Lake Bluff Middle School

Lake Bluff, IL 60044

Phone: (847) 234-9407
District: Lake Bluff Esd 65 School District

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 6,7,8 • 303 students

Lake Bluff Middle School, a public school located in Lake Bluff, IL, serves grades 6-8 in the Lake Bluff Esd 65 School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Lake Bluff Middle School is a public school located in Lake Bluff, IL. 303 students attend Lake Bluff Middle School.

School Ratings

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Test Scores 10/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Illinois Assessment of Readiness data from Illinois State Board of Education, and using 2025 Illinois Science Assessment data from Illinois State Board of Education.
Student Growth 7/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Illinois State Board of Education.

Posted: April 3, 2014

I was a new student here and my experience was not the best to say the least. Most teachers were friendly and nice and the school had an interesting fine arts program, I mean, but I found it extremely hard to get used to the school. I don't think I ever will actually. Compared to my past schools I felt that some areas needed to be worked on such as social studies because it seems to have a weak curriculum. I found it interesting that the north Chicago kids who go here stick out like sore thumbs since lake bluff kids dress affluent. There seems to be an invisible economic and social boundary line between the two regions as I see it. The most disappointing part of the school I thought was the principal, Nate Blackmer. I found myself relating him to a cheesy salesman who wants to appear friendly but it's because it is part of job to be. He just seems fake and when I asked him something, he made an excuse of how busy he was instead of even attempting to listen. Also he sees me and knows who I am but ignored me, which is definitely not the best welcoming behaviour.

Posted: February 11, 2014

I feel that the current Principal, Nathan Blackmer, brings a high degree of professionalism and a strong sense of caring to the Lake Bluff Middle School and am very pleased that he is here

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