Fremont School District 79

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–8 A-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Fremont, Mundelein, Grayslake, Hawthorn Woods and Round Lake Park, and parts of Ela, Libertyville, Round Lake, Wauconda and Long Grove.

At a glance

2,086Students enrolled

3Schools

5Towns served

$19,615Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

FremontMundeleinGrayslakeHawthorn WoodsRound Lake Park

Grades PK–2

Fremont Elem School743 students · MundeleinThis district

Grades 3–5

Fremont Intermediate School651 students · MundeleinThis district

Grades 6–8

Fremont Jr High/Middle School692 students · MundeleinThis district

Grades 9–12

Mundelein Cons High School2,282 students · MundeleinMundelein Consolidated High School District 120

Grades PK–2

Fremont Elem School or Washington Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 3–5

Fremont Intermediate School or Mechanics Grove Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Fremont Jr High/Middle School or Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Mundelein Cons High School2,282 students · MundeleinMundelein Consolidated High School District 120

Grades PK–4

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Fremont Jr High/Middle School or Grayslake Middle School or Park West SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Grayslake Central High School or Grayslake North High SchoolDepends on your addressGrayslake Community High School District 127

Grades PK–5

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listLake Zurich Community Unit School District 95

Grades 6–8

Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus or Fremont Jr High/Middle School or Lake Zurich Middle - S CampusDepends on your addressLake Zurich Community Unit School District 95

Grades 9–12

Adlai E Stevenson High School or Mundelein Cons High School or Lake Zurich High SchoolDepends on your addressAdlai E. Stevenson High School District 125

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Round Lake Middle School or Fremont Jr High/Middle School or Magee Middle SchoolDepends on your addressRound Lake Community Unit School District 116

Grades 9–12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listMundelein Consolidated High School District 120

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency32%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts42%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 97% at Grayslake Community High School District 127, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$19,615

per student each year · 9% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction56%

Support & administration43%

Other1%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)73%

State24%

Federal3%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,131’20

2,117’21

2,081’22

2,069’23

2,086’24

Students

White · 65%1,347

Hispanic · 17%357

Asian · 11%239

Two or more races · 3%73

Black · 3%55

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%8

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Fremont33,607 people

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Mundelein31,915 people

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Grayslake20,929 people

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Hawthorn Woods9,143 people

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Round Lake Park7,919 people

Also covers small parts of Ela, Libertyville, Round Lake, Wauconda and Long Grove.

Schools3 in district · 6 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Fremont Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 743 students · Mundelein

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Fremont Intermediate SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 651 students · Mundelein

B+Public 📚

Fremont Jr High/Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 692 students · Mundelein

A-Public

Where students go next · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, Grayslake Community High School District 127, Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95, Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 and Round Lake Community Unit School District 116

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Adlai E Stevenson High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 4,758 students · Lincolnshire

A+Public 🏫

Grayslake Central High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,375 students · Grayslake

APublic 🏫

Grayslake North High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,208 students · Grayslake

A-Public 🏫

Lake Zurich High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,839 students · Lake Zurich

A+Public 🏫

Mundelein Cons High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,282 students · Mundelein

B+Public 🏫

Round Lake Senior High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,194 students · Round Lake

CPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Libertyville Community High School District 128Green Oaks · Indian Creek · Libertyville + 2 more · $33,792 per student

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Barrington Community Unit School District 220Barrington · Cuba · Deer Park + 2 more · $26,068 per student

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Grant Community High School District 124Grant · Volo · Wauconda · $24,586 per student

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Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73Indian Creek · Mettawa · Vernon Hills · $20,485 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.