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Everett Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Everett Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lake Forest, Illinois, serving 308 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the highly-ranked Lake Forest School District 67, which is ranked 24th out of 811 districts in the state.

Everett Elementary consistently ranks among the top Illinois elementary schools, with exceptional academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, 80.8% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 87.2% were proficient or better in Mathematics. The school outperforms both the Lake Forest School District and the state of Illinois in these key metrics across all grade levels, with particularly strong results in 4th grade where 93.3% of students are proficient or better in both subjects. Everett Elementary maintains low chronic absenteeism rates and spends a relatively high amount per student, with a low student-teacher ratio that likely contributes to its success.

Compared to nearby schools, Sheridan Elementary School in the Lake Forest district is the closest in performance to Everett, also ranking in the top 2% of Illinois elementary schools. Schools in the Deerfield and Lincolnshire-Prairieview districts, while high-performing, generally lag behind Everett Elementary in academic proficiency and statewide rankings. Everett's consistent excellence over the past decade is a testament to the quality of its educational program and its commitment to supporting the academic growth of all students.

308

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,719

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 S Waukegan Rd
Lake Forest, IL 60045-2643

(847) 234-5713

District: Lake Forest School District 67

Students who attend Everett Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Deer Path Middle School East
	Deer Path Middle School West
High:	Lake Forest High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.9%

Two or more races:

8.1%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (84% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg82%

Illinois avg46%

87^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Lake Forest School District 67

24^th of 811Lake Forest School District 67 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	87 of 2056	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	33 of 2067	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	78 of 2077	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	182 of 2082	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	199 of 1948	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	175 of 2086	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	78 of 2037	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	93.3	102 of 2044	95.0%	★★★★★
2016	95.2	81 of 2046	96.0%	★★★★★
2015	92.3	146 of 2052	92.9%	★★★★★
2014	94.2	28 of 2093	98.7%	★★★★★
2013	94.0	30 of 2167	98.6%	★★★★★
2012	86.5	77 of 2166	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	88.9	28 of 2147	98.7%	★★★★★
2010	88.6	28 of 2139	98.7%	★★★★★
2009	88.2	49 of 2120	97.7%	★★★★★
2008	86.9	77 of 2092	96.3%	★★★★★
2007	85.8	63 of 2095	97.0%	★★★★★
2006	85.5	93 of 2086	95.5%	★★★★★
2005	82.2	239 of 2022	88.2%	★★★★☆
2004	84.1	208 of 2030	89.8%	★★★★☆
2003	89.6	42 of 2020	97.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	92.5	31 of 907	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	92 of 1942	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	35 of 1942	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	62 of 1957	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	159 of 1970	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	214 of 1680	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	149 of 2019	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	17 of 1964	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	75 of 1947	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	34 of 1959	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	82 of 1984	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	191 of 1977	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	82.2	217 of 1707	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	249 of 2019	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	91.8	111 of 1972	94.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	30 of 1292	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	100 of 1156	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	68.6	238 of 1194	80.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	114 of 1389	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	93 of 1392	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	129 of 1419	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	72.0	325 of 1425	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	218 of 1308	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	255 of 1462	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	108 of 1463	92.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2023)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+49 vs state

English Language Arts81%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (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	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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Everett Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 S Waukegan Rd	Lake Forest	60045	Lake County	Lake Forest School District 67	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 234-5713	308	28	11.0		243 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.1%)	94.2	87^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.8%		97.8	33^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	98.4%	54			69.2	93.3					80.8	81.5	93.3					87.2	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0		98.7	99.0			$24,719	$423	$24,295
Bannockburn School	Public	K-8	2165 Telegraph Rd	Bannockburn	60015	Lake County	Bannockburn School District 106	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 945-5900	165	18	9.0		105 (63.6%)	3 (1.8%)	5 (3.0%)	40 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	96.2	37^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.2%		95.4	97^th of 2067 public elementary schools	95.3%	60	66.7	75.0	86.7	94.1	81.0	93.3	85.7	81.3	86.7	100.0	77.8	76.2	78.6	84.6	75.0	81.4	94.7	95.9	95.9	95.9	96.5	95.3	94.1		26.6	$34,537	$571	$33,965
Laura B Sprague School	Public	PK, KG-2	2425 Riverwoods Rd	Lincolnshire	60069	Lake County	Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 945-6665	525	49	10.6		238 (45.3%)	8 (1.5%)	17 (3.2%)	231 (44.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)								(n/a)																	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.8	97.7	97.8	7.2		$24,005	$476	$23,529
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 S Waukegan Rd	Lake Forest	60045	Lake County	Lake Forest School District 67	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 234-3805	343	33	10.2		295 (86.0%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.2%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	92.6	125^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.9%		84.2	279^th of 2067 public elementary schools	86.5%	154			71.8	78.4					75.0	83.3	79.7					81.6	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	45.1	99.1	99.1			$24,463	$423	$24,040
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	Public	K-5	2939 Summit Ave	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 765-3900	449	33	13.5		336 (74.8%)	11 (2.4%)	60 (13.4%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	83.6	311^th of 2056 public elementary schools	84.9%		96	74^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.4%	237	62.1		60.5	66.7	79.1				68.4	71.1	54.2	67.2				64.2	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	96.8	98.6	98.6			$23,529	$401	$23,128
Walden Elementary School	Public	K-5	630 Essex Ct	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 945-9660	445	37	11.9		368 (82.7%)	5 (1.1%)	40 (9.0%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	90	177^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.4%		92.3	152^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	92.6%	25	53.2		78.7	80.3	77.4				78.9	82.7	73.1	64.5				74.0	97.6	96.9	96.9	96.9	97.8	96.9	97.6			$24,656	$381	$24,275
Oak Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Prairie Ave	Highwood	60040	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 765-3100	494	41	12.1	46.4%	187 (37.9%)	8 (1.6%)	269 (54.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	69.3	616^th of 2056 public elementary schools	70.0%		59	751^st of 2067 public elementary schools	63.7%	135	48.3		59.6	53.6	67.3				60.1	51.9	50.0	51.9				51.2	96.8	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.3	96.6	97.1	35.7		$28,321	$642	$27,679
Half Day School	Public	3-5	239 Olde Half Day Rd	Lincolnshire	60069	Lake County	Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 634-6463	633	46	13.6		260 (41.1%)	8 (1.3%)	24 (3.8%)	298 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	95.5	54^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.4%		96.6	60^th of 2067 public elementary schools	97.1%	6	78.5		81.4	82.8	86.0				83.5	82.5	81.8	77.4				80.5	97.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.4	96.3	97.9			$19,309	$373	$18,936
Wilmot Elementary School	Public	K-5	795 Wilmot Rd	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 945-1075	477	43	11.1		396 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.8%)	92.2	129^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.7%		95.5	92^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	95.5%	37	64.4		74.3	77.9	86.3				79.4	77.0	75.6	69.4				74.1	97.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	99.0	98.1	98.8			$26,065	$381	$25,684
Kipling Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Kipling Pl	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 948-5151	452	38	11.8		393 (86.9%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.1%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	90.9	162^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	92.1%		89.5	199^th of 2067 public elementary schools	90.4%	37	50.0		74.4	81.6	86.5				80.7	80.8	80.3	73.0				78.1	98.3	98.5	98.5	98.5	99.1	98.0	98.7			$21,202	$381	$20,821

Frequently Asked Questions about Everett Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Everett Elementary School?

Students at Everett Elementary School are 79% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian.

What district is Everett Elementary School in?

Lake Forest School District 67

What schools do graduates of Everett Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Everett Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Deer Path Middle School East
Middle : Deer Path Middle School West
High : Lake Forest High School

How many students attend Everett Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Everett Elementary School.

Is Everett Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Everett Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 87^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools.

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