School District Public School District Overviews-Northern Lake County

School District Overviews - City of Chicago & Northern Lake County (alphabetical after the City of Chicago)

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Additional School Information: Regional and Individual School District reports, including test score information and school directories, are available at a nominal cost from ParentLink Information Services, 1674 Cumberland, Aurora IL 60504, 630-499-5810, educonn@comcast.net or familyguides@yahoo.com. For ISAT & Prairie State test score data, you can visit the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) web site (www.isbe.state.il.us/research). You may also call the school district or visit their web site (for all districts that have a web site).

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Chicago School District 299 125 S. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60603, 773-553-1000

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, English as a Second Language (ESL), Special Education, Gifted Program, Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Foreign Language, Early Childhood, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Sports, Extra-Curricular Activities, Counseling, Tutoring, Preschool Screening, PTA.

Magnet School Programs: A computerized lottery system of selection is used for all Magnet Program(s)/schools except for Classical Schools, 7th/8th grade programs for Academically Talented students, International Baccalaureate Programs, and Regional Gifted Centers, which have specific academic criteria. Programs for 7th/8th grade programs for Academically Talented students, International Baccalaureate Programs, and Regional Gifted Centers provide full transportation, all others provide only restricted transportation (for residents living from 1.5 to 6 miles of the school). No transportation is provided for high school students. Applications are not required for admission to Advanced Placement, Education to Careers and/or Bilingual Education Programs. Application deadline: January 17, 2003 for elementary programs, December 20, 2002 for high school programs (the deadline dates change slightly from year to year).

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Northern Lake County - High School Districts (in alphabetical order)

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Antioch Community High School District 117 1133 Main St., Antioch, IL 60002, 847-395-1421

District-Wide Programs: Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Special Education, Hot Lunch Program, Computer Literacy, Counseling, Sports, Extra-Curricular Activities, Foreign Language, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Grant High School District 124 285 E. Grand Ave., Fox Lake, IL 60020, 847-587-2561

District-Wide Programs: Counseling, Special Education, Extra-Curricular Activities, Summer School, Music Instruction, Art Instruction, Band, Chorus, P.E. Classes, Foreign Language, Computer Literacy.

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Grayslake Community High School - District 127 400 N. Lake St., Grayslake, IL 60030, 847-223-8621

District-Wide Programs: Counseling, Summer School (remedial), Extra-Curricular Activities, Sports, Computer Literacy (Computer Science/Programming), Foreign Language (Spanish, French), Music Instruction, Band, Chorus, P.E.Classes, Gifted Program, Vocational Program at Lake County Area Vocational Center (transportation provided), Art Instruction, 3 ability level groups (basic, regular, honors), 2 AP Classes - math, Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, Foreign Language, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Libertyville High School District 128 940 W. Park Ave., Libertyville, IL 60048, 847-367-3159

District-Wide Programs: Sports, Extra-Curricular Activities, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Special Education, Foreign Language, Summer School, PTA (Parent Support Groups), Adult Education, Hot Lunch Program, P.E. Classes, Computer Literacy, Tutoring, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Mundelein High School District 120 1350 W. Hawley St., Mundelein, IL 60060, 847-949-2200

District-Wide Programs: Computer Literacy, Foreign Language, Art Instruction, Sports, Choral, Music Instruction, Special Education, P.E. Classes, Counseling, Hot Lunch Program, Band, Extra-Curricular Activities, Chorus, Summer School, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Warren Township High School District 121 500 N. O'Plaine Rd., Gurnee, IL 60031, 847-662-1400

District-Wide Programs: Special Education, Foreign Language, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Band, Chorus, Sports, Counseling, P.E. Classes, English as a Second Language (ESL), Hot Lunch Program.

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Zion-Benton Township High School District 126

One Z-B Way-21st & Kenosha Road, Zion, IL 60099, 847-746-1202

District-Wide Programs: Computer Literacy, Sports, Extra-Curricular Activities, Foreign Language, P.E. Classes, Special Education, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Band, Choral, Counseling, Summer School, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Northern Lake County - Elementary School Districts (in alphabetical order)

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Antioch C C School District 34 800 N. Main St., Antioch, IL 60002, 847-838-8400

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, P.E. Classes, Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Early Childhood, Tutoring, Remedial Reading (Grade 1), Gifted Program (Grades 2-8), Extra-Curricular Activities (Grades 4-8), Sports (Grades 4-8), Band (Grades 4-8), Orchestra (Grades 4-8), Preschool Screening, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Beach Park C C School District 3 11315 W. Wadsworth, Beach Park, IL 60099, 847-599-5070

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, P.E. Classes, Special Education, Early Childhood, Gifted Program, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Band, Sports, Extra-Curricular Activities, PTA, Computer Literacy, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Big Hollow School District 38 34699 N. Hwy. 12, Ingleside, IL 60041, 847-587-2632

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Screening.

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Diamond Lake School District 76 25807 Diamond Lake Rd., Mundelein, IL 60060, 847-566-9221

District-Wide Programs: Special Education, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Early Childhood, Preschool Screening, Full-Day Kindergarten, Foreign Language (Middle School), Band (Middle School), Computer Literacy, PTA, Counseling, Before-/After-School Care, Hot Lunch Program, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Emmons School District 33 24226 W. Beach Grove, Antioch, IL 60002, 847-395-1105

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, PTA, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Band, P.E. Classes, Summer School, Special Education, Early Childhood, Preschool Screening, Computer Literacy.

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Fox Lake School District 114 29065 W. Grass Lake Rd., Spring Grove, IL 60081, 847-973-4027

District-Wide Programs: Extra-Curricular Activities, Chapter One Reading Program, Social Service & Psychological Programs, Grant for district - integrating fine arts into content areas, Science Literacy program (through Lake Co. Educational Service Center), Learning Disabled Programs (resource & self-contained), PTA, Gifted Program, P.E. Classes, Computer Literacy, Early Childhood, Counseling, Sports, Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, Art Instruction, Music Instruction.

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Fremont Elementary - School District 79 28855 N. Fremont Center Rd., Mundelein, IL 60060, 847-566-0169

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Computer Literacy, Extra-Curricular Activities, Band, Chorus, Sports, Special Education, Preschool Screening, Counseling, Gifted Program, Tutoring (Remedial Reading & Math), PTA, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Gavin School District 37 36414 N. Ridge Ave., Ingleside, IL 60041, 847-546-9336

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, P.E. Classes, Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Grayslake C C School District 46 565 Frederick Rd., Grayslake, IL 60030, 847-223-3650

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Early Childhood, Special Education, P.E. Classes, PTA, Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Foreign Language (Middle School), Preschool Screening, Before/After-school Care (through Children’s World Learning Center, at Meadowview, Avon (in Lake Villa) and Woodview Schools, 847-875-3137, for information), English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Gurnee School District 56 900 Kilbourne Rd., Gurnee, IL 60031, 847-336-0800

District-Wide Programs: Preschool Screening, Special Education, Gifted Program, Extra-Curricular Activities, Sports, Band, PTA, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Early Childhood, Tutoring (Remedial Reading), Counseling, Computer Literacy, Hot Lunch Program, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Hawthorn C C School District 73 301 Hawthorn Pkwy., Vernon Hills, IL 60061, 847-990-4200

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, Gifted Program, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Early Childhood, Preschool Screening, Computer Literacy (Grade 3 & up), Band (Junior High), Orchestra (Junior High), Chorus (Junior High), Foreign Language (Junior High - Spanish), Counseling, PTA, Sports (Junior High), Extra-Curricular Activities (Junior High), English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Lake Villa C C School District 41 131 McKinley Ave., Lake Villa, IL 60046, 847-356-2385

District-Wide Programs: English as a Second Language (ESL), Special Education, Early Childhood (Special Education), Gifted Program, Hot Lunch Program, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes.

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Libertyville School District 70 1381 W. Lake St., Libertyville, IL 60048, 847-362-9695

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Early Childhood, Special Education, Gifted Program, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Millburn C C School - District 24 18550 Millburn Rd., Wadsworth, IL 60083, 847-356- 8331

District-Wide Programs: Special Education, P.E. Classes, Hot Lunch Program, Art Instruction, Music Instruction.

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Mundelein School District 75 470 N. Lake St., Mundelein, IL 60060, 847-949-2700

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, English as a Second Language (ESL), P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Computer Literacy, Special Education, Magnet School Program (Lincoln School*), Band, Preschool Screening, Sports, Gifted Program, Early Childhood.

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Oak Grove School District 68 1700 S. O'Plaine Rd., Green Oaks, IL 60048, 847-367-4120

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Winthrop Harbor School District 1 500 North Ave., Winthrop Harbor, IL 60096, 847-731-3085

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Woodland C C School District 50 1105 N. Hunt Club Rd., Gurnee, IL 60031, 847-856-3590

District-Wide Programs: Gifted Program, Special Education, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Hot Lunch Program, Early Childhood, Preschool Screening, English as a Second Language (ESL), Before- & After-school Care.

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Zion School District 6 2200 Bethesda Blvd., Zion, IL 60099, 847-872-5455

District-Wide Programs: Tutoring, Computer Literacy, PTA, Extra-Curricular Activities, Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Northern Lake County - K-12 School Districts (in alphabetical order)

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North Chicago School District 187 2000 Lewis Ave., North Chicago, IL 60064, 847-689-8150

District-Wide Programs: Tutoring (Grades K-12, Children of the Future), Band (Exploratory, grades 6-8), Early Childhood (Special Education, ages 3-5; PreK - At-risk program), Gifted Program (HAPP - High Academic Performance Program), Dental Clinic Program (Grades K-12), Chapter 1 (Grades K-6); Reading Recovery - Grade 1), Drug Awareness Program (K-8), Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, P.E. Classes, English as a Second Language (ESL) - Grades 9-12, Bilingual - Grades K-8, Computer Literacy, PTA, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Foreign Language, Counseling, Sports, Preschool Screening.

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Round Lake Area School District 116 316 S. Rosedale Ct., Round Lake, IL 60073, 847-270-9000

District-Wide Programs: P.E. Classes, Special Education, Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Preschool Screening, Sports, Extra-Curricular Activities, Band, Gifted Program, Counseling, PTA, Early Childhood, English as a Second Language (ESL), Hot Lunch Program.

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Waukegan C U School District 60 1201 N. Sheridan Rd., Waukegan, IL 60085, 847-336-3100

District-Wide Programs: Gifted Program, Early Childhood, Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Tutoring, Remedial Reading, Counseling, Special Education, Hot Lunch Program, Preschool Screening, Foreign Language (High School), English as a Second Language (ESL).