Original Research by School Decision on Lake County Cooperative Alop
Lake County Cooperative ALOP is an alternative middle and high school located in Gages Lake, an unincorporated residential community in Warren Township on the border between Lake County's northern suburbs. The school serves grades 6 through 12, making it one of the few alternative placements in the region that spans both middle and high school students.
The school's enrollment data was not available at the time of this report, and the data payload shows zero students across all grades and demographic categories. This absence of enrollment figures suggests either that the school was very recently opened, that current data has not yet been reported to state systems, or that the school's operational status has shifted. State testing data, graduation rates, chronic absenteeism figures, and demographic breakdowns including free-and-reduced-price-lunch eligibility were all missing. Without these metrics, it is not possible to assess academic proficiency, graduation outcomes, or the population the school currently serves. A parent considering this school would want to contact Lake County Cooperative ALOP directly to verify current enrollment, staffing, program offerings, and recent assessment outcomes.
Gages Lake itself is a quiet, built-out suburban community centered around the lake and arranged along Gages Lake Road and Almond Road. Housing is predominantly owner-occupied single-family homes built across the mid-twentieth century, with upper-middle-income households. The area has seen modest recent growth, though almost all developable land has been claimed and infill now consists mainly of waterfront teardowns and custom rebuilds. Local amenities are limited; daily life relies on car travel, with public transit serving a small minority of commuters. Fire and police service have been provided by neighboring Grayslake since the 1960s, and shopping and civic anchors like the library sit in adjacent communities. The Wildwood Park District operates a network of neighborhood parks throughout the CDP, and the Warren-Newport Public Library serves the township from Gurnee.
The school sits within Lake ROE (Lake County Regional Office of Education), which is an oversight body rather than an operating district. In September 2023, the ROE partnered with ReferralGPS to launch a free county-wide mental health referral service linking families and school employees to therapists and counselors, a regional expansion of student support that operates across Lake County's districts and schools. In the adjacent Grayslake area, Community Consolidated School District 46 passed a limiting rate referendum in March 2024 that will retire long-term debt before a property tax rate increase, affecting property taxes and district investment capacity for families in that portion of the county.
To understand what Lake County Cooperative ALOP offers and who it serves, a parent or resident would need to reach out to the school directly for current enrollment, program descriptions, course offerings at the middle and high school levels, and recent academic and outcome data.
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