Highland Middle School
Libertyville, IL · Libertyville SD 70
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
114th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 83%▼ Declining
310 W Rockland Rd, Libertyville, IL 60048
(847)362-9020NCES ID 172280002529Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Highland Middle School 114th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 83% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 91th in 2019 to 83th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2024) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
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 719 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 84.1% | 78.3% | ▼ 5.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 5.3% | 9.7% | ▲ 4.4 pts | |
| Asian | 4.8% | 6.0% | ▲ 1.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.8% | 4.7% | ▲ 0.9 pts | |
| Black | 1.5% | 1.0% | ▼ 0.5 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 $631K in zip 60048 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 Highland Middle School
- #209Hawthorn Middle School NorthHawthorn CCSD 73 · 2.7 mi away209th of 685
ELA 61% ▼14 · Math 49% ▼6Compare - #268Hawthorn Middle School SouthHawthorn CCSD 73 · 3 mi away268th of 685
ELA 58% ▼17 · Math 43% ▼12Compare - #386Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolMundelein ESD 75 · 3 mi away386th of 685
ELA 52% ▼23 · Math 32% ▼23Compare - #561West Oak Middle SchoolDiamond Lake SD 76 · 3.9 mi away561st of 685
ELA 38% ▼37 · Math 18% ▼37Compare - #53Woodlawn Middle SchoolKildeer Countryside CCSD 96 · 5.1 mi away53rd of 685
ELA 80% ▲5 · Math 67% ▲12Compare - #7Daniel Wright Jr High SchoolLincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103 · 5.3 mi away7th of 685
ELA 90% ▲15 · Math 83% ▲28Compare - #42Twin Groves Middle SchoolKildeer Countryside CCSD 96 · 5.8 mi away42nd of 685
ELA 80% ▲5 · Math 70% ▲15Compare - #57Lake Bluff Middle SchoolLake Bluff ESD 65 · 5.8 mi away57th of 685
ELA 82% ▲7 · Math 62% ▲7Compare
What school district is Highland Middle School in?
Highland Middle School is part of the Libertyville SD 70 district in Libertyville, Illinois.
Is Highland Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Highland Middle School 114th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 83% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Highland Middle School?
White 78%, Hispanic 10%, Asian 6%, Two or more races 5% (719 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Highland Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60048 is $631K 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.