The top reported proficiency rate is 88% in English language arts. The lowest is 80% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Copeland Manor Elem School
Copeland Manor Elementary is a public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Libertyville, a primarily residential village roughly a half-hour's drive north of Chicago in Lake County. The school sits within Libertyville School District 70, a system that has recently adopted the Amplify CKLA Science of Reading curriculum for all elementary students and introduced a structured Kindergarten Launch to Learning program beginning in the 2025-26 school year in which incoming kindergartners spend two days in mixed peer groups before being placed into home classrooms.
The school enrollment is small, with about three hundred eighty students distributed across the K-5 range. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial students and very few Black students. Free-or-reduced-price-lunch eligibility data was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about economic diversity among families. The school does not report counts for students with IEPs or English learners, data the district may hold.
On the most recent state assessments, Copeland Manor's proficiency rates in grades three through five show strength in English language arts, where a majority of students tested met or exceeded state standards across all three grades, with fifth-grade performance notably high. Math proficiency is solid but slightly lower, with most students meeting standards in third and fifth grade but a meaningful share falling short in fourth grade. Fifth-grade science proficiency was also in the range of most students meeting standards. The data is incomplete for grades six through eight, which reflects the school's K-5 configuration; those grades are not served here. Illinois changed its state assessment cut scores after the 2024-25 results were reported, so direct year-to-year comparisons with past performance are not available.
Within Lake County's school districts, Copeland Manor's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, a position that reflects solid academic grounding across tested subjects and grades. The school achieved near-universal test participation, a sign of strong attendance and engagement at assessment time.
Libertyville as a place is largely built out and centered on a preserved historic downtown along Milwaukee Avenue, where the Cook Park Library and Cook Park itself anchor civic life. The downtown is very walkable and served by Metra commuter rail, though the village as a whole is more car-oriented. Housing values in the area are substantial, and the market shows moderate activity with supply stable but demand softer than a year ago. The median rent for the zip code is also substantial, reflecting the suburb's position in an affluent county. The school sits at 801 Seventh Avenue, a few blocks from downtown.
The district adopted a 2023-2028 Strategic Plan that includes goals to address curriculum funding, evaluate district boundaries, and explore additional local funding sources including a possible education foundation. For a parent choosing between elementary schools in the area, Copeland Manor offers solid proficiency and a mainstream K-5 setting with recent curriculum and kindergarten transition changes now in effect across the district.
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