Best Public Schools in Long Grove, IL

The city of Long Grove, Illinois is home to three schools - two elementary schools (Kildeer Countryside Elementary School and Country Meadows Elementary School) and one middle school (Woodlawn Middle School). These schools are part of the highly-rated Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 district, which is ranked 40th out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the three schools, Woodlawn Middle School stands out as the top performer, consistently ranking among the top 85 middle schools in Illinois over the past three years and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are significantly higher than the state averages, with 79.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 67.1% proficient or better in Mathematics. Kildeer Countryside Elementary School also performs exceptionally well, ranking among the top 150 elementary schools in Illinois and boasting test scores that are well above state averages.

In contrast, while Country Meadows Elementary School still performs better than the state average, it lags behind the other two schools in the area, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and lower test scores. Additionally, all three schools have a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average and may be impacting student performance.