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    Viking School

    Location Address:
    4460 Grand Ave Gurnee, Illinois 60031 Phone Number: 8473362108
    Mailing Address:
    4460 Grand Ave Gurnee, IL 60031
    Basic School Information
    Operating Agency Name Gurnee School District 56 State Agency ID 34-049-0560-02
    School Type Regular School State School ID 3404905601002
    Operational Status School is operational FIPS County Number 17097
    County Lake Locale Urban Fringe of a Large City
    Location Relative to Town Limits
    School Classroom Information
    Classroom Teachers Title I Eligible School? Not Title I Eligible School
    School Level Middle School School-wide Title I
    School Lowest Grade Offered 06 Magnet School? Not a Magnet School
    School Highest Grade Offered 08 Charter School Not a Charter School
    Free Lunch Eligible Students 0 Reduced-price Lunch Eligible Students 0
    Total Free and Reduced Lunch Students 0 Migrant Students Not Available
    Total Students 725 Student Teacher Ratio 15.6
    Viking School Students by Grade
    Prekindergarten Students 0 7th Grade Students 264
    Kindergarten Students 0 8th Grade Students 246
    1st Grade Students 0 9th Grade Students 0
    2nd Grade Students 0 10th Grade Students 0
    3rd Grade Students 0 11th Grade Students 0
    4th Grade Students 0 12th Grade Students 0
    5th Grade Students 0 Ungraded Students 0
    6th Grade Students 215 Total Students 725
    Viking School Students by Race
    Male Female Total
    American Indiana/Alaskan 1 0 1
    Asian/Pacific Islander 17 12 29
    Hispanic 57 54 111
    Black (Non-Hispanic) 47 46 93
    White (Non-Hispanic) 236 255 491