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Viking School

Public Grades 6-8

1138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Viking School is a public middle school located in Gurnee, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 515 students. The school is part of the Gurnee School District 56, which is ranked 756 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Viking School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, with a ranking between 887 and 1138 out of 1300+ schools over the past 10 years. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, is significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.8% of Viking School students were proficient in ELA, compared to 53.1% statewide and 28.7% in the Woodland Middle School district. The performance gap is even more pronounced in Mathematics, where only 10.7% of Viking School students were proficient, compared to 38.5% statewide and 16.1% in the district. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) for 8th grade is also below the state and district averages, with only 34.1% of students proficient in 2024-2025.

Viking School has a higher percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 57.67% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the district average of 39.76% at Woodland Middle School. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.5% to 27.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average of around 15-20%. Addressing these issues, particularly the low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic factors, will be crucial for the school to improve and provide a better educational experience for its students.

461

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,652

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4460 Old Grand Ave
Gurnee, IL 60031-2620

(847) 336-2108

District: Gurnee School District 56

Students who attend Viking School usually attend:

High:

Warren Township High School

Feeder schools for Viking School:

Elementary:	Prairie Trail School
	River Trail School
	Spaulding Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.9%

African American:

23.4%

White:

19.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg27%

Illinois avg46%

1,138^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

756^th of 811Gurnee School District 56 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	19.1	1138 of 1368	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	990 of 1363	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	979 of 1367	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	904 of 1369	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	887 of 1241	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	904 of 1356	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	820 of 1293	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.8	890 of 1293	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.5	939 of 1294	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.6	589 of 1302	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	37.1	868 of 1322	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.5	752 of 1367	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.7	766 of 1365	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.9	618 of 1344	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.4	494 of 1327	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.1	481 of 1318	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.7	483 of 1293	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.7	517 of 1287	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.4	501 of 1272	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.7	348 of 1209	71.2%	★★★★☆
2004	70.7	378 of 1204	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	72.4	347 of 1185	70.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	495 of 574	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	457 of 548	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	464 of 569	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	365 of 573	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	212 of 385	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	271 of 565	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	254 of 511	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	44.7	118 of 198	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.1	102 of 112	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	183 of 201	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	192 of 209	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	604 of 694	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	502 of 639	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	512 of 674	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	429 of 483	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	408 of 486	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	458 of 480	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	193 of 454	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	101 of 277	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	258 of 339	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1049 of 1248	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	938 of 1251	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	951 of 1275	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	866 of 1286	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	780 of 1017	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	858 of 1276	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	798 of 1226	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	600 of 669	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	468 of 643	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	505 of 661	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	451 of 662	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	420 of 517	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	533 of 639	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	424 of 590	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1177 of 1229	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1067 of 1219	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1034 of 1234	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	965 of 1221	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	863 of 1019	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	861 of 1217	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	891 of 1161	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	998 of 1271	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	890 of 1264	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	909 of 1292	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	826 of 1286	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	800 of 1048	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	862 of 1296	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	771 of 1223	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	190 of 204	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	168 of 184	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	126 of 194	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	96 of 179	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	624 of 812	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	582 of 802	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	618 of 805	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	611 of 781	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	501 of 548	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	487 of 792	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	169 of 602	71.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	736 of 884	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	643 of 875	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	673 of 895	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	623 of 898	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	672 of 813	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	661 of 905	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	662 of 889	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2022)40th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

African American (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-11 vs state

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Mathematics11%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th 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 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% 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
Viking School	Public	6-8	4460 Old Grand Ave	Gurnee	60031	Lake County	Gurnee School District 56	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 336-2108	461	39	11.8	54.4%	88 (19.1%)	108 (23.4%)	216 (46.9%)	17 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	19.1	1138^th of 1368 public middle schools	16.8%		25.6	990^th of 1363 public middle schools	27.4%	148		34.1		25.4	16.1	34.7	25.8		6.8	7.5	16.6	10.7	95.2	95.8	95.8	95.8	96.4	95.2	96.8	82.7	$19,652	$740	$18,912
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	7000 Washington St	Gurnee	60031	Lake County	Woodland CCSD 50	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 856-3421	1,541	133	11.5	37.8%	556 (36.1%)	147 (9.5%)	587 (38.1%)	157 (10.2%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	86 (5.6%)	49.2	634^th of 1368 public middle schools	53.7%		48.6	608^th of 1363 public middle schools	55.4%	26		40.2		55.7	51.3	47.7	51.4		23.2	33.4	29.2	28.7	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	99.9	98.0	$24,741	$391	$24,351
Edith M Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	930 New York St	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2760	493	44	11.2	72.2%	19 (3.9%)	53 (10.8%)	403 (81.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	9.4	1324^th of 1368 public middle schools	3.2%		14.5	1237^th of 1363 public middle schools	9.2%	87		14.6		8.7	12.9	17.2	13.0		4.7	10.0	5.7	6.7	96.7	96.1	96.1	96.1	95.2	94.4	95.9	63.3	$22,545	$1,300	$21,244
John R Lewis Middle School	Public	6-8	600 S Lewis Ave	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2560	721	64	11.2	74.1%	26 (3.6%)	101 (14.0%)	569 (78.9%)	9 (1.2%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	28.7	953^rd of 1368 public middle schools	30.3%		27.5	952^nd of 1363 public middle schools	30.2%	1		29.9		33.2	31.8	38.2	34.5		19.6	20.4	23.5	21.2	94.6	81.9	96.3	96.3	95.5	95.1	95.6	69.6	$23,464	$1,526	$21,938
Miguel Juarez Middle School	Public	6-8	201 N Butrick St	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2660	651	61	10.6	69.6%	14 (2.2%)	66 (10.1%)	543 (83.4%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.8%)	12	1276^th of 1368 public middle schools	6.7%		10.9	1317^th of 1363 public middle schools	3.4%	41		16.6		15.0	10.3	19.0	14.4		11.5	12.4	8.0	10.8	94.7	96.3	96.3	96.3	95.6	95.1	95.5	69.6	$22,276	$1,596	$20,680
Robert E Abbott Middle School	Public	6-8	1319 Washington St	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2360	585	49	11.9	71.1%	14 (2.4%)	37 (6.3%)	523 (89.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	12.3	1269^th of 1368 public middle schools	7.2%		14.8	1232^nd of 1363 public middle schools	9.6%	37		16.8		21.5	16.0	26.8	21.8		7.7	8.6	7.4	7.9	94.4	95.9	95.9	95.9	94.7	94.7	95.3	57.2	$21,327	$1,293	$20,034
Jack Benny Middle School	Public	6-8	1401 Montesano Ave	Waukegan	60087	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2470	475	38	12.5	62.1%	19 (4.0%)	47 (9.9%)	357 (75.2%)	34 (7.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	15.5	1206^th of 1368 public middle schools	11.8%		13.8	1252^nd of 1363 public middle schools	8.1%	46		22.3		24.0	16.7	22.3	20.9		14.7	14.8	7.7	12.2	95.5	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	93.8	95.3	72.9	$21,158	$1,607	$19,551
Neal Math Science Academy	Public	6-8	1905 Argonne Dr	North Chicago	60064	Lake County	North Chicago School District 187	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 689-6313	601	39	15.4	98.8%	13 (2.2%)	202 (33.6%)	365 (60.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	14.3	1225^th of 1368 public middle schools	10.5%		16.1	1196^th of 1363 public middle schools	12.3%	29		21.3		24.4	17.2	25.7	22.3		6.9	9.7	12.4	9.8	99.3	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.4	98.1	99.6	96.4	$19,603	$1,141	$18,461
Beach Park Middle School	Public	6-8	40667 N Green Bay Rd	Beach Park	60099	Lake County	Beach Park CCSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 596-5860	715	49	14.5	56.8%	68 (9.5%)	142 (19.9%)	451 (63.1%)	11 (1.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.3%)	16.8	1178^th of 1368 public middle schools	13.9%		23.8	1027^th of 1363 public middle schools	24.7%	151		19.7		29.4	26.5	32.7	29.4		7.4	8.4	13.2	9.5	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	$19,757	$783	$18,974
Frederick School	Public	5-6	595 Frederick Rd	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 543-5300	667	46	14.5	34.8%	352 (52.8%)	36 (5.4%)	211 (31.6%)	27 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (5.7%)								(n/a)	52.0		56.8	60.9			58.3	32.1	40.1			36.0	97.1	96.9	96.9	96.9	45.8	94.4	96.8	42.0	$17,542	$431	$17,112

Frequently Asked Questions about Viking School

How many students attend Viking School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Viking School.

What high school do graduates of Viking School attend?

Students who attend Viking School usually go on to attend Warren Township High School

Is Viking School a good school?

Viking School ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Illinois middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Viking School?

Students at Viking School are 47% Hispanic, 23% African American, 19% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Viking School in?

Gurnee School District 56

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