Photo: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois · CC BY-SA 2.0Libertyville’s public schools outscore 96% of Illinois districts
On the state reading tests, 65% of Libertyville’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Libertyville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Libertyville’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 65% and math 54% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Libertyville Community High School District 128 spends $33,792 per student and Libertyville School District 70 $25,830, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Libertyville’s grade
A+: better than 96% of Illinois school districts, #13 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Libertyville, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Libertyville
Butterfield School
Grades PK–5 · 568 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Libertyville
Highland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 701 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Libertyville
Highland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 701 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Libertyville
Highland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 701 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Libertyville · depends on your address
Libertyville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,777 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Vernon Hills High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,419 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Vernon Hills
10th grade in Libertyville · depends on your address
Libertyville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,777 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Vernon Hills High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,419 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Vernon Hills
11th grade in Libertyville · depends on your address
Libertyville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,777 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Vernon Hills High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,419 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Vernon Hills
12th grade in Libertyville · depends on your address
Libertyville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,777 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Vernon Hills High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,419 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Vernon Hills
Libertyville runs its own schools through grade 8 (Libertyville School District 70). From grade 9, students attend the Libertyville Community High School District 128, shared with Green Oaks, Indian Creek, Libertyville, Mettawa, North Chicago, Vernon Hills and Waukegan. Its elementary school is in Libertyville. Parts of Libertyville (13%, 11%, 10% and 3% of its land) are served by Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73, Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120, Fremont School District 79 and Grayslake Community High School District 127 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Libertyville
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Libertyville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Libertyville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Libertyville | A+ | Libertyville School District 70 PK–8 · Libertyville Community High School District 128 9–12 |
| Mettawa | — | Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 PK–8 · Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 PK–8 · Rondout School District 72 K–8 |
| Green Oaks | A+ | Oak Grove School District 68 K–8 · Rondout School District 72 K–8 · Libertyville Community High School District 128 9–12 |
| Mundelein | B+ | Mundelein Elementary School District 75 PK–8 · Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 9–12 |
| Grayslake | B+ | Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 PK–8 · Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Grayslake Community High School District 127 9–12 |
| Vernon Hills | A+ | Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 PK–8 · Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 PK–8 · Libertyville Community High School District 128 9–12 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Libertyville Community High School District 128 with Libertyville for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Libertyville
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Libertyville’s schools
Are Libertyville’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Libertyville children attend outscore 96% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #13 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Libertyville in?
Two districts: Libertyville School District 70 runs grades PK–8, and Libertyville Community High School District 128 runs grades 9–12, shared with Green Oaks, Indian Creek, Libertyville, Mettawa, North Chicago, Vernon Hills and Waukegan.
Where do Libertyville kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Libertyville High School and Vernon Hills High School.
What is Libertyville’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Libertyville Community High School District 128 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Libertyville spend per student?
$33,792 in Libertyville Community High School District 128 and $25,830 in Libertyville School District 70 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Libertyville families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.