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The highest-performing public high schools in science in Lake County, Illinois

Across Lake County, Illinois, 21 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Lake Forest High School leads the list at 86.1%, against a median of 67.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Lake County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Science)

86.1%

Median % Proficient (Science)

67.2%

BEST IN SCIENCE · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Lake Forest High School	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest CHSD 115	High	1,359	86.1%
2	Libertyville High School	Libertyville, IL	CHSD 128	High	1,777	81.6%
3	Barrington High School	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	High	2,718	80.7%
4	Adlai E Stevenson High School	Lincolnshire, IL	Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125	High	4,758	78.1%
5	Lakes Community High School	Lake Villa, IL	CHSD 117	High	1,334	77.1%
6	Deerfield High School	Deerfield, IL	Twp HSD 113	High	1,437	72.7%
7	Lake Zurich High School	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	High	1,839	72.7%
8	Grayslake North High School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CHSD 127	High	1,208	71.8%
9	Vernon Hills High School	Vernon Hills, IL	CHSD 128	High	1,419	71.1%
10	Highland Park High School	Highland Park, IL	Twp HSD 113	High	1,661	67.4%
11	Antioch Comm High School	Antioch, IL	CHSD 117	High	1,313	67.2%
12	Grayslake Central High School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CHSD 127	High	1,375	62.8%
13	Mundelein Cons High School	Mundelein, IL	Mundelein Cons HSD 120	High	2,282	62.4%
14	Warren Township High School	Gurnee, IL	Warren Twp HSD 121	High	3,537	61.5%
15	Grant Community High School	Fox Lake, IL	Grant CHSD 124	High	1,769	58.8%
16	Wauconda High School	Wauconda, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	High	1,452	56.5%
17	Zion-Benton East High School	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126	High	419	54.3%
18	Round Lake Senior High School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	High	2,194	39.5%
19	Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126	High	2,114	38.8%
20	Waukegan High School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	High	4,186	31.7%
21	North Chicago Community High Sch	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	High	898	17.3%

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