Lake County schools ranked by test score
Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 44 schools in Lake County, Illinois with reported Mathematics scores. Illinois state average: 37.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | Mathematics | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Wright Jr High School Lincolnshire · Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103 | Middle | 83.4% | +45.5pp |
| 2 | Deer Path Middle Sch West Lake Forest · Lake Forest SD 67 | Middle | 80.4% | +42.5pp |
| 3 | Charles J Caruso Middle School Deerfield · Deerfield SD 109 | Middle | 75.7% | +37.8pp |
| 4 | Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus Lake Zurich · Lake Zurich CUSD 95 | Middle | 74.1% | +36.2pp |
| 5 | Deer Path Middle Sch East Lake Forest · Lake Forest SD 67 | Middle | 73.8% | +35.9pp |
| 6 | Alan B Shepard Middle School Deerfield · Deerfield SD 109 | Middle | 70.0% | +32.1pp |
| 7 | Twin Groves Middle School Buffalo Grove · Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | Middle | 69.9% | +32.0pp |
| 8 | Woodlawn Middle School Long Grove · Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | Middle | 67.1% | +29.2pp |
| 9 | Aptakisic Junior High School Buffalo Grove · Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 | Middle | 65.7% | +27.8pp |
| 10 | Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus Hawthorn Woods · Lake Zurich CUSD 95 | Middle | 63.2% | +25.3pp |
| 11 | Edgewood Middle School Highland Park · North Shore SD 112 | Middle | 63.0% | +25.1pp |
| 12 | Lake Bluff Middle School Lake Bluff · Lake Bluff ESD 65 | Middle | 62.0% | +24.1pp |
| 13 | Millburn Middle School Lindenhurst · Millburn CCSD 24 | Middle | 58.7% | +20.8pp |
| 14 | Highland Middle School Libertyville · Libertyville SD 70 | Middle | 54.9% | +17.0pp |
| 15 | Northwood Middle School Highland Park · North Shore SD 112 | Middle | 51.0% | +13.1pp |
| 16 | Hawthorn Middle School North Vernon Hills · Hawthorn CCSD 73 | Middle | 49.5% | +11.6pp |
| 17 | Fremont Jr High/Middle School Mundelein · Fremont SD 79 | Middle | 49.2% | +11.3pp |
| 18 | North Prairie Jr High Winthrop Harbor · Winthrop Harbor SD 1 | Middle | 48.4% | +10.5pp |
| 19 | Park West School Round Lake · Grayslake CCSD 46 | Middle | 44.1% | +6.2pp |
| 20 | Hawthorn Middle School South Vernon Hills · Hawthorn CCSD 73 | Middle | 43.4% | +5.5pp |
| 21 | Wauconda Middle School Wauconda · Wauconda CUSD 118 | Middle | 38.2% | +0.3pp |
| 22 | Antioch Upper Grade School Antioch · Antioch CCSD 34 | Middle | 37.8% | -0.1pp |
| 23 | Frederick School Grayslake · Grayslake CCSD 46 | Middle | 36.0% | -1.9pp |
| 24 | Grayslake Middle School Grayslake · Grayslake CCSD 46 | Middle | 36.0% | -1.9pp |
| 25 | Carl Sandburg Middle School Mundelein · Mundelein ESD 75 | Middle | 32.0% | -5.9pp |
| 26 | Big Hollow Middle School Ingleside · Big Hollow SD 38 | Middle | 29.3% | -8.6pp |
| 27 | Woodland Middle School Gurnee · Woodland CCSD 50 | Middle | 28.7% | -9.2pp |
| 28 | Peter J Palombi School Lake Villa · Lake Villa CCSD 41 | Middle | 26.2% | -11.7pp |
| 29 | Matthews Middle School Island Lake · Wauconda CUSD 118 | Middle | 25.9% | -12.0pp |
| 30 | Gavin South Middle School Ingleside · Gavin SD 37 | Middle | 25.1% | -12.8pp |
| 31 | Stanton School Fox Lake · Fox Lake GSD 114 | Middle | 22.1% | -15.8pp |
| 32 | John R Lewis Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 21.2% | -16.7pp |
| 33 | West Oak Middle School Mundelein · Diamond Lake SD 76 | Middle | 17.7% | -20.2pp |
| 34 | Jack Benny Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 12.2% | -25.7pp |
| 35 | Round Lake Middle School Round Lake Heights · Round Lake CUSD 116 | Middle | 11.5% | -26.4pp |
| 36 | Miguel Juarez Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 10.8% | -27.1pp |
| 37 | Viking School Gurnee · Gurnee SD 56 | Middle | 10.7% | -27.2pp |
| 38 | Magee Middle School Round Lake · Round Lake CUSD 116 | Middle | 9.9% | -28.0pp |
| 39 | Neal Math Science Academy North Chicago · North Chicago SD 187 | Middle | 9.8% | -28.1pp |
| 40 | Beach Park Middle School Beach Park · Beach Park CCSD 3 | Middle | 9.5% | -28.4pp |
| 41 | Robert E Abbott Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 7.9% | -30.0pp |
| 42 | Shiloh Park Middle School Zion · Zion ESD 6 | Middle | 7.8% | -30.1pp |
| 43 | Edith M Smith Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 6.7% | -31.2pp |
| 44 | Zion Central Middle School Zion · Zion ESD 6 | Middle | 6.6% | -31.3pp |
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 Mathematics 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.