from $15,820 in 2019-2020 to $19,437 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the spending levels of some nearby schools but lower than the spending at Grayslake Central High School and Grayslake North High School.

Detail:

Public 9-12

285 E Grand Ave
Fox Lake, IL 60020-1634

(847) 587-2561

District: Grant CHSD 124

SchoolDigger Rank:
288^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,147

Feeder schools for Grant Community High School:

Elementary:	Big Hollow Elementary School
	Big Hollow Primary School
	Gavin Central Elementary School
	Lotus School
Middle:	Big Hollow Middle School
	Gavin South Middle School
	Stanton School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.1

Number of students: 1,814

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.6%

Hispanic:

30.5%

African American:

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Grant Community High School ranks better than 58.7% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.99. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Grant Community High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (54.6%), Hispanic (30.5%), African American (5.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grant Community High School is 15.1. (See more...)

Compare Grant Community High School employs 120 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grant Community High School is $21,147.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grant Community High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Grant Community High School 288^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Grant Community High School in the ranking list.)

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Grant CHSD 124:

SchoolDigger ranks Grant CHSD 124 401^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Grant Community High School

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Rank History for all students at Grant Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	39.57	419^th	586	28.5%
2004	53.01	321^st	592	45.8%
2005	50.64	334^th	590	43.4%
2006	64.89	216^th	596	63.8%
2007	60.06	265^th	612	56.7%
2008	62.27	261^st	624	58.2%
2009	63.39	248^th	632	60.8%
2010	56.49	325^th	643	49.5%
2011	59.52	300^th	655	54.2%
2012	58.49	304^th	665	54.3%
2013	72.70	178^th	670	73.4%
2014	68.92	200^th	670	70.1%
2015	26.74	467^th	614	23.9%
2016	45.83	331^st	643	48.5%
2017	66.01	183^rd	642	71.5%
2018	64.92	198^th	647	69.4%
2019	68.47	175^th	701	75.0%
2021	55.42	255^th	688	62.9%
2022	52.01	330^th	699	52.8%
2023	70.11	163^rd	699	76.7%
2024	51.99	288^th	697	58.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Grant Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.50	64^th	154	58.4%
2019	47.34	82^nd	165	50.3%
2021	62.89	53^rd	160	66.9%
2022	29.38	118^th	170	30.6%
2023	53.40	71^st	163	56.4%
2024	42.46	92^nd	182	49.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Grant Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	32.79	86^th	189	54.5%
2022	54.44	61^st	205	70.2%
2023	52.80	62^nd	217	71.4%
2024	28.56	158^th	248	36.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Grant Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.68	142^nd	374	62.0%
2019	49.98	141^st	473	70.2%
2021	37.53	225^th	453	50.3%
2022	46.17	172^nd	493	65.1%
2023	38.29	231^st	476	51.5%
2024	43.61	201^st	482	58.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grant Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.55	95^th	585	83.8%
2019	65.35	155^th	639	75.7%
2021	49.36	256^th	611	58.1%
2022	43.94	340^th	626	45.7%
2023	70.51	124^th	644	80.7%
2024	42.28	337^th	639	47.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Grant Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.69	192^nd	620	69.0%
2019	61.12	231^st	665	65.3%
2021	53.32	260^th	639	59.3%
2022	50.86	310^th	658	52.9%
2023	69.04	164^th	656	75.0%
2024	51.75	278^th	664	58.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Grant Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	60.95	103^rd	428	75.9%
2024	73.42	70^th	429	83.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Grant Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.40	226^th	619	63.5%
2019	72.77	143^rd	675	78.8%
2021	53.86	270^th	653	58.7%
2022	50.32	321^st	664	51.7%
2023	67.73	170^th	668	74.6%
2024	50.15	293^rd	668	56.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Grant Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.12	55^th	132	58.3%
2019	55.01	69^th	130	46.9%
2021	22.30	109^th	135	19.3%
2022	29.71	107^th	141	24.1%
2023	59.16	58^th	134	56.7%
2024	16.50	118^th	137	13.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Grant Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.97	51^st	253	79.8%
2019	70.32	54^th	299	81.9%
2021	89.29	21^st	281	92.5%
2022	75.03	42^nd	294	85.7%
2023	59.83	77^th	301	74.4%
2024	76.42	37^th	299	87.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Grant Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.92	120^th	291	58.8%
2019	61.45	90^th	317	71.6%
2021	41.04	162^nd	317	48.9%
2022	29.66	240^th	335	28.4%
2023	64.67	77^th	333	76.9%
2024	33.11	214^th	336	36.3%

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Rank History for White students at Grant Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.22	220^th	548	59.9%
2019	58.64	188^th	552	65.9%
2021	42.15	276^th	553	50.1%
2022	46.47	287^th	560	48.8%
2023	60.40	192^nd	557	65.5%
2024	45.29	260^th	554	53.1%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Grant Community High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	936	10	4	14	5	n/a	n/a	0	969
1989	852	6	7	29	9	n/a	n/a	0	903
1990	795	2	4	21	6	n/a	n/a	0	828
1991	807	9	6	30	10	n/a	n/a	0	862
1992	801	6	5	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	838
1993	821	5	6	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	863
1994	877	3	6	31	4	n/a	n/a	0	921
1995	847	5	5	39	5	n/a	n/a	0	901
1996	847	5	5	39	5	n/a	n/a	0	901
1997	878	5	10	46	3	n/a	n/a	0	942
1998	912	9	14	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	985
1999	985	9	17	43	1	n/a	n/a	0	1055
2000	963	11	18	48	1	n/a	n/a	0	1041
2001	1031	12	17	63	6	n/a	n/a	0	1129
2002	1185	23	23	113	8	n/a	n/a	0	1352
2003	1185	23	23	113	8	n/a	n/a	0	1352
2004	1227	23	23	139	4	n/a	n/a	0	1416
2005	1260	30	27	162	2	n/a	n/a	19	1500
2006	1274	39	32	188	5	n/a	n/a	40	1578
2007	1335	39	44	201	9	n/a	n/a	68	1696
2008	1288	44	51	215	8	n/a	n/a	84	1690
2009	1293	62	61	256	6	n/a	n/a	78	1756
2010	1274	63	66	269	5	n/a	n/a	81	1758
2011	1195	72	62	365	9	0	38	0	1741
2012	1288	58	69	344	10	3	48	0	1820
2013	1306	60	72	338	5	6	52	0	1839
2014	1314	71	77	332	5	8	53	0	1860
2015	1290	78	87	367	4	6	57	0	1889
2016	1181	84	81	421	2	3	74	0	1846
2017	1148	81	74	448	3	4	78	0	1836
2018	1118	69	69	446	1	4	89	0	1796
2019	1127	79	74	460	0	2	79	0	1821
2020	1067	78	70	471	2	2	69	0	1759
2021	1072	78	74	497	2	3	75	0	1801
2022	1042	87	90	548	3	4	82	0	1856
2023	1013	94	77	548	2	6	95	2	1837
2024	991	98	69	554	3	1	95	3	1814

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Grant Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	969	51.0	19.0	n/a
1989	903	49.6	18.2	n/a
1990	828	46.4	17.8	n/a
1991	862	47.4	18.1	n/a
1992	838	47.2	17.7	n/a
1993	863	42.0	20.5	n/a
1994	921	41.6	22.1	n/a
1995	901	42.1	21.4	n/a
1996	901	42.1	21.4	n/a
1997	942	45.1	20.9	n/a
1998	985	52.9	18.6	n/a
1999	1055	51.8	20.4	n/a
2000	1041	56.6	18.4	n/a
2001	1129	59.5	19.0	n/a
2002	1352	71.2	19.0	11.5
2003	1352	71.2	19.0	11.5
2004	1416	74.1	19.1	11.9
2005	1500	82.4	18.2	15.1
2006	1578	85.6	18.4	12.3
2007	1696	80.0	21.2	11.9
2008	1690	74.0	22.8	16.1
2009	1756	91.8	19.1	17.8
2010	1758	93.3	18.8	25.3
2011	1741	98.1	17.7	28.4
2012	1820	101.3	17.9	31.5
2013	1839	n/a	n/a	36
2014	1860	n/a	n/a	34.5
2015	1889	103.0	18.3	36.9
2016	1846	104.0	17.7	32.4
2017	1836	103.0	17.8	33.8
2018	1796	99.9	17.9	34
2019	1821	106.2	17.1	32.9
2020	1759	108.9	16.1	33.9
2021	1801	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1856	114.9	16.1	36.3
2023	1837	117.8	15.5	41.3
2024	1814	120.0	15.1	44.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Grant Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	969	51.0	19.0	n/a
1989	903	49.6	18.2	n/a
1990	828	46.4	17.8	n/a
1991	862	47.4	18.1	n/a
1992	838	47.2	17.7	n/a
1993	863	42.0	20.5	n/a
1994	921	41.6	22.1	n/a
1995	901	42.1	21.4	n/a
1996	901	42.1	21.4	n/a
1997	942	45.1	20.9	n/a
1998	985	52.9	18.6	n/a
1999	1055	51.8	20.4	n/a
2000	1041	56.6	18.4	n/a
2001	1129	59.5	19.0	n/a
2002	1352	71.2	19.0	11.5
2003	1352	71.2	19.0	11.5
2004	1416	74.1	19.1	11.9
2005	1500	82.4	18.2	15.1
2006	1578	85.6	18.4	12.3
2007	1696	80.0	21.2	11.9
2008	1690	74.0	22.8	16.1
2009	1756	91.8	19.1	17.8
2010	1758	93.3	18.8	25.3
2011	1741	98.1	17.7	28.4
2012	1820	101.3	17.9	31.5
2013	1839	n/a	n/a	36
2014	1860	n/a	n/a	34.5
2015	1889	103.0	18.3	36.9
2016	1846	104.0	17.7	32.4
2017	1836	103.0	17.8	33.8
2018	1796	99.9	17.9	34
2019	1821	106.2	17.1	32.9
2020	1759	108.9	16.1	33.9
2021	1801	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1856	114.9	16.1	36.3
2023	1837	117.8	15.5	41.3
2024	1814	120.0	15.1	44.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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