Viking School

Public 6-8

 4460 Old Grand Ave
       Gurnee, IL  60031-2620


(847) 336-2108

District: Gurnee School District 56

SchoolDigger Rank:
979th of 1,367 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,993 Help


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

Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  527

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
45.2%
African American:
23.9%
White:
20.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  55.4% Help


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Compare Details Viking School ranks worse than 71.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.41. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Viking School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45.2%), African American (23.9%), White (20.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Viking School is 11.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Viking School is $16,993.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Viking School:

SchoolDigger ranks Viking School 979th of 1367 Illinois public middle schools. (See Viking School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Gurnee School District 56:

SchoolDigger ranks Gurnee School District 56 728th of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Viking School

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Rank History for all students at Viking School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 72.38 347th 1185 70.7%
2004 70.66 378th 1204 68.6%
2005 73.70 348th 1209 71.2%
2006 64.43 501st 1272 60.6%
2007 64.66 517th 1287 59.8%
2008 66.73 483rd 1293 62.6%
2009 67.14 481st 1318 63.5%
2010 66.43 494th 1327 62.8%
2011 59.91 618th 1344 54.0%
2012 51.66 766th 1365 43.9%
2013 46.47 752nd 1367 45.0%
2014 37.13 868th 1322 34.3%
2015 47.65 589th 1302 54.8%
2016 27.45 939th 1294 27.4%
2017 30.77 890th 1293 31.2%
2018 34.31 820th 1293 36.6%
2019 32.30 904th 1356 33.3%
2021 26.89 887th 1241 28.5%
2022 30.73 904th 1369 34.0%
2023 26.41 979th 1367 28.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Viking School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.52 96th 179 46.4%
2023 29.99 126th 194 35.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Viking School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.60 258th 339 23.9%
2021 47.44 101st 277 63.5%
2022 45.40 193rd 454 57.5%
2023 23.78 458th 480 4.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Viking School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.32 169th 602 71.9%
2019 33.71 487th 792 38.5%
2021 25.59 501st 548 8.6%
2022 29.51 611th 781 21.8%
2023 26.57 618th 805 23.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Viking School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.47 891st 1161 23.3%
2019 32.40 861st 1217 29.3%
2021 23.32 863rd 1019 15.3%
2022 25.87 965th 1221 21.0%
2023 22.55 1034th 1234 16.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Viking School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.52 798th 1226 34.9%
2019 32.94 858th 1276 32.8%
2021 24.32 780th 1017 23.3%
2022 29.84 866th 1286 32.7%
2023 24.57 951st 1275 25.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Viking School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 28.51 512th 674 24.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Viking School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.65 771st 1223 37.0%
2019 31.26 862nd 1296 33.5%
2021 24.75 800th 1048 23.7%
2022 32.25 826th 1286 35.8%
2023 28.09 909th 1292 29.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Viking School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.20 192nd 209 8.1%
2019 15.31 183rd 201 9.0%
2021 14.12 102nd 112 8.9%
2022 44.73 118th 198 40.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Viking School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.25 254th 511 50.3%
2019 44.78 271st 565 52.0%
2021 39.09 212th 385 44.9%
2022 35.36 365th 573 36.3%
2023 27.09 464th 569 18.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Viking School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.09 424th 590 28.1%
2019 25.03 533rd 639 16.6%
2021 25.67 420th 517 18.8%
2022 32.78 451st 662 31.9%
2023 27.76 505th 661 23.6%
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Rank History for White students at Viking School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.60 662nd 889 25.5%
2019 29.12 661st 905 27.0%
2021 20.86 672nd 813 17.3%
2022 32.03 623rd 898 30.6%
2023 27.85 673rd 895 24.8%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Viking School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 267 11 12 8 n/a n/a n/a 0 298
1989 255 16 4 13 1 n/a n/a 0 289
1990 280 12 7 9 n/a n/a n/a 0 308
1991 300 16 8 8 0 n/a n/a 0 332
1992 322 24 15 14 0 n/a n/a 0 375
1993 320 31 11 19 0 n/a n/a 0 381
1994 340 25 9 21 1 n/a n/a 0 396
1995 338 36 9 25 0 n/a n/a 0 408
1996 338 36 9 25 0 n/a n/a 0 408
1997 324 39 12 36 1 n/a n/a 0 412
1998 155 27 7 22 0 n/a n/a 0 211
1999 438 57 32 63 2 n/a n/a 0 592
2000 456 70 31 83 2 n/a n/a 0 642
2001 446 79 28 98 4 n/a n/a 0 655
2002 491 93 29 111 1 n/a n/a 0 725
2003 491 93 29 111 1 n/a n/a 0 725
2004 462 114 44 115 1 n/a n/a 0 736
2005 373 108 40 127 2 n/a n/a 3 653
2006 373 117 28 137 2 n/a n/a 14 671
2007 338 121 31 154 3 n/a n/a 24 671
2008 291 115 33 169 2 n/a n/a 33 643
2009 256 107 58 185 4 n/a n/a 16 626
2010 210 112 57 191 4 n/a n/a 12 586
2011 203 111 27 198 3 3 32 0 577
2012 193 117 36 213 3 3 30 0 595
2013 183 131 42 242 1 2 31 0 632
2014 169 126 41 248 3 1 32 0 620
2015 139 117 41 248 3 0 30 0 578
2016 130 108 39 260 4 0 27 0 568
2017 109 97 40 251 3 0 30 0 530
2018 124 118 40 240 5 1 28 0 556
2019 115 120 37 226 2 1 33 0 534
2020 112 143 35 256 2 1 25 0 574
2021 122 128 37 234 0 1 28 0 550
2022 114 148 28 249 1 0 28 0 568
2023 109 126 24 238 2 0 28 0 527

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Viking School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 298 18.0 16.5 n/a
1989 289 18.0 16.0 n/a
1990 308 18.0 17.1 n/a
1991 332 18.0 18.4 n/a
1992 375 23.0 16.3 n/a
1993 381 27.0 14.1 n/a
1994 396 27.0 14.7 n/a
1995 408 28.0 14.6 n/a
1996 408 28.0 14.6 n/a
1997 412 30.8 13.4 n/a
1998 211 17.2 12.3 n/a
1999 592 44.0 13.5 n/a
2000 642 45.1 14.2 n/a
2001 655 48.5 13.5 n/a
2002 725 46.5 15.6 0
2003 725 46.5 15.6 0
2004 736 47.5 15.5 0
2005 653 46.0 14.2 0
2006 671 38.0 17.7 0
2007 671 44.0 15.3 0
2008 643 43.0 15.0 0
2009 626 49.0 12.8 0
2010 586 50.0 11.7 0
2011 577 48.0 12.0 0
2012 595 48.0 12.3 25.2
2013 632 51.7 12.2 26.3
2014 620 50.0 12.4 25.8
2015 578 47.0 12.2 33
2016 568 48.0 11.8 26.1
2017 530 49.0 10.8 27.4
2018 556 50.0 11.1 27.3
2019 534 49.0 10.8 30.5
2020 574 47.0 12.2 23.7
2021 550 n/a n/a n/a
2022 568 46.5 12.2 43.3
2023 527 45.5 11.5 55.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Viking School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 298 18.0 16.5 n/a
1989 289 18.0 16.0 n/a
1990 308 18.0 17.1 n/a
1991 332 18.0 18.4 n/a
1992 375 23.0 16.3 n/a
1993 381 27.0 14.1 n/a
1994 396 27.0 14.7 n/a
1995 408 28.0 14.6 n/a
1996 408 28.0 14.6 n/a
1997 412 30.8 13.4 n/a
1998 211 17.2 12.3 n/a
1999 592 44.0 13.5 n/a
2000 642 45.1 14.2 n/a
2001 655 48.5 13.5 n/a
2002 725 46.5 15.6 0
2003 725 46.5 15.6 0
2004 736 47.5 15.5 0
2005 653 46.0 14.2 0
2006 671 38.0 17.7 0
2007 671 44.0 15.3 0
2008 643 43.0 15.0 0
2009 626 49.0 12.8 0
2010 586 50.0 11.7 0
2011 577 48.0 12.0 0
2012 595 48.0 12.3 25.2
2013 632 51.7 12.2 26.3
2014 620 50.0 12.4 25.8
2015 578 47.0 12.2 33
2016 568 48.0 11.8 26.1
2017 530 49.0 10.8 27.4
2018 556 50.0 11.1 27.3
2019 534 49.0 10.8 30.5
2020 574 47.0 12.2 23.7
2021 550 n/a n/a n/a
2022 568 46.5 12.2 43.3
2023 527 45.5 11.5 55.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Viking School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201599.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.5%99.5%99.3%
201699.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.5%99.5%31.6%
201799.4%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.3%98.9%99.4%67.6%
201899.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%98.9%99.5%95.7%
201999.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.3%98.6%99.3%95.5%
202198.2%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.2%98.2%98.2%92.1%
202295.6%96.5%96.5%96.5%96.3%96.2%96.2%98.2%
202395.9%96.7%96.7%96.7%96.3%96.1%97.1%83.0%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Viking School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $260 (1.9%) $13,692 (98.1%) $13,952
2020 $289 (2.1%) $13,655 (97.9%) $13,944
2021 $465 (3.1%) $14,340 (96.9%) $14,804
2022 $465 (3.1%) $14,340 (96.9%) $14,804
2023 $417 (2.5%) $16,576 (97.5%) $16,993

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Viking School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 904th of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 979th of 1367 Middle schools
 5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Viking School)16.214
 2.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Gurnee School District 56)17.116.6
 0.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Viking School)14.615.3
 0.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Gurnee School District 56)14.516.1
 1.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Viking School)25.517.2
 8.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Gurnee School District 56)28.418.2
 10.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Viking School)15.318.4
 3.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Gurnee School District 56)17.919.2
 1.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Viking School)24.315.8
 8.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Gurnee School District 56)26.818.8
 8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Viking School)20.89.9
 10.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Gurnee School District 56)21.710.7
 11%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Viking School)47.131.4
 15.7%
   8th Grade Science (Gurnee School District 56)46.731.9
 14.8%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students534527
 1.3%
African American120126
 5%
American Indian22
Asian3724
 35.1%
Hispanic226238
 5.3%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White115109
 5.2%
Two or More Races3328
 15.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30.5%55.4%
 24.9%


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Viking School ranks 979th of 1367 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 527 students attended Viking School.

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

Students at Viking School are 45% Hispanic, 24% African American, 21% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.


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