Matthews Middle School
Island Lake, IL · Wauconda CUSD 118
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
440th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 36%▼ Declining
3500 Darrell Rd., Island Lake, IL 60042
(847)526-6210NCES ID 174119005945Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Matthews Middle School 440th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 36% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 66th in 2019 to 36th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 467 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2007, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 78.1% | 55.5% | ▼ 22.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 17.3% | 34.3% | ▲ 17.0 pts | |
| Asian | 1.9% | 4.3% | ▲ 2.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.3% | 3.9% | ▲ 2.6 pts | |
| Black | 0.9% | 1.9% | ▲ 1.0 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2007. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $308K in zip 60042 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Matthews Middle School
- #329Wauconda Middle SchoolWauconda CUSD 118 · 2.2 mi away329th of 685
ELA 55% ▲6 · Math 38% ▲12Compare - #279Prairie Grove Junior High SchoolPrairie Grove CSD 46 · 4.4 mi away279th of 685
ELA 59% ▲10 · Math 40% ▲14Compare - #308Cary Jr High SchoolCary CCSD 26 · 4.6 mi away308th of 685
ELA 59% ▲10 · Math 36% ▲10Compare - #344Big Hollow Middle SchoolBig Hollow SD 38 · 5.2 mi away344th of 685
ELA 61% ▲12 · Math 29% ▲3Compare - #147Fremont Jr High/Middle SchoolFremont SD 79 · 5.6 mi away147th of 685
ELA 73% ▲24 · Math 49% ▲23Compare - #223Park West SchoolGrayslake CCSD 46 · 5.7 mi away223rd of 685
ELA 64% ▲15 · Math 43% ▲17Compare - #397McHenry Middle SchoolMcHenry CCSD 15 · 5.7 mi away397th of 685
ELA 55% ▲6 · Math 26% =Compare - #71Lake Zurich Middle - N CampusLake Zurich CUSD 95 · 5.9 mi away71st of 685
ELA 78% ▲29 · Math 63% ▲37Compare
What school district is Matthews Middle School in?
Matthews Middle School is part of the Wauconda CUSD 118 district in Island Lake, Illinois.
Is Matthews Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Matthews Middle School 440th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 36% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Matthews Middle School?
White 56%, Hispanic 34%, Asian 4%, Two or more races 4% (467 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Matthews Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60042 is $308K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.