The Complete D125 Feeder School Guide — Your K–12 Path to Stevenson

Most families searching for D125 homes focus entirely on Stevenson High School. That's understandable — Stevenson is the reason they're searching. But the home they buy doesn't just determine which high school their children attend. It determines the entire K–12 path: which elementary school, which middle school, and then Stevenson.

That path is determined by your sender district — and there are six of them. Here's the complete guide, sourced from d125.org's official sender school information.

Why the Sender District Matters

Zillow tells you the high school. It doesn't tell you where your kindergartener will go in September. If you have young children or are planning a family, the elementary and middle school years represent 8 of the 13 years your children spend in this system before leaving for college. The sender district shapes those years.

Different sender districts have different school cultures, different facilities, different commute patterns, and different community feels. Two D125 homes at the same price can provide very different K–8 experiences.

The Six Official Sender Districts

Source: d125.org/about/sender-schools

1. Aptakisic-Tripp D102 — Buffalo Grove

📞 847-353-5650 · Serves: portions of Buffalo Grove

• K–3: Pritchett Elementary or Tripp Elementary
• 4–5: Meridian School
• 6–8: Aptakisic Junior High
• 9–12: Stevenson High School

2. Kildeer-Countryside D96 — Buffalo Grove, Kildeer, Long Grove

📞 847-459-4260 · Serves: Long Grove (100%), Kildeer (portions), Buffalo Grove (portions), Hawthorn Woods (portions)

• pre-K/K: Willow Grove Elementary
• 1–5: Country Meadows, Ivy Hall, Kildeer Countryside, or Prairie Elem
• 6–8: Twin Groves Middle or Woodlawn Middle
• 9–12: Stevenson High School

3. Lincolnshire-Prairie View D103 — Lincolnshire, Prairie View

📞 847-295-4030 · Serves: Lincolnshire (100%), Prairie View (100%)

• pre-K–2: Sprague School
• 3–4: Half Day School
• 5–8: Daniel Wright Junior High
• 9–12: Stevenson High School

4. Diamond Lake D76 — Mundelein (portions)

📞 847-566-9221 · Serves: portions of Mundelein inside D125

• pre-K–1: Fairhaven School
• 2–4: Diamond Lake School
• 5–8: West Oak Middle School
• 9–12: Stevenson High School

5. Fremont D79 — Mundelein (portions)

📞 847-566-0169 · Serves: other portions of Mundelein inside D125

• pre-K–2: Fremont Elementary School
• 3–5: Fremont Intermediate School
• 6–8: Fremont Middle School
• 9–12: Stevenson High School

6. Hawthorn D73 — Vernon Hills (portions)

📞 847-990-4200 · Serves: portions of Vernon Hills inside D125

• K–5: Aspen Elementary or Hawthorn Elementary South
• 6–8: Hawthorn Middle School South
• 9–12: Stevenson High School

How to Know Which Sender District You're In

Your sender district is determined by your specific property address — not your community, not your ZIP code. Two homes on the same Buffalo Grove street can be in different sender districts. The only reliable method is parcel-level verification.

Shilpa identifies the sender district for every address she works with. When you're considering a home, she'll tell you not just "yes it's in D125" but the exact sender district, the elementary school your children will attend from day one, the middle school, and the full path to Stevenson. Full feeder school guide →