Lakes Community High School
Lake Villa, IL 60046
Phone: (847) 838-7100
District: Chsd 117 School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 1268 students
Lakes Community High School, a public school located in Lake Villa, IL, serves grades 9-12 in the Chsd 117 School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Lakes Community High School is a public school located in Lake Villa, IL. 1268 students attend Lakes Community High School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| College Readiness | 8/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from Illinois State Board of Education, and using 2025 demographic data from Illinois State Board of Education. |
Posted: June 6, 2026
This school has some of the most discouraging and unsupportive staff I have ever encountered. During the college application process, my family was facing a serious financial crisis, so I asked for an application fee waiver. Instead of helping, college advisor Nathan Bargar tried to discourage me from applying to the school I cared most about, UIUC. In an email, he told me: If you cant pay a $75 application fee, what is going to happen when you have a $35,000/year college bill?
That comment was insulting, dismissive, and completely inappropriate to say to a student asking for support. Rather than encouraging students to pursue opportunities, he made students feel embarrassed for their financial situations and acted like certain schools were out of reach.
What makes this even worse is that I ended up getting into UIUC with a full-ride scholarship. Meanwhile, I know students who avoided applying to schools they were genuinely interested in because staff made them feel uncomfortable, unsupported, or incapable.
For a school that claims to care about student success, the environment is incredibly demotivating. Passionate and hardworking students deserve advisors who uplift them instead of staff who project limitations onto them.
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Posted: February 14, 2024
School is amazing ! Teachers are amazing ! Im very happy that my kids study at this school
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Posted: August 3, 2022
Lakes has been a wonderful school for all three of my daughters! They THRIVED in academics, sports, clubs and socially. The principal was caring, intelligent and very approachable. The school has a great community where the students feel welcomed and taken care of. They encourage respect and inclusion of people that are different than you, which fostered a compassionate environment. We found the academics to be excellent! We have a daughter in the special education program, and she is doing very well! We would very much recommend our high school to any future Lindenhurst neighbors!! Welcome!
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Posted: November 14, 2021
Lakes community high school in lake villa is excellent, all teachers are wonderful and very helpful to my two kids. My older one was already done but my boy is still in junior. Their nurses are very nice and very caring. Their deans are excellent to the students.and most especially the counselors are above and beyond.
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Posted: November 9, 2019
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Posted: November 9, 2019
We love Lakes. Our daughter does too and has excelled there over the past 2 years.
Posted: January 31, 2012
If i can rating Lakes High School ?-Five stars for Teacher quality,Five stars strong principal,Five stars -academic program! I am parent and we love LAKES COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
Posted: September 23, 2009
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Posted: January 14, 2009
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| Base | Distance |
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| Great Lakes Naval Station | 14.2 mi. |
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