Lake Forest High School serves the communities of Lake Forest, Lake Bluff and the unincorporated areas of Arden Shores North, Arden Shores South, Knollwood and Shores Acres abutting Lake Bluff—and takes pride in developing compassionate, confident and accomplished students. LFHS faculty and staff are committed to student growth with dedicated adults who respect and value the individual. Students are guided by talented professionals who are passionate about their work of providing academic excellence for all learners.

A rigorous curriculum is supported by innovative ways of learning and state-of-the-art facilities. Students are encouraged to take risks, and explore new ideas knowing that they will be supported throughout their educational journey. In addition to comprehensive academic choices, Lake Forest High School students grow through participation in clubs, music programs, team and intermural sports, and community service programs that help build character, and strengthen collaboration and communication skills. Lake Forest High School offers a well rounded school experience while being mindful of each student’s social emotional growth allowing students to be their best self as they move forward with the tools for life-long success.

School Statistics

• Total Enrollment 1628
• Seniors 416
• Certified Staff FTE 161
• Certified Staff-Student Ratio 10.4
• Faculty holding a Master’s Degree or beyond 145
• School Year Semesters 2
• Per Pupil Expenditure $23,672.00
• Courses in Curriculum 275

Distribution of Graduates: Class of 2017

• Number of Graduates 427
• Enrolled in 4 year college 91% Enrolled in 2 year college 7%
• Undecided 5%
• Military .5%
• Other ( travel, work, gap year) 1%

Geographic Distribution

• Geographic Distribution
• Illinois Colleges 24%
• Midwestern Colleges 55%
• Northeastern Colleges 11%
• Southern Colleges 15%
• Western Colleges 18%
• International 1%

Awards

AP Scholars
International Diploma 1
National Scholars 35
Scholars with Distinction 135
Scholars with Honor 56
Scholars 77

National Merit Scholars
National Merit Scholarship Winner 1
National Merit Finalists 4
National Merit Semifinalists 5
National Merit Commended 17

Illinois State Scholars 138

Lake Forest High School offers a strong, yet diverse college preparatory program. Honors and Advanced Placement courses are provided in most curricular areas in addition to quality enhanced courses in fine and applied arts and fifth year world language courses. Extensive offerings in music and performing arts enrich educational opportunities. The elective curriculum also includes vocational courses using state of the art technology and a continuum of multi-layer supports.

Please note a change in the course titles beginning with the 2015-16 school year. In the past, some courses were designated with a “CP” indicating a “College Prep” course. The “CP” label has been removed to aptly reflect the rigorous nature of all the coursework at Lake Forest High School. Our curriculum successfully prepares students for college as evi-denced by 98% of our student body which are college bound.

Designation of Courses:

Advanced Placement: 31 courses offered
College level courses which adhere to the nationally stand-ardized syllabi as proposed by the College Entrance Exami-nation Board. AP courses represent the highest level of per-formance within a specified area.

Honors:
Reflect courses which provide enriched and/or accelerated curriculum requiring students to possess analytical thinking skills.

Individual Placement:
Individualized placement into a pre-existing course for which course expectations have been modified to meet student’s educational needs.

Graduation Requirements

Class of 2011 and subsequent graduates
Nineteen units of credit as follows:
English 4 units
Mathematics 3 units
Science 2 units
Social Studies 2 units
U.S. History, Global Studies, Social Science
Wellness 1 unit
Each student is required to enroll in Wellness every semester that they are enrolled at LFHS
Electives 1 unit
May be completed through study of: Applied Technology,
Art, Business, Computer Science, Music, New Media.
Competency Requirements:
United States & Illinois Constitution
Civics
Consumer Education
Health Education

Class Rank
In accordance with board policy, Lake Forest High School does not rank students.

Grade Distribution Range
Highest for Class of 2017: 5.7
Lowest GPA for Class of 2017: 1.5

ACT------ -------LFHS ----------National
English -- ------- 26.6 -------------20.3
Math -------------25.6 --------------20.7
Reading --------- 26.9 -------------21.4
Science ----------25.5 -------------21
Composite ------26.3 -------------21

SAT ------------- LFHS ---------State ---------National
Evidence Based
Reading & Writing 658------------ 556 ------------538
Math -----------------670 -------------554------------ 533
Total Score --------1324 ---------- 1110-----------1070

AP
660 Students took 1, 390 Advanced Placement Exams in
31 subjects.
1.390 Total AP Exams
90.6% received a score of 3 or better
32.2% received scores of 5
31.1% received scores of 4
27.2% received scores of 3
AP Courses Offered 31
Subject Tests Offered 31