Lake County schools ranked by test score
Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 44 schools in Lake County, Illinois with reported Science scores. Illinois state average: 40.3%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Wright Jr High School Lincolnshire · Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103 | Middle | 87.9% | +47.6pp |
| 2 | Deer Path Middle Sch West Lake Forest · Lake Forest SD 67 | Middle | 85.0% | +44.7pp |
| 3 | Woodlawn Middle School Long Grove · Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | Middle | 83.7% | +43.4pp |
| 4 | Twin Groves Middle School Buffalo Grove · Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | Middle | 82.4% | +42.1pp |
| 5 | Charles J Caruso Middle School Deerfield · Deerfield SD 109 | Middle | 77.9% | +37.6pp |
| 6 | Highland Middle School Libertyville · Libertyville SD 70 | Middle | 76.0% | +35.7pp |
| 7 | Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus Lake Zurich · Lake Zurich CUSD 95 | Middle | 75.9% | +35.6pp |
| 8 | Aptakisic Junior High School Buffalo Grove · Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 | Middle | 74.5% | +34.2pp |
| 9 | Lake Bluff Middle School Lake Bluff · Lake Bluff ESD 65 | Middle | 72.5% | +32.2pp |
| 10 | Edgewood Middle School Highland Park · North Shore SD 112 | Middle | 72.1% | +31.8pp |
| 11 | Fremont Jr High/Middle School Mundelein · Fremont SD 79 | Middle | 72.1% | +31.8pp |
| 12 | Alan B Shepard Middle School Deerfield · Deerfield SD 109 | Middle | 69.9% | +29.6pp |
| 13 | Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus Hawthorn Woods · Lake Zurich CUSD 95 | Middle | 68.8% | +28.5pp |
| 14 | Hawthorn Middle School North Vernon Hills · Hawthorn CCSD 73 | Middle | 67.5% | +27.2pp |
| 15 | Deer Path Middle Sch East Lake Forest · Lake Forest SD 67 | Middle | 62.8% | +22.5pp |
| 16 | Grayslake Middle School Grayslake · Grayslake CCSD 46 | Middle | 62.6% | +22.3pp |
| 17 | Millburn Middle School Lindenhurst · Millburn CCSD 24 | Middle | 62.2% | +21.9pp |
| 18 | Park West School Round Lake · Grayslake CCSD 46 | Middle | 61.8% | +21.5pp |
| 19 | Northwood Middle School Highland Park · North Shore SD 112 | Middle | 60.7% | +20.4pp |
| 20 | Wauconda Middle School Wauconda · Wauconda CUSD 118 | Middle | 60.0% | +19.7pp |
| 21 | Hawthorn Middle School South Vernon Hills · Hawthorn CCSD 73 | Middle | 55.3% | +15.0pp |
| 22 | North Prairie Jr High Winthrop Harbor · Winthrop Harbor SD 1 | Middle | 52.9% | +12.6pp |
| 23 | Frederick School Grayslake · Grayslake CCSD 46 | Middle | 51.5% | +11.2pp |
| 24 | Big Hollow Middle School Ingleside · Big Hollow SD 38 | Middle | 50.1% | +9.8pp |
| 25 | Antioch Upper Grade School Antioch · Antioch CCSD 34 | Middle | 46.6% | +6.3pp |
| 26 | Carl Sandburg Middle School Mundelein · Mundelein ESD 75 | Middle | 44.9% | +4.6pp |
| 27 | West Oak Middle School Mundelein · Diamond Lake SD 76 | Middle | 43.1% | +2.8pp |
| 28 | Matthews Middle School Island Lake · Wauconda CUSD 118 | Middle | 40.3% | -0.0pp |
| 29 | Woodland Middle School Gurnee · Woodland CCSD 50 | Middle | 40.2% | -0.1pp |
| 30 | Peter J Palombi School Lake Villa · Lake Villa CCSD 41 | Middle | 34.4% | -5.9pp |
| 31 | Viking School Gurnee · Gurnee SD 56 | Middle | 34.1% | -6.2pp |
| 32 | Gavin South Middle School Ingleside · Gavin SD 37 | Middle | 32.3% | -8.0pp |
| 33 | John R Lewis Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 29.9% | -10.4pp |
| 34 | Round Lake Middle School Round Lake Heights · Round Lake CUSD 116 | Middle | 29.3% | -11.0pp |
| 35 | Stanton School Fox Lake · Fox Lake GSD 114 | Middle | 25.8% | -14.5pp |
| 36 | Magee Middle School Round Lake · Round Lake CUSD 116 | Middle | 23.0% | -17.3pp |
| 37 | Jack Benny Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 22.3% | -18.0pp |
| 38 | Neal Math Science Academy North Chicago · North Chicago SD 187 | Middle | 21.3% | -19.0pp |
| 39 | Beach Park Middle School Beach Park · Beach Park CCSD 3 | Middle | 19.7% | -20.6pp |
| 40 | Robert E Abbott Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 16.8% | -23.5pp |
| 41 | Miguel Juarez Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 16.6% | -23.7pp |
| 42 | Edith M Smith Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 14.6% | -25.7pp |
| 43 | Zion Central Middle School Zion · Zion ESD 6 | Middle | 11.5% | -28.8pp |
| 44 | Shiloh Park Middle School Zion · Zion ESD 6 | Middle | 7.1% | -33.2pp |
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 Science 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.