Cotton Creek School

545 Newport Ct, Island Lake IL, 60042 | Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 | 847-526-4700
  • grades KG-5
  • students 600
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 39% 16% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 2 in Island Lake
  • Ranked #0 of 5537 in Illinois
Proficiency Averages
36%Island Lake
33%Illinois

Cotton Creek School is a school servicing grades KG to 5 and is located in the district of "Wauconda Community Unit School District 118" in Island Lake, IL. There are a total of 600 students and 40 teachers at Cotton Creek School, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Cotton Creek School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 38.5%, which is 16% higher than the Illinois average.

Cotton Creek School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students600
Teachers40
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Cotton Creek School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All36%
330-34%
435-39%
535-39%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All41%
330-34%
445-49%
540-44%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Cotton Creek School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 72.0% 65.5% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 1.9% 1.5% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 1.9% 3.9% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 21.3% 26.7% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.5% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.3% 1.9% 3.0% 3.1%

Island Lake demographics profile

StatisticIsland LakeIllinoisNational
Population13,62912,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,68722891
Median age37.037.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)64%55%55%
Speak English74%77%79%
Speak Spanish17%13%13%

Education level achieved in Island Lake

IndexIsland LakeIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade86.3%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school84.9%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college64.7%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree45.0%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors38.1%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters14.9%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.9%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Cotton Creek School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.