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Best High Schools in Lake County, IL

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Schools

43,070

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedAdlai E Stevenson High School11^th of 698 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Zion-Benton East High School up 90 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lake Forest High School 10.3 students per teacher

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13 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2022)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Shore Academy	Public	6-12	754 Red Oak Ln	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	TrueNorth Educl Cooprtv 804	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 831-0603	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Chicago Community High School	Public	9-12	1717 17th St	North Chicago	60064	Lake County	North Chicago School District 187	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 578-7400	898	59	15.2	100.0%	22 (2.4%)	277 (30.8%)	575 (64.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	12.3	610^th of 698 public high schools	12.6%		15.5	594^th of 697 public high schools	14.8%	16	35.1	28.7	10.8	3.4	28.3	23.7	14.7	6.8	13.2	98.3	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.7	98.3	98.8	95.8	$21,811	$1,280	$20,531
ROE Alternative Prog of Lake County	Public	6-12	300 Center Dr Ste 300	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Lake ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 543-7833	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lake County Collaborative Alop	Public	7-12	18160 W Gages Lake Rd	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Lake ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 548-8470	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lake County High Schools Technical Campus	Public	9-12	19525 W Washington St	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Lake ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 543-6000	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bridges Program ALOP	Public	9-12	34090 N Almond Rd	Gurnee	60031	Lake County	Lake ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 548-7103	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lake County Cooperative ALOP	Public	6-12	18160 W Gages Lake Rd	Gages Lake	60030	Lake County	Lake ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 986-2368	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Round Lake ALOP	Public	6-12	811 Sunset Dr	Round Lake	60073	Lake County	Lake ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(224) 842-2075	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Exceptional Learners Collaborative-WEST	Public	6-12	960 Corporate Woods Pkwy	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Exceptional Learners	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(224) 513-6444	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Antioch Community High School	Public	9-12	1133 Main St	Antioch	60002	Lake County	Chsd 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 838-7179	1,313	91	14.3	12.4%	946 (72.0%)	61 (4.6%)	226 (17.2%)	38 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (2.7%)	81.6	101^st of 698 public high schools	85.5%		77.8	126^th of 697 public high schools	81.9%	25	74.9	64.7	52.2	48.9	58.9	63.9	61.4	42.4	59.7	97.6	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.8	97.1	97.7	95.5	$22,969	$381	$22,588
Lakes Community High School	Public	9-12	1600 Eagle Way	Lake Villa	60046	Lake County	Chsd 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 838-7100	1,334	86	15.6	12.4%	952 (71.4%)	63 (4.7%)	228 (17.1%)	63 (4.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.8%)	88	66^th of 698 public high schools	90.5%		89.7	69^th of 697 public high schools	90.1%	3	76.3	72.0	55.0	52.1	62.0	68.4	66.2	58.0	64.3	98.3	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.2	97.3	98.2	96.7	$21,209	$316	$20,893
Buffalo Grove High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Dundee Rd	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 718-4000	2,021	120	16.8	29.2%	1,080 (53.4%)	41 (2.0%)	623 (30.8%)	208 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (3.4%)	84.6	84^th of 698 public high schools	88.0%		84.6	93^rd of 697 public high schools	86.7%	9	73.8	64.0	52.4	47.0	61.8	64.0	65.8	56.6	61.5	98.6	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.8	98.2	98.6	97.8	$26,928	$785	$26,142
Barrington High School	Public	9-12	616 W Main St	Barrington	60010	Lake County	Barrington CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 381-1400	2,718	168	16.1	18.9%	1,507 (55.4%)	63 (2.3%)	544 (20.0%)	481 (17.7%)	9 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	111 (4.1%)	94.6	35^th of 698 public high schools	95.0%		97.3	30^th of 697 public high schools	95.7%	5	84.5	77.9	59.3	59.7	78.8	76.2	75.3	65.6	72.9	98.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	95.3	96.7	98.4	95.7	$20,961	$312	$20,649
Grant Community High School	Public	9-12	285 E Grand Ave	Fox Lake	60020	Lake County	Grant CHSD 124	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 587-2561	1,769	118	14.9	36.3%	924 (52.2%)	98 (5.5%)	544 (30.8%)	72 (4.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (6.9%)	61.3	240^th of 698 public high schools	65.6%		52	288^th of 697 public high schools	58.7%	48	64.2	53.2	36.0	32.6	51.7	49.3	47.4	39.0	45.2	98.5	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.4	98.0	98.7	96.0	$22,897	$591	$22,306
Grayslake Central High School	Public	9-12	400 N Lake St	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CHSD 127	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 986-3300	1,375	106	12.9	12.1%	791 (57.5%)	89 (6.5%)	306 (22.3%)	108 (7.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (5.2%)	82.7	96^th of 698 public high schools	86.2%		82.1	106^th of 697 public high schools	84.8%	10	78.0	69.7	45.1	36.1	59.5	60.2	73.7	50.1	65.4	97.9	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.9	97.9	98.0	97.1	$25,628	$504	$25,123
Grayslake North High School	Public	9-12	1925 N IL Route 83	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CHSD 127	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 986-3100	1,208	97	12.5	17.2%	578 (47.8%)	79 (6.5%)	441 (36.5%)	49 (4.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.0%)	72.9	154^th of 698 public high schools	77.9%		85.1	88^th of 697 public high schools	87.4%	66	73.8	62.5	32.9	33.9	58.4	58.9	56.2	40.7	60.2	98.6	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.6	98.5	98.7	97.1	$26,914	$504	$26,410
Deerfield High School	Public	9-12	1959 Waukegan Rd	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Township HSD 113	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 632-3000	1,437	124	11.6	3.0%	1,178 (82.0%)	18 (1.3%)	93 (6.5%)	90 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	53 (3.7%)	98	15^th of 698 public high schools	97.9%		99.8	9^th of 697 public high schools	98.7%	6	87.8	87.9	78.3	76.5	78.5	82.4	82.6	82.9	86.1	98.5	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.0	97.1	98.2	98.0	$38,548	$299	$38,249
Highland Park High School	Public	9-12	433 Vine Ave	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	Township HSD 113	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 765-2001	1,661	137	12.1	18.7%	990 (59.6%)	28 (1.7%)	520 (31.3%)	37 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	82 (4.9%)	93.5	40^th of 698 public high schools	94.3%		95.1	45^th of 697 public high schools	93.5%	5	84.1	75.7	65.3	61.1	69.8	72.2	68.0	67.5	72.9	96.8	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.0	97.2	97.0	95.7	$35,205	$401	$34,804
Lake Forest High School	Public	9-12	1285 N McKinley Rd	Lake Forest	60045	Lake County	Lake Forest CHSD 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 234-3600	1,359	131	10.3	4.7%	1,038 (76.4%)	16 (1.2%)	155 (11.4%)	76 (5.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (5.3%)	98.1	14^th of 698 public high schools	98.0%		99.7	12^th of 697 public high schools	98.3%	2	89.6	90.3	76.2	74.8	77.1	86.1	85.5	77.6	82.6	98.3	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.2	98.3	98.4	97.9	$38,490	$356	$38,134
Lake Zurich High School	Public	9-12	300 Church St	Lake Zurich	60047	Lake County	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 438-5155	1,839	128	14.3	12.2%	1,421 (77.3%)	22 (1.2%)	172 (9.4%)	176 (9.6%)	11 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	32 (1.7%)	95.8	26^th of 698 public high schools	96.3%		98.3	24^th of 697 public high schools	96.6%	2	85.1	81.7	72.7	63.7	72.1	76.4	75.1	74.3	75.0	98.1	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.5	98.0	98.8	97.1	$19,091	$430	$18,662
Lake Zurich CUSD 95 Young Adult Center	Public	12	313 Surryse Rd	Lake Zurich	60047	Lake County	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 726-5600	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 Day School	Public	9-12	315 Surryse Rd	Lake Zurich	60047	Lake County	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 726-5600	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Libertyville High School	Public	9-12	708 W Park Ave	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Chsd 128	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 327-7001	1,777	131	13.5	5.0%	1,252 (70.5%)	35 (2.0%)	183 (10.3%)	203 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (5.8%)	97.6	16^th of 698 public high schools	97.7%		99.3	15^th of 697 public high schools	97.8%	1	91.3	86.8	66.6	69.7	81.5	84.0	82.4	74.6	78.9	98.7	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.6	98.5	98.7	98.4	$30,128	$533	$29,595
Vernon Hills High School	Public	9-12	145 Lakeview Pkwy	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Chsd 128	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 932-2157	1,419	115	12.3	13.0%	708 (49.9%)	42 (3.0%)	240 (16.9%)	329 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (7.0%)	96.4	22^nd of 698 public high schools	96.8%		99	17^th of 697 public high schools	97.6%	5	86.1	80.0	68.3	62.9	79.6	79.4	79.4	73.3	76.1	99.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.2	98.4	$32,861	$583	$32,278
District 128 Transition Pathways Center	Public	12	904 S Milwaukee Ave Ste B	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Chsd 128	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 327-7700	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100.0	97.1	97.1	97.1	100.0	97.1	100.0	94.1
Mundelein Cons High School	Public	9-12	1350 W Hawley St	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Mundelein Cons HSD 120	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 949-2700	2,282	144	15.8	23.9%	861 (37.7%)	58 (2.5%)	1,133 (49.6%)	86 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	143 (6.3%)	73.1	153^rd of 698 public high schools	78.1%		71.8	157^th of 697 public high schools	77.5%	4	66.5	62.3	33.3	39.5	56.4	58.8	59.8	46.9	54.3	97.8	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.9	95.3	$21,312	$488	$20,824
Adlai E Stevenson High School	Public	9-12	1 Stevenson Dr	Lincolnshire	60069	Lake County	Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 415-4000	4,758	298	15.9	5.0%	1,950 (41.0%)	91 (1.9%)	413 (8.7%)	2,114 (44.4%)	17 (0.4%)	2 (0.0%)	170 (3.6%)	98.7	11^th of 698 public high schools	98.4%		99.9	8^th of 697 public high schools	98.9%	3	91.1	89.5	83.1	78.0	88.4	88.0	86.6	82.3	83.8	98.4	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.3	98.2	98.6	97.5	$26,638	$214	$26,425
Lake County Hulse Detention Center 9-12	Public	9-12	25467 N Milwaukee Ave	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 377-7800	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Round Lake Senior High School	Public	9-12	800 High School Dr	Round Lake	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 270-9300	2,194	155	14.1	54.6%	205 (9.3%)	158 (7.2%)	1,750 (79.8%)	21 (1.0%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (2.3%)	26.2	531^st of 698 public high schools	23.9%		22.5	520^th of 697 public high schools	25.4%	11	38.9	30.6	23.0	12.1	32.1	30.6	34.4	19.8	36.6	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.4	99.6	95.0	$20,358	$1,183	$19,175
Round Lake Transition Center	Public	12	801 Sunset Dr	Round Lake	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 270-9000	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Warren Township High School	Public	9-12	34090 N Almond Rd	Gurnee	60031	Lake County	Warren Township HSD 121	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 548-6611	3,537	226	15.6	28.4%	1,144 (32.3%)	536 (15.2%)	1,395 (39.4%)	328 (9.3%)	8 (0.2%)	16 (0.5%)	110 (3.1%)	71.1	163^rd of 698 public high schools	76.6%		68	172^nd of 697 public high schools	75.3%	9	70.4	62.4	39.3	36.6	56.9	57.8	53.6	40.5	48.4	99.3	99.2	98.9	99.2	99.3	98.1	99.4	98.5	$21,274	$493	$20,781
Wauconda High School	Public	9-12	555 N Main St	Wauconda	60084	Lake County	Wauconda CUSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 526-6611	1,452	100	14.4	27.5%	848 (58.4%)	33 (2.3%)	484 (33.3%)	45 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (2.8%)	71.8	159^th of 698 public high schools	77.2%		61.5	213^th of 697 public high schools	69.4%	54	73.9	62.5	38.1	32.5	55.7	51.0	56.2	43.1	57.6	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.0	$18,765	$826	$17,940
Waukegan High School	Public	9-12	1011 Washington St	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-3000	4,186	323	12.9	65.5%	101 (2.4%)	443 (10.6%)	3,479 (83.1%)	74 (1.8%)	31 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	55 (1.3%)	15	589^th of 698 public high schools	15.6%		21.2	537^th of 697 public high schools	23.0%	52	32.9	27.6	10.8	10.5	22.9	24.1	23.5	13.5	24.2	93.5	96.6	96.6	96.6	94.9	93.0	94.2	89.1	$23,094	$1,134	$21,960
Zion-Benton Township High School	Public	9-12	3901 21st St	Zion	60099	Lake County	Zion-Benton Township HSD 126	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 731-9303	2,114	137	15.4	58.2%	267 (12.6%)	451 (21.3%)	1,202 (56.9%)	28 (1.3%)	40 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	124 (5.9%)	19.9	563^rd of 698 public high schools	19.3%		27.3	494^th of 697 public high schools	29.1%	69	39.7	29.3	12.8	11.3	30.3	25.2	31.8	14.7	28.5	99.7	99.6	99.6	99.5	99.7	99.5	99.7	97.6	$21,554	$993	$20,561
Zion-Benton East High School	Public	9-12	1634 23rd St	Zion	60099	Lake County	Zion-Benton Township HSD 126	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 731-9803	419	27	15.5	49.3%	42 (10.0%)	84 (20.0%)	254 (60.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.6%)	38.9	452^nd of 698 public high schools	35.2%		20.9	542^nd of 697 public high schools	22.2%	90	64.3	46.7	26.5	14.0	45.9	34.6	38.1	11.5	34.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.8	98.6	99.5	98.1	$17,738	$270	$17,468

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