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Lake Bluff Elem Sch

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

350 W Washington Ave, Lake Bluff, IL 60044 · (847) 234-9405 · Part of Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65

Shields Township’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
572
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lake Bluff Elem Sch

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 44 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Shields Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Shields Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Lake Bluff Elem SchYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency70%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

350 W Washington Ave, Lake Bluff

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K26
Kindergarten78
Grade 189
Grade 292
Grade 399
Grade 497
Grade 591
Enrollment over time
617’20
548’21
570’22
592’23
572’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 13%Asian 5%Two or more races 5%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lake Bluff Elem Sch from Shields Township families.

Other schools in Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65

The district →
Lake Bluff Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Bluff
A
305 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Shields Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.