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West Oak Middle School

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West Oak Middle School ranks 826 th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

826^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

West Oak Middle School serves 280 students in grades 6–8 in Mundelein, within Diamond Lake School District 76. Its 2025–2026 results show a contrast: English language arts (ELA) is close to the state level, but math is much weaker. The clearest concern is math: West Oak had the lowest all-grades math proficiency among nearby schools, with 20% of students proficient.

ELA is West Oak’s relative strength, though its results still trail nearby schools: 57% of students were proficient, compared with 56% statewide and 51% in the district, while nearby schools averaged about 77%. West Oak was 4 percentage points below the nearby group’s lowest result, at Carl Sandburg Middle School. In math, West Oak’s 20% proficiency was below the state’s 40%, the district’s 24%, and the nearby-school average of about 58%. Attendance is also worth attention: chronic absenteeism was 24% in 2025–2026, slightly above the state’s 24% and the district’s 19%, and higher than the nearby-school range of 9%–22%.

ELA has improved substantially: proficiency rose from 25% in 2023–2024 to 38% in 2024–2025 and 57% in 2025–2026, a 32-point gain, while the state rose 15 points. Math increased by 5 points over the same period, compared with an 11-point state increase, so the math gap remains large. SchoolDigger ranks West Oak at the 27th statewide percentile with one star for 2025–2026; its percentile was 50 in 2015–2016. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 10.3, the lowest among nearby schools, but that has not coincided with stronger comparative test results. West Oak reported 62% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2023–2024; nearby figures are from different years, so they do not allow a fair same-year comparison. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well schools serve student groups placed West Oak at the 68th percentile for Special Education Students in 2024–2025, compared with the school’s overall 33rd percentile. Its Hispanic Students measure rose from the 7th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 36th in 2025–2026, while the overall ranking was at the 27th percentile that year.

280

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,404

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

100%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

26156 N Acorn Ln
Mundelein, IL 60060-4071

(847) 566-9220

District: Diamond Lake School District 76

Feeder schools for West Oak Middle School:

Elementary:	Diamond Lake School
	West Oak Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.9%

White:

20.0%

Asian:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (38% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Illinois avg49%

826^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

632^nd of 738Diamond Lake School District 76 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	826 of 1126	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	915 of 1368	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	973 of 1363	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	878 of 1367	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	790 of 1369	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	708 of 1241	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	709 of 1356	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	704 of 1293	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	690 of 1293	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.2	645 of 1294	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.9	531 of 1302	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.9	706 of 1322	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.5	663 of 1367	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.0	544 of 1365	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.2	494 of 1344	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.7	673 of 1327	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.6	578 of 1318	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.2	666 of 1293	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.8	531 of 1287	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.1	471 of 1272	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	44.9	763 of 1209	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.9	651 of 1204	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	52.4	638 of 1185	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	63.6	75 of 198	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	341 of 694	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.4	563 of 639	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	320 of 674	52.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	404 of 483	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	468 of 486	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	459 of 480	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	348 of 454	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	242 of 277	12.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	196 of 339	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	225 of 285	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	597 of 867	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.4	832 of 1248	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	951 of 1251	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	880 of 1275	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	673 of 1286	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	679 of 1017	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	666 of 1276	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	753 of 1226	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	310 of 483	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.1	575 of 669	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	600 of 643	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	567 of 661	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	576 of 662	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	425 of 517	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	557 of 639	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	543 of 590	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	525 of 788	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	940 of 1229	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1004 of 1219	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	956 of 1234	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	833 of 1221	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	856 of 1019	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	908 of 1217	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	958 of 1161	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	619 of 829	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	870 of 1271	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	858 of 1264	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	757 of 1292	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	794 of 1286	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	619 of 1048	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	647 of 1296	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	567 of 1223	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	257 of 812	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.4	488 of 802	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	469 of 805	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.5	254 of 548	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	149 of 792	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	37.7	328 of 602	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	504 of 884	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	552 of 875	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	283 of 895	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	379 of 898	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	235 of 813	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	269 of 905	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	292 of 889	67.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+35 vs school

Asian (2022)62nd percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2025)51st percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Science39%-13 vs state

Mathematics20%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Oak Middle School	Public	6-8	26156 N Acorn Ln	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Diamond Lake School District 76	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 566-9220	280	27	10.3	—	56 (20.0%)	11 (3.9%)	190 (67.9%)	14 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	26.9	826^th of 1126 public middle schools	26.6%		31.5	915^th of 1368 public middle schools	33.1%	89	38.9	41.6	60.2	66.7	56.8	18.2	25.3	15.6	19.6	100%		$26,404	$723	$25,681
Carl Sandburg Middle School	Public	6-8	855 W Hawley St	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Mundelein Education Service District 75	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 949-2707	529	44	12.1	41.0%	175 (33.1%)	19 (3.6%)	297 (56.1%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	39.6	657^th of 1126 public middle schools	41.7%		53.8	575^th of 1368 public middle schools	58.0%	82	41.1	66.3	58.1	55.7	60.4	31.7	42.5	28.5	34.2	97.9%		$18,599	$369	$18,230
Woodlawn Middle School	Public	6-8	6362 Gilmer Rd	Long Grove	60047	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 353-8500	632	41	15.5	—	315 (49.8%)	23 (3.6%)	49 (7.8%)	220 (34.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	88.5	93^rd of 1126 public middle schools	91.7%		93.6	75^th of 1368 public middle schools	94.5%	18	86.4	75.4	80.7	85.6	80.4	68.9	60.4	72.3	67.1	97.8%		$22,696	$319	$22,377
Hawthorn Middle School South	Public	6-8	600 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 990-4100	609	54	11.2	30.7%	226 (37.1%)	32 (5.3%)	155 (25.5%)	170 (27.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	63.2	365^th of 1126 public middle schools	67.6%		68.7	380^th of 1368 public middle schools	72.2%	15	65.2	62.6	65.9	64.6	64.4	44.5	54.3	48.6	49.2	98.3%		$19,689	$221	$19,468
Hawthorn Middle School North	Public	6-8	201 W Hawthorn Pkwy	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 990-4400	627	55	11.3	33.3%	289 (46.1%)	28 (4.5%)	135 (21.5%)	149 (23.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	75.3	243^rd of 1126 public middle schools	78.4%		76.8	281^st of 1368 public middle schools	79.5%	38	71.5	72.0	78.7	72.4	74.6	48.4	61.9	49.4	53.7	98.4%		$19,021	$407	$18,615
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	310 W Rockland Rd	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Libertyville School District 70	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 362-9020	701	67	10.5	—	544 (77.6%)	14 (2.0%)	65 (9.3%)	35 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.1%)	89.3	82^nd of 1126 public middle schools	92.7%		87.5	158^th of 1368 public middle schools	88.5%	76	81.1	92.3	88.3	88.7	90.0	74.4	73.1	45.5	65.0	97.6%		$22,820	$60	$22,759
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	Public	6-8	28871 N Fremont Center Rd	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Fremont School District 79	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 566-9384	692	49	14.0	—	459 (66.3%)	19 (2.7%)	117 (16.9%)	70 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	21 (3.0%)	76.3	222^nd of 1126 public middle schools	80.3%		84.3	189^th of 1368 public middle schools	86.2%	33	78.2	74.3	78.4	80.7	77.8	50.5	49.3	49.1	49.6	98.4%		$16,348	$126	$16,222
Twin Groves Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 N Buffalo Grove Rd	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 821-8946	625	42	14.7	—	234 (37.4%)	10 (1.6%)	32 (5.1%)	329 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	91.2	63^rd of 1126 public middle schools	94.4%		94.3	65^th of 1368 public middle schools	95.2%	2	83.8	83.4	86.7	79.9	83.5	68.1	75.8	70.1	71.5	98%		$22,318	$319	$21,999
Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus	Public	6-8	95 Hubbard Ln	Hawthorn Woods	60047	Lake County	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 719-3600	697	55	12.6	23.4%	487 (69.9%)	18 (2.6%)	71 (10.2%)	88 (12.6%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (3.0%)	88	97^th of 1126 public middle schools	91.4%		91.6	96^th of 1368 public middle schools	93.0%	1	72.4	85.5	82.4	82.1	83.3	68.5	71.1	57.8	66.0	98.2%		$19,344	$158	$19,185
Lake County Hulse Detention Center 6-8	Public	6-8	25467 N Milwaukee Ave	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 377-7800	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about West Oak Middle School

What is the racial makeup of West Oak Middle School?

Students at West Oak Middle School are 68% Hispanic, 20% White, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend West Oak Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended West Oak Middle School.

What district is West Oak Middle School in?

Diamond Lake School District 76

Is West Oak Middle School a good school?

West Oak Middle School ranks 826^th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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