Lake County schools ranked by test score
Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 44 schools in Lake County, Illinois with reported English Language Arts scores. Illinois state average: 51.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Wright Jr High School Lincolnshire · Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103 | Middle | 90.4% | +39.4pp |
| 2 | Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus Lake Zurich · Lake Zurich CUSD 95 | Middle | 88.4% | +37.4pp |
| 3 | Alan B Shepard Middle School Deerfield · Deerfield SD 109 | Middle | 87.1% | +36.1pp |
| 4 | Charles J Caruso Middle School Deerfield · Deerfield SD 109 | Middle | 87.1% | +36.1pp |
| 5 | Deer Path Middle Sch West Lake Forest · Lake Forest SD 67 | Middle | 86.3% | +35.3pp |
| 6 | Deer Path Middle Sch East Lake Forest · Lake Forest SD 67 | Middle | 86.1% | +35.1pp |
| 7 | Lake Bluff Middle School Lake Bluff · Lake Bluff ESD 65 | Middle | 82.2% | +31.2pp |
| 8 | Edgewood Middle School Highland Park · North Shore SD 112 | Middle | 81.9% | +30.9pp |
| 9 | Twin Groves Middle School Buffalo Grove · Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | Middle | 80.7% | +29.7pp |
| 10 | Woodlawn Middle School Long Grove · Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | Middle | 79.9% | +28.9pp |
| 11 | Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus Hawthorn Woods · Lake Zurich CUSD 95 | Middle | 78.8% | +27.8pp |
| 12 | Aptakisic Junior High School Buffalo Grove · Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 | Middle | 76.1% | +25.1pp |
| 13 | Highland Middle School Libertyville · Libertyville SD 70 | Middle | 75.5% | +24.5pp |
| 14 | Fremont Jr High/Middle School Mundelein · Fremont SD 79 | Middle | 73.0% | +22.0pp |
| 15 | Northwood Middle School Highland Park · North Shore SD 112 | Middle | 72.9% | +21.9pp |
| 16 | Millburn Middle School Lindenhurst · Millburn CCSD 24 | Middle | 72.8% | +21.8pp |
| 17 | Park West School Round Lake · Grayslake CCSD 46 | Middle | 65.4% | +14.4pp |
| 18 | Big Hollow Middle School Ingleside · Big Hollow SD 38 | Middle | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 19 | Hawthorn Middle School North Vernon Hills · Hawthorn CCSD 73 | Middle | 61.3% | +10.3pp |
| 20 | Antioch Upper Grade School Antioch · Antioch CCSD 34 | Middle | 60.0% | +9.0pp |
| 21 | North Prairie Jr High Winthrop Harbor · Winthrop Harbor SD 1 | Middle | 59.1% | +8.1pp |
| 22 | Frederick School Grayslake · Grayslake CCSD 46 | Middle | 58.3% | +7.3pp |
| 23 | Hawthorn Middle School South Vernon Hills · Hawthorn CCSD 73 | Middle | 57.8% | +6.8pp |
| 24 | Wauconda Middle School Wauconda · Wauconda CUSD 118 | Middle | 55.1% | +4.1pp |
| 25 | Carl Sandburg Middle School Mundelein · Mundelein ESD 75 | Middle | 52.2% | +1.2pp |
| 26 | Woodland Middle School Gurnee · Woodland CCSD 50 | Middle | 51.4% | +0.4pp |
| 27 | Matthews Middle School Island Lake · Wauconda CUSD 118 | Middle | 49.8% | -1.2pp |
| 28 | Gavin South Middle School Ingleside · Gavin SD 37 | Middle | 49.7% | -1.3pp |
| 29 | Peter J Palombi School Lake Villa · Lake Villa CCSD 41 | Middle | 49.3% | -1.7pp |
| 30 | Grayslake Middle School Grayslake · Grayslake CCSD 46 | Middle | 45.5% | -5.5pp |
| 31 | West Oak Middle School Mundelein · Diamond Lake SD 76 | Middle | 38.0% | -13.0pp |
| 32 | John R Lewis Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 34.5% | -16.5pp |
| 33 | Stanton School Fox Lake · Fox Lake GSD 114 | Middle | 33.9% | -17.1pp |
| 34 | Beach Park Middle School Beach Park · Beach Park CCSD 3 | Middle | 29.4% | -21.6pp |
| 35 | Viking School Gurnee · Gurnee SD 56 | Middle | 25.8% | -25.2pp |
| 36 | Round Lake Middle School Round Lake Heights · Round Lake CUSD 116 | Middle | 23.1% | -27.9pp |
| 37 | Neal Math Science Academy North Chicago · North Chicago SD 187 | Middle | 22.3% | -28.7pp |
| 38 | Robert E Abbott Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 21.8% | -29.2pp |
| 39 | Zion Central Middle School Zion · Zion ESD 6 | Middle | 21.1% | -29.9pp |
| 40 | Jack Benny Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 20.9% | -30.1pp |
| 41 | Shiloh Park Middle School Zion · Zion ESD 6 | Middle | 20.5% | -30.5pp |
| 42 | Magee Middle School Round Lake · Round Lake CUSD 116 | Middle | 19.6% | -31.4pp |
| 43 | Miguel Juarez Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 14.4% | -36.6pp |
| 44 | Edith M Smith Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 13.0% | -38.0pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the IAR + ISA % Proficient (Levels 4-5) threshold on the latest available IAR + ISA English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Lake County, Illinois with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Illinois statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Illinois ranking.