the Middle School was a step up, but the HS was incredible. They place tons of kids in Ivy League schools with scholarships, but the competition is intense. The kids know what they are there for. They also have great sports programs. But it is expensive to live there. Lake Forrest is even more expensive and a very elite High School. It used to be that the kids in Lake Bluff went to Lake Forrest as well. I don't know much about the schools North of there, the social economic ladder takes a huge hit up there.