Lake Forest High School

1285 N Mckinley Rd, Lake Forest IL, 60045 | Lake Forest School District 67 | 847-234-3600
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1611
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 79% 138% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 15 in Lake Forest
  • Ranked #0 of 5537 in Illinois
Proficiency Averages
66%Lake Forest
33%Illinois

Lake Forest High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Lake Forest School District 67" in Lake Forest, IL. There are a total of 1,611 students and 129 teachers at Lake Forest High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Lake Forest High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 79.0%, which is 138% higher than the Illinois average.

Lake Forest High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1611
Teachers129
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment453
Taking some courses373
Taking some courses (not tests)87
Passing some courses360
Passing no courses8

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Lake Forest High School, there are a total of 453 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 373 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All76%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School76%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All82%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School82%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Lake Forest High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 90.6% 88.8% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 1.1% 1.1% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 3.8% 4.4% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.1% 3.2% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.3% 2.3% 3.0% 3.1%

Lake Forest demographics profile

StatisticLake ForestIllinoisNational
Population19,49712,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,13422891
Median age47.437.437.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)66%55%55%
Speak English86%77%79%
Speak Spanish3%13%13%

Education level achieved in Lake Forest

IndexLake ForestIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade98.2%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school97.9%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college91.3%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree81.6%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors78.6%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters38.6%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree14.7%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate4.0%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Lake Forest High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.