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The fastest-growing public schools in Lake County, Illinois

Across Lake County, Illinois, 54 public schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Aptakisic Junior High School leads the list at 85.4%, against a median of 9.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Illinois

Top Enrollment growth

85.4%

Median Enrollment growth

9.7%

FASTEST GROWING · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Aptakisic Junior High School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	507	940	85.4%
2	Indian Trail Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	277	472	70.4%
3	Wayne Thomas Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	299	449	50.2%
4	Meridian School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	501	702	40.1%
5	LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr	Waukegan, IL	LEARN John and Kathy Schreiber Ch	391	519	32.7%
6	Peter J Palombi School	Lake Villa, IL	Lake Villa CCSD 41	637	844	32.5%
7	Oakland Elementary School	Lake Villa, IL	Antioch CCSD 34	391	515	31.7%
8	Seth Paine Elem School	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	392	495	26.3%
9	Edgewood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	526	663	26.0%
10	Zion-Benton East High School	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126	341	419	22.9%
11	Ravinia Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	232	285	22.8%
12	Westfield School	Winthrop Harbor, IL	Winthrop Harbor SD 1	282	346	22.7%
13	May Whitney Elem School	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	558	677	21.3%
14	North Chicago Community High Sch	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	741	898	21.2%
15	Sarah Adams Elementary School	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	368	429	16.6%
16	Willow Grove Early Learning Ctr	Buffalo Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	310	360	16.1%
17	Sherwood Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	295	342	15.9%
18	Cherokee Elem School	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	296	343	15.9%
19	Mundelein Cons High School	Mundelein, IL	Mundelein Cons HSD 120	1,978	2,282	15.4%
20	Sheridan Elem School	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	230	265	15.2%
21	Adlai E Stevenson High School	Lincolnshire, IL	Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125	4,185	4,758	13.7%
22	Indian Hill Elem School	Round Lake Heights, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	475	529	11.4%
23	John S Clark Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	236	262	11.0%
24	Meadowview School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	317	351	10.7%
25	Country Meadows Elem School	Long Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	398	439	10.3%
26	Ivy Hall Elementary School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	438	482	10.0%
27	Elmwood Elem School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	306	336	9.8%
28	Everett Elem School	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	281	308	9.6%
29	Northwood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	493	540	9.5%
30	Daniel Wright Jr High School	Lincolnshire, IL	Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103	666	720	8.1%
31	Roslyn Road Elem School	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	414	447	8.0%
32	Butterfield School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	527	568	7.8%
33	Twin Groves Middle School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	582	625	7.4%
34	Rockland Elem School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	284	305	7.4%
35	Wauconda High School	Wauconda, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	1,355	1,452	7.2%
36	Prairie Elementary School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	423	453	7.1%
37	Prairieview School	Hainesville, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	375	400	6.7%
38	Neal Math Science Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	576	601	4.3%
39	Frederick School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	640	667	4.2%
40	Half Day School	Lincolnshire, IL	Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103	611	633	3.6%
41	LEARN Chtr Sch 6 N Chicago Campus	Great Lakes, IL	North Chicago SD 187	486	503	3.5%
42	Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	582	599	2.9%
43	Woodview School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	438	450	2.7%
44	Braeside Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	255	260	2.0%
45	Round Lake Senior High School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	2,157	2,194	1.7%
46	Hyde Park Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	290	295	1.7%
47	Grayslake Central High School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CHSD 127	1,353	1,375	1.6%
48	Fremont Elem School	Mundelein, IL	Fremont SD 79	733	743	1.4%
49	Vernon Hills High School	Vernon Hills, IL	CHSD 128	1,400	1,419	1.4%
50	Village Elementary School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	428	433	1.2%

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