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Forest Bluff School

8 W Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff, IL, 60044-0600 -

School Notes Overview:

Forest Bluff School, located near downtown Lake Bluff, Illinois and Lake Forest, Illinois, is a private Montessori school of 150 children, ages 18 months to 14 years old. Paula Polk Lillard, Jane Linari and Lynn Jessen co-founded the school in 1982 as a teacher-run school that adheres to the educational approach developed by Dr. Maria Montessori. Our goal is to help every student reach his or her full human potential in all areas of life. Our graduates have been accepted at top-rated high schools, such as Lake Forest Academy, The Thacher School, St. Paul's and Exeter....

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School Overview:

	Forest Bluff School
School Type	Montessori School
School Membership(s)	Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) Institute for Independent Education
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - 8
Year Founded	1982
County	Lake County, IL
Student Body
Total Students	149 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
% Students of Color	2%	29%
Students by Grade
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 149 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	15 teachers
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:10	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	171 days	178 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Head of School	Paula Preschlack
Admissions Director	Lynn Jessen

School Notes:

Forest Bluff School, located near downtown Lake Bluff, Illinois and Lake Forest, Illinois, is a private Montessori school of 150 children, ages 18 months to 14 years old. Paula Polk Lillard, Jane Linari and Lynn Jessen co-founded the school in 1982 as a teacher-run school that adheres to the educational approach developed by Dr. Maria Montessori. Our goal is to help every student reach his or her full human potential in all areas of life. Our graduates have been accepted at top-rated high schools, such as Lake Forest Academy, The Thacher School, St. Paul's and Exeter.
Profile last updated: 11/11/2009

In the News:

School building named after Forest Bluff woman (Lake Forester)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 09:25:26 am
On Mawman Avenue near Route 176 in Lake Bluff, two white buildings stand nestled among prairie grass and nearby ravines. Those buildings are Forest Bluff School, a private Montessori school of 150 children ages 18 months to about 15 years old. The school was co-founded by Paula Lillard, her daughter Lynn Jessen and Jane Linari in 1982 as a teacher-run school that adheres to the educational ...
School Digest (Lake Forester)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 09:22:37 am
LAKE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL
Speaker to discuss how Montessori education goes beyond academics (Lake Forester)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 09:21:47 am
For parents who want to learn more about Montessori education, Forest Bluff School will host a lecture by Greg MacDonald, Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) elementary director of training with Montessori Training Center of New England in Hartford, Conn.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (60044)	School Zip (60044)	(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate)	15,516 people	12,415,876 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	63%	24%
Population Average Age	24 years old	34 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	$76,154	$48,019
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.3 rooms	5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	34 years old	50 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	74% / 26%	61% / 39%