Long Grove’s public schools outscore 97% of Illinois districts
In Long Grove, 65% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Long Grove, 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.
Long Grove’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 33 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Long Grove’s, its schools beat 79%, lower than their 97% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Long Grove runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Willow Grove Early Learning Ctr (PK–K) is Long Grove’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 with Buffalo Grove, Ela, Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, Lincolnshire, Mettawa, Vernon Hills and Vernon: Adlai E Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. The high school’s own results earn an A+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 65% and math 65% 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
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 spends $31,024 per student and Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 $23,854, 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 Long Grove’s grade
A+: better than 97% of Illinois school districts, #11 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 Long Grove, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Long Grove
Willow Grove Early Learning Ctr
Grades PK–K · 360 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Buffalo Grove
Kindergarten in Long Grove
Willow Grove Early Learning Ctr
Grades PK–K · 360 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Buffalo Grove
6th grade in Long Grove · depends on your address
Woodlawn Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 632 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Twin Groves Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 625 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Buffalo Grove
7th grade in Long Grove · depends on your address
Woodlawn Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 632 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Twin Groves Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 625 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Buffalo Grove
8th grade in Long Grove · depends on your address
Woodlawn Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 632 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Twin Groves Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 625 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Buffalo Grove
9th grade in Long Grove
Adlai E Stevenson High School
Grades 9–12 · 4,758 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lincolnshire
10th grade in Long Grove
Adlai E Stevenson High School
Grades 9–12 · 4,758 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lincolnshire
Long Grove runs its own schools through grade 8 (Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96). From grade 9, students attend the Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, shared with Buffalo Grove, Ela, Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, Lincolnshire, Mettawa, Vernon Hills and Vernon. Its elementary school is in Buffalo Grove. Parts of Long Grove (9%, 6% and 4% of its land) are served by Diamond Lake School District 76, Fremont School District 79 and Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Long Grove
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
Long Grove vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Long Grove’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Long Grove | A+ | Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 PK–8 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 9–12 |
| Buffalo Grove | A | Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 PK–8 · Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 PK–8 · Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated K–8 |
| Mundelein | B+ | Mundelein Elementary School District 75 PK–8 · Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 9–12 |
| Kildeer | A+ | Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 PK–12 · Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 PK–8 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 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 |
| Hawthorn Woods | A | Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 PK–12 · Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 9–12 |
4 of the 5 neighbors share Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 with Long Grove for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Long Grove
8 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 Long Grove’s schools
Are Long Grove’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Long Grove children attend outscore 97% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #11 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Long Grove in?
Two districts: Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 runs grades PK–8, and Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 runs grades 9–12, shared with Buffalo Grove, Ela, Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, Lincolnshire, Mettawa, Vernon Hills and Vernon.
Where do Long Grove kids go to high school?
Adlai E Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, with 4,758 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Long Grove’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Long Grove spend per student?
$31,024 in Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 and $23,854 in Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
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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.