Lake Bluff Middle School

Lake Bluff Middle School is a junior high of intimate scale in Lake Bluff, Illinois, operated by Lake Bluff ESD 65, works with 305 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 34% below typical.

Lake Bluff ESD 65 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 877 students; Lake Bluff Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Lake Bluff Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Lake Bluff Middle School reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lake County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $110,416 per year, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Lake County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), of which Lake Bluff Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lake Forest High School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lake Bluff Middle School.

Lake Bluff Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 326 students in 2018 compared to 305 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 11% to 15% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.