28575 Oakhaven Ct
Lake Bluff, IL 60044

I have three children who all went to Rondout from kindergarten through eight grade. What they learned at Rondout academically, socially, and life skills, set them up for success in high school and college. It is a small community with big ambitions, a talented and dedicated administration and teaching staff, and resources to maintain a high quality of education for its students.

Libertyville High School could have provided me with a better education but was better than Oak Grove Elementary School.Students are not supported & LHS does not prepare students for college and the real world.Most teachers are not willing to help students learn. Teaching is just a job to them. Many couldn't meet with students before or after school. Many cared more about getting home to their families than staying after school to help students. Many teachers focus on sports over academics and small talk over learning, which affects education, quality & meant that I had to self teach.Counselors don't encourage students to reach their full potential. They focus on emotional well being at the expense of academic achievement.Career counselor told me to aim lower and apply to less selective colleges. Not taking her advice was one of the best decisions I ever made.LHS has no standing with selective schools, the career center person told me colleges declined to visit LHS.Students who say in the reviews that the same kids are chosen for everything are right, LHS is very insular. At least I had a few caring teachers and this place wasn’t as bad as my elementary / middle school: Oak Grove Elementary School.