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Lake Forest High School
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Lake Forest High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1285 N McKinley Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045 · (847) 234-3600 · Part of Lake Forest Community High School District 115

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

Directions
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,359
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Lake Forest High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 40 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.5% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Lake Forest High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency66%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts68%
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 ↗

1285 N McKinley Rd, Lake Forest

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9344
Grade 10319
Grade 11338
Grade 12358
Enrollment over time
1,501’20
1,467’21
1,438’22
1,375’23
1,359’24

Down 9.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 11%Asian 6%Two or more races 5%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lake Forest High School from Shields Township families.

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.