Twin Groves Middle School, Ivy Hall Elementary School, Woodlawn Middle School and Kildeer Elementary School have earned national Blue Ribbon recognition from the U.S. Department of Education. For the forth consecutive year, all District 96 schools were recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education for 2011 Academic Excellence. Willow Grove Kindergarten Center has earned NAEYC Accreditation along with recognition as building a successful professional learning community. School District 96 is one of only 79 Illinois school districts selected from 868 districts statewide to receive the 2012 Bright Red Apple for educational excellence. Each of the four elementary schools has been awarded Blue Ribbon recognition status for its physical education program. Five of the District 96 schools have been recognized by the Chicago Sun Times (March 2009) as being within the Top 50 Suburban Public Schools list. In October 2006, Ivy Hall, Kildeer Countryside, and Prairie Schools were recognized in Chicago magazine as among the Top 15 Public Schools in Lake County.