Lindenhurst’s public schools outscore 71% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 35% of Lindenhurst’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the five public school districts serving Lindenhurst, 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.
Lindenhurst’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 539 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lindenhurst’s, its schools beat 57%, lower than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 35% and math 35% across its 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
Antioch Community High School District 117 spends $25,012 per student and Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 $21,001, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then three middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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 Lindenhurst’s grade
B+: better than 71% of Illinois school districts, #252 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lindenhurst, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Lindenhurst · depends on your address
Antioch Upper Grade School
Grades 6–8 · 875 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Antioch
Peter J Palombi School
Grades 6–8 · 844 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Lake Villa
Millburn Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 388 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Lindenhurst · depends on your address
Antioch Upper Grade School
Grades 6–8 · 875 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Antioch
Peter J Palombi School
Grades 6–8 · 844 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Lake Villa
Millburn Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 388 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Lindenhurst · depends on your address
Antioch Upper Grade School
Grades 6–8 · 875 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Antioch
Peter J Palombi School
Grades 6–8 · 844 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Lake Villa
Millburn Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 388 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Parts of Lindenhurst (5% of its land) are served by Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Five districts serve Lindenhurst
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Lindenhurst vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Lindenhurst’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lindenhurst | B+ | Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 PK–8 · Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 PK–8 · Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 |
| Old Mill Creek | — | Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 |
| Lake Villa | B+ | Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 PK–8 · Antioch Community High School District 117 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 |
| Newport | B | Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 |
| Warren | B− | Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 with Lindenhurst for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Lindenhurst
14 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 Lindenhurst’s schools
Are Lindenhurst’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lindenhurst children attend outscore 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #252 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lindenhurst in?
Antioch Community High School District 117, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 2,647 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Lindenhurst are served by Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50.
Where do Lindenhurst kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Grayslake Central High School, Lakes Community High School, Antioch Comm High School and Grayslake North High School.
What is Lindenhurst’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Grayslake Community High School District 127 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Lindenhurst spend per student?
$25,012 in Antioch Community High School District 117, $21,001 in Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24, $15,598 in Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41, $26,844 in Grayslake Community High School District 127 and $16,910 in Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lindenhurst 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.