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The public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Lake County, Illinois

This ranking covers the public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Lake County, Illinois, drawn from 179 qualifying public schools. Hawthorn Elem School North leads the list at 8.1:1, against a median of 12.2:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

179

Lake County, Illinois

Best Students/teacher

8.1:1

Median Students/teacher

12.2:1

LOWEST RATIO · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Hawthorn Elem School North	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Elementary	347	8.1:1
2	Diamond Lake School	Mundelein, IL	Diamond Lake SD 76	Elementary	262	8.4:1
3	Deer Path Middle Sch West	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Middle	361	8.6:1
4	Lotus School	Spring Grove, IL	Fox Lake GSD 114	Elementary	345	8.6:1
5	Charles J Caruso Middle School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Middle	440	8.9:1
6	Sherwood Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Elementary	342	9.0:1
7	West Oak Intermediate School	Mundelein, IL	Diamond Lake SD 76	Elementary	268	9.2:1
8	Stanton School	Fox Lake, IL	Fox Lake GSD 114	Middle	255	9.4:1
9	Hawthorn Sch for Young Learners	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Elementary	248	9.5:1
10	Wauconda Grade School	Wauconda, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	Elementary	421	9.6:1
11	Red Oak Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Elementary	225	9.6:1
12	Clearview Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	404	9.6:1
13	Alan B Shepard Middle School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Middle	476	9.6:1
14	Hawthorn Townline Elem Sch	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Elementary	306	9.7:1
15	Deer Path Middle Sch East	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Middle	375	9.9:1
16	Lake Bluff Middle School	Lake Bluff, IL	Lake Bluff ESD 65	Middle	305	10.0:1
17	North Prairie Jr High	Winthrop Harbor, IL	Winthrop Harbor SD 1	Middle	240	10.0:1
18	Oak Crest School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Elementary	308	10.1:1
19	Emmons Grade School	Antioch, IL	Emmons SD 33	Elementary	288	10.1:1
20	Magee Middle School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	642	10.2:1
21	Cherokee Elem School	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Elementary	343	10.3:1
22	West Oak Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Diamond Lake SD 76	Middle	280	10.3:1
23	Lake Forest High School	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest CHSD 115	High	1,359	10.4:1
24	Round Lake Middle School	Round Lake Heights, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	783	10.4:1
25	Hawthorn Sch of Dual Language	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Elementary	413	10.5:1
26	Highland Middle School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	Middle	701	10.5:1
27	Northwood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Middle	540	10.5:1
28	Laura B Sprague School	Lincolnshire, IL	Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103	Elementary	525	10.6:1
29	Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	651	10.7:1
30	Sheridan Elem School	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Elementary	265	10.8:1
31	Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	599	10.8:1
32	Green Bay Early Childhood Center	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	211	10.9:1
33	Hawthorn Elem School South	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Elementary	505	10.9:1
34	John S Clark Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	262	10.9:1
35	Daniel Wright Jr High School	Lincolnshire, IL	Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103	Middle	720	11.0:1
36	Lake Bluff Elem Sch	Lake Bluff, IL	Lake Bluff ESD 65	Elementary	572	11.0:1
37	Everett Elem School	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Elementary	308	11.1:1
38	Edgewood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Middle	663	11.1:1
39	Adler Park School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	Elementary	238	11.1:1
40	Wilmot Elem School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Elementary	477	11.2:1
41	Zion Central Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	330	11.2:1
42	Edith M Smith Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	493	11.2:1
43	Hawthorn Middle School South	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Middle	609	11.2:1
44	John R Lewis Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	721	11.3:1
45	Braeside Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Elementary	260	11.3:1
46	Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	395	11.3:1
47	West Elementary School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Elementary	339	11.3:1
48	Forrestal Elem School	Great Lakes, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	386	11.3:1
49	Hawthorn Middle School North	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Middle	627	11.3:1
50	Matthews Middle School	Island Lake, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	Middle	451	11.5:1

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