Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–8 A+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Shields and Lake Bluff, and parts of North Chicago.

At a glance

877Students enrolled

2Schools

2Towns served

$26,375Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

ShieldsLake Bluff

Grades PK–5

Lake Bluff Elem Sch or Forrestal Elem School or Sheridan Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Neal Math Science Academy or Deer Path Middle Sch West or Lake Bluff Middle SchoolDepends on your addressNorth Chicago School District 187

Grades 9–12

Lake Forest High School1,359 students · Lake ForestLake Forest Community High School District 115

Grades PK–5

Lake Bluff Elem Sch572 students · Lake BluffThis district

Grades 6–8

Lake Bluff Middle School305 students · Lake BluffThis district

Grades 9–12

Lake Forest High School1,359 students · Lake ForestLake Forest Community High School District 115

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 proficiency54.5%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts54.5%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 97% at Lake Forest Community High School District 115, 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

$26,375

per student each year · 22% above the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction57%

Support & administration41%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)77%

State21%

Federal2%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

868’20

863’21

858’22

881’23

877’24

Students

White · 74%651

Hispanic · 14%121

Asian · 6%53

Two or more races · 5%45

Black · 1%6

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

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

Towns served

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Shields37,623 people

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Lake Bluff6,041 people

Also covers small parts of North Chicago.

Schools2 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Lake Bluff Elem SchElementary · Grades PK–5 · 572 students · Lake Bluff

A+Public 📚

Lake Bluff Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 305 students · Lake Bluff

APublic

Where students go next · Lake Forest Community High School District 115

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Lake Forest High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,359 students · Lake Forest

A+Public

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 · Libertyville · Waukegan · $33,792 per student

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Oak Grove School District 68Green Oaks · Libertyville · $25,292 per student

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Libertyville School District 70Libertyville · $25,830 per student

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Waukegan Community Unit School District 60Waukegan · Waukegan · $23,440 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.