Lake Forest Academy

1500 W Kennedy Rd, Lake Forest, IL, 60045-0600
Lake Forest Academy, founded in 1857, is an independent, coeducational, boarding/day, college preparatory school, grades nine through twelve. Lake Forest Academy strives to embody in its practices and to cultivate in its students excellence of character, scholarship, citizenship, and responsibility.

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Lake Forest Academy
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
State or regional independent school association
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
Student Body
Total Students 402 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 49% (IL School Avg.: 38%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 67 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 6:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
Admission Deadline None / Rolling

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Lake Forest Academy
Gr. 9-12 | 0 mi. away
School Of St Mary
Gr. K-9 | 2.2 mi. away
Montessori School Of Lake Forest
Gr. PK-9 | 2.3 mi. away
Lake Forest Country Day School
Gr. PK-8 | 2.3 mi. away
East Lake Academy
Gr. PK-8 | 2.3 mi. away

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