Lake Forest High School
Lake Forest, IL · Lake Forest CHSD 115
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, large
15th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 98%· Stable
1285 N McKinley Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045
(847)234-3600NCES ID 172178002452Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Lake Forest High School 15th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 98% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 99th in 2019 to 98th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 1,375 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 90.3% | 76.7% | ▼ 13.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.7% | 11.3% | ▲ 8.6 pts | |
| Asian | 4.1% | 5.4% | ▲ 1.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.8% | 5.0% | ▲ 3.2 pts | |
| Black | 1.1% | 1.3% | ▲ 0.2 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $1.19M in zip 60045 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Lake Forest High School
- #593North Chicago Community High SchNorth Chicago SD 187 · 4.4 mi away593rd of 601
ELA 14% ▼72 · Math 8% ▼70Compare - #53Highland Park High SchoolTwp HSD 113 · 5.3 mi away53rd of 601
ELA 68% ▼18 · Math 67% ▼11Compare - #14Deerfield High SchoolTwp HSD 113 · 5.4 mi away14th of 601
ELA 82% ▼4 · Math 83% ▲5Compare - #23Vernon Hills High SchoolCHSD 128 · 6.1 mi away23rd of 601
ELA 79% ▼7 · Math 73% ▼5Compare - #552Waukegan High SchoolWaukegan CUSD 60 · 6.5 mi away552nd of 601
ELA 24% ▼62 · Math 14% ▼64Compare - #18Libertyville High SchoolCHSD 128 · 6.6 mi away18th of 601
ELA 82% ▼4 · Math 74% ▼4Compare - #12Adlai E Stevenson High SchoolAdlai E Stevenson HSD 125 · 7 mi away12th of 601
ELA 86% = · Math 82% ▲4Compare - #168Mundelein Cons High SchoolMundelein Cons HSD 120 · 9.3 mi away168th of 601
ELA 59% ▼27 · Math 46% ▼32Compare
What school district is Lake Forest High School in?
Lake Forest High School is part of the Lake Forest CHSD 115 district in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Is Lake Forest High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Lake Forest High School 15th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 98% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Lake Forest High School?
White 77%, Hispanic 11%, Asian 5%, Two or more races 5% (1,375 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Lake Forest High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60045 is $1.19M as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.