Highland Middle School

Located at 310 W Rockland Rd, in Libertyville, Illinois, Highland Middle School is a sprawling junior high that caters to 701 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Libertyville SD 70. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 52% above typical.

Across the 5 schools in Libertyville SD 70 (2,190 students total), Highland Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Highland Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate median household earnings sit near $110,416, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Highland Middle School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

Rockland Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highland Middle School has decreased 18%, going from 857 students in 2018 to 701 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 82% to 78%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Highland Middle School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.