Wauconda Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 506 students
Matthews Middle School
3500 Darrell Rd., Island Lake, IL 60042
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
451
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Wauconda CUSD 118
Lake County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 688 Illinois middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Matthews Middle School
Matthews Middle School is a public middle school in Island Lake, Illinois, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Wauconda CUSD 118. The school is located in a large suburb in Lake County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 451 students were enrolled, with about 11.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Illinois middle school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 688 Illinois middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 451 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Wauconda CUSD 118
- County
- Lake County
- NCES school ID
- 174119005945
Schools near Matthews Middle School
All 2 schools in Island Lake →
Prairie Grove Junior High School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 357 students
Cary Jr High School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 761 students
Big Hollow Middle School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 744 students
Fremont Jr High/Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 692 students
Park West School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 321 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.