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Grant Community High School

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Grant Community High School ranks 240 th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 66% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Grant Community High School is a public high school located in Fox Lake, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,814 students. The school is part of the Grant CHSD 124 district, which is ranked 326 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Grant Community High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 163 out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2022-2023 (rated 4 stars) to 330 out of 699 in 2021-2022 (rated 3 stars). The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the ACT and SAT, is generally below the state average. However, the school's performance on the PreACT Secure test for 9th and 10th graders is more mixed, with some subject areas exceeding the state averages. The school's graduation rate has remained relatively stable, ranging from 87.7% to 89.2% over the past few years, and its dropout rate has also remained low, fluctuating between 2.1% and 2.7%.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as Grayslake Central High School and Lakes Community High School, Grant Community High School's performance is generally lower. However, the school performs better than some other nearby schools, such as Round Lake Senior High School. Additionally, the school has a significant population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 44.16% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

1,769

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,897

Per pupil spending ?

48.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

285 E Grand Ave
Fox Lake, IL 60020-1634

(847) 587-2561

District: Grant CHSD 124

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.2%

Hispanic:

30.8%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Illinois median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Illinois avg48%

240^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 42 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

326^th of 811Grant CHSD 124 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
2025	61.3	240 of 698	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	288 of 697	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	163 of 699	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	52.0	330 of 699	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	255 of 688	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	175 of 701	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	198 of 647	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.0	183 of 642	71.5%	★★★★☆
2016	45.8	331 of 643	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.7	467 of 614	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	68.9	200 of 670	70.1%	★★★★☆
2013	72.7	178 of 670	73.4%	★★★★☆
2012	58.5	304 of 665	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.5	300 of 655	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.5	325 of 643	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.4	248 of 632	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.3	261 of 624	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.1	265 of 612	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.9	216 of 596	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.6	334 of 590	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.0	321 of 592	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	39.6	419 of 586	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	107 of 323	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.4	37 of 299	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	77 of 301	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	42 of 294	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.3	21 of 281	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	70.3	54 of 299	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	51 of 253	79.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	111 of 148	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	118 of 137	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.2	58 of 134	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.7	107 of 141	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	109 of 135	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	69 of 130	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	55 of 132	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	170 of 491	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	70 of 429	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	103 of 428	75.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	153 of 284	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	52.8	62 of 217	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.4	61 of 205	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	244 of 685	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	278 of 664	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	164 of 656	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.9	310 of 658	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	260 of 639	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	231 of 665	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	192 of 620	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	150 of 366	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	214 of 336	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.7	77 of 333	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	29.7	240 of 335	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	162 of 317	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	90 of 317	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	50.9	120 of 291	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	269 of 672	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	337 of 639	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.5	124 of 644	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	43.9	340 of 626	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	256 of 611	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	155 of 639	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	95 of 585	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	238 of 685	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	293 of 668	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	170 of 668	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	321 of 664	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	270 of 653	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	143 of 675	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	226 of 619	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	111 of 211	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	92 of 182	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	71 of 163	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.4	118 of 170	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.9	53 of 160	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	82 of 165	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	64 of 154	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	310 of 527	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	201 of 482	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	231 of 476	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	172 of 493	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	225 of 453	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	141 of 473	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	46.7	142 of 374	62.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	234 of 564	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	260 of 554	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	192 of 557	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	287 of 560	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	276 of 553	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	188 of 552	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	220 of 548	59.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)67th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)47th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-4 vs state

Science45%-4 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grant Community High School	Public	9-12	285 E Grand Ave	Fox Lake	60020	Lake County	Grant CHSD 124	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 587-2561	1,769	118	14.9	48.2%	924 (52.2%)	98 (5.5%)	544 (30.8%)	72 (4.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (6.9%)	61.3	240^th of 698 public high schools	65.6%		52	288^th of 697 public high schools	58.7%	48	64.2	53.2	36.0	32.6	51.7	49.3	47.4	39.0	45.2	98.5	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.4	98.0	98.7	96.0	$22,897	$591	$22,306
Allendale School	Public	9-12	600 W Grand Ave	Lake Villa	60046	Lake County	Chsd 117	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 245-6322	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Round Lake ALOP	Public	6-12	811 Sunset Dr	Round Lake	60073	Lake County	Lake ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(224) 842-2075	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Round Lake Transition Center	Public	12	801 Sunset Dr	Round Lake	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 842-2091	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Johnsburg High School	Public	9-12	2002 W Ringwood Rd	Johnsburg	60051	McHenry County	Johnsburg CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 385-9233	502	38	13.2	32.1%	419 (83.5%)	5 (1.0%)	51 (10.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	75	143^rd of 698 public high schools	79.5%		62.6	210^th of 697 public high schools	69.9%	67	66.4	64.0	42.2	42.1	54.3	60.5	60.3	44.0	53.4	97.8	98.0	98.0	98.0	97.8	98.0	98.1	96.7	$21,374	$636	$20,738
Round Lake Senior High School	Public	9-12	800 High School Dr	Round Lake	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 270-9300	2,194	155	14.1	85.1%	205 (9.3%)	158 (7.2%)	1,750 (79.8%)	21 (1.0%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (2.3%)	26.2	531^st of 698 public high schools	23.9%		22.5	520^th of 697 public high schools	25.4%	11	38.9	30.6	23.0	12.1	32.1	30.6	34.4	19.8	36.6	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.4	99.6	95.0	$20,358	$1,183	$19,175
Grayslake North High School	Public	9-12	1925 N IL Route 83	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CHSD 127	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 986-3100	1,208	97	12.5		578 (47.8%)	79 (6.5%)	441 (36.5%)	49 (4.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.0%)	72.9	154^th of 698 public high schools	77.9%		85.1	88^th of 697 public high schools	87.4%	66	73.8	62.5	32.9	33.9	58.4	58.9	56.2	40.7	60.2	98.6	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.6	98.5	98.7	97.1	$26,914	$504	$26,410
Lakes Community High School	Public	9-12	1600 Eagle Way	Lake Villa	60046	Lake County	Chsd 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 838-7100	1,334	86	15.6		952 (71.4%)	63 (4.7%)	228 (17.1%)	63 (4.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.8%)	88	66^th of 698 public high schools	90.5%		89.7	69^th of 697 public high schools	90.1%	3	76.3	72.0	55.0	52.1	62.0	68.4	66.2	58.0	64.3	98.3	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.2	97.3	98.2	96.7	$21,209	$316	$20,893
Antioch Community High School	Public	9-12	1133 Main St	Antioch	60002	Lake County	Chsd 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 838-7179	1,313	91	14.3		946 (72.0%)	61 (4.6%)	226 (17.2%)	38 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (2.7%)	81.6	101^st of 698 public high schools	85.5%		77.8	126^th of 697 public high schools	81.9%	25	74.9	64.7	52.2	48.9	58.9	63.9	61.4	42.4	59.7	97.6	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.8	97.1	97.7	95.5	$22,969	$381	$22,588
McHenry Community High School	Public	9-12	1012 N Green St	Mchenry	60050	McHenry County	McHenry CHSD 156	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 759-5514	2,214	144	15.4	37.7%	1,502 (67.8%)	28 (1.3%)	602 (27.2%)	20 (0.9%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	49 (2.2%)	63.5	224^th of 698 public high schools	67.9%		55.8	253^rd of 697 public high schools	63.7%	29	61.5	54.1	37.6	30.3	52.7	55.9	46.9	39.6	50.9	97.6	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.1	97.5	98.3	96.3	$18,474	$429	$18,045

Frequently Asked Questions about Grant Community High School

How many students attend Grant Community High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,769 students attended Grant Community High School.

What district is Grant Community High School in?

Grant CHSD 124

What is the racial makeup of Grant Community High School?

Students at Grant Community High School are 52% White, 31% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 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

Is Grant Community High School a good school?

Grant Community High School ranks 240^th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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