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Best Public Schools in Island Lake, IL


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2
Schools
1,031
Students
Top rankedCotton Creek School634th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Cotton Creek School up 103 spots statewide this year
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Summary:

The city of Island Lake, Illinois is home to two schools - Cotton Creek School, an elementary school, and Matthews Middle School. Both schools serve students in the Wauconda CUSD 118 district.

Cotton Creek School stands out for its consistently high test scores, with students outperforming the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, Matthews Middle School has impressive science proficiency rates but lags behind in ELA and Math. Both schools have similar per-student spending and student-teacher ratios, but Matthews Middle School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Overall, the data suggests that Cotton Creek School is providing a strong educational foundation for its students, while Matthews Middle School may have room for improvement in certain academic areas. Both schools face the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, which can impact student learning and achievement.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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