Hall of Fame
Both District 96 Middle Schools Named U.S. News & World Report "Best Middle Schools" 2024
Ivy Hall Elementary School Earns National Blue Ribbon Recognition - 2019
Woodlawn Middle School Earns 2018 DuFour Award as model Professional Learning Community
Prairie Elementary School Earns National Blue Ribbon Recognition - 2017
Twin Groves Middle School Celebrates a Second Blue Ribbon - 2013 [PDF]
Kildeer Countryside Elementary Earns National Blue Ribbon Recognition - 2012
All District 96 elementary & middle schools earn fourth consecutive - ISBE Academic Excellence Award - 2011
ISBE Financial Recognition standing awarded to District 96 for 7th consecutive year - 2011
District 96 awarded 10th consecutive Bright Red Apple - 2012
Top 50 Lake County ranking for all District 96 elementary & middle schools - 2012 [PDF]
Country Meadows Elementary celebrates national recognition - 2010
District 96 receives bond rating upgrade - 2010
All District 96 elementary and middle schools earned 2009 ISBE Academic Excellence recognition
Woodlawn Middle School Earns National Blue Ribbon Recognition 2009
Willow Grove receives national recognition as building a successful professional learning community
Four Blue Ribbons for District Elementary PE Programs - 2009
Five District 96 schools earn Academic Excellence Awards - 2008
Country Meadows a Model School for Improving Professional Practice
Illinois State Board of Education lauds Those Who Excel in District 96 - 2008
Ivy Hall Elementary School is U.S. Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon School - 2008
District 96 earns national recognition for exemplary mathematics instruction
Twin Groves Middle School named Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Dept. of Education
Willow Grove Kindergarten & Early Childhood Center Earns NAEYC accreditation - 2004
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