Sheridan Elem School

Sheridan Elementary serves 265 students in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade in Lake Forest, Illinois. As a regular public school, it earns a composite score of 9.1 out of 10 — an Exceptional rating — anchored by a 9.3 academic score and an 8.6 growth score. That growth score is meaningful: it measures gains students make from year to year, not just where they test on arrival.

Statewide, the numbers are hard to ignore. Sheridan ranks #77 out of 3,813 public schools in Illinois, outperforming 98% of schools across the state. Among elementary schools specifically, it places #61 out of 2,326 — a top-3% result at the grade-band level.

Within Lake Forest, it holds the #2 spot among the city's seven public schools, making it one of the two strongest elementary options in an already high-performing community. A student-teacher ratio of 10.2 to 1 keeps class sizes tight and gives students more individual attention than most public schools in Illinois provide. For families comparing elementary options in Lake Forest and across the state, Sheridan's combination of academic performance, consistent growth, and small class sizes puts it at the top of an already competitive field.