Education
Lake Forest and Lake Bluff public schools consistently rank among the top in the state of Illinois.
Lake Forest residents are served by Lake Forest School District 67 for elementary and middle school. Lake Bluff residents are served by Lake Bluff School District 65 for elementary and middle school. Lake Forest High School District 115 serves Lake Forest and Lake Bluff residents.
Plus, our communities are home to numerous preschools, private schools and institutes of higher learning that get excellent marks and have been honored with national awards.
Public Schools
Lake Bluff School District 65
Lake Bluff Elementary School (K-5)
Lake Bluff Middle School (6-8)
847-234-9400
Lake Forest Elementary School District 67
Cherokee Elementary School (K-4)
Everett Elementary School (K-4)
Sheridan Elementary School (K-4)
Deerpath Middle School East (5-6)
Deerpath Middle School (7-8)
847-235-9657
Lake Forest Community High School District 115
Lake Forest High School
847-235-9657
Rondout Elementary School District 72 (K-8)
Rondout School (K-8)
847-362-2021
Preschools & Child Care Centers
Community of Learners Preschool
(Inclusive learning with typically developing preschoolers and those with special needs.)
Sheridan Elementary School
1360 N. Sheridan Road, LF
847-234-1160
www.lakeforestschools.org
Dearhaven Child Care and Learning Center
1100 N. Westmoreland Road, LF
847-535-6175
www.brighthorizons.com
The Episcopal Preschool
400 E. Westminster Ave., LF
847-234-7980
www.theepiscopalpreschool.org
First Presbyterian Church Preschool
700 N. Sheridan Road, LF
847-295-1214
www.preschool.firstchurchlf.org
Gorton Children's Drop-In Learning Center
400 E. Illinois Road, LF
847-234-6060
www.gortoncenter.org/drop-in-learning-center/
Kinderhaven Preschool Academy
(Lake Forest Parks & Recreation Department)
400 Hastings Road, LF
847-810-3947
www.cityoflakeforest.com
Lake Bluff Preschool
355 W. Washington Ave.
847-234-4150, Ext. 12
www.lakebluffparks.org/preschool
Little Scouts Preschool (Operated in conjunction with Lake Forest High School)
LFHS West Campus
300 S. Waukegan Road, LF
847-235-9670
www.lakeforestschools.org
Private Schools
East Lake Academy (Age 3 - Grade 8)
(Pre-K-8)
847-247-0035
Forest Bluff School - Montessori
(Birth-Age 14)
847-295-8338
Fusion Academy (Grades 6-12)
(Grades 6-12)
847-295-4039
Lake Forest Academy
(Grades 9-12)
847-234-3210
Lake Forest Country Day School
(Age 2-Grade 8)
847-234-2350
Montessori School of Lake Forest
(Birth-Age 15)
847-918-1000
Safe Haven School (Ages 5-18)
(Ages 5-18)
847-604-3903
School of St. Mary
Primary Grade Center (Age 3 - Grade 3)
Upper Grade Center (Grades 4 - 8)
847-283-9800
847-234-0371
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
(Grades 9-12)
847-234-4300
Higher Education
College of Lake County - Southlake Campus
1120 S. Milwaukee Ave.
Vernon Hills, IL, 60061
847-543-6501
www.clcillinois.edu/southlake
Lake Forest College
555 N. Sheridan Road, LF
847-234-3100
www.lakeforest.edu
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Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
1905 W. Field Court, LF
847-234-5005
www.lakeforestmba.edu
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
3333 Green Bay Road
North Chicago, IL, 60064
847-578-3000
www.rosalindfranklin.edu