Lake Country School history

The property was purchased in 1986, and the following year Children’s House classrooms and other major renovations were made on the lower level.

In 1989 a new wing, including the gymnasium, junior high space, research center, and office, was completed.

Our ongoing academic excellence and continued success is preparing students for a world that is dramatically different than when our new doors opened in 1993.

In 1996, The church changed their name from Lake Country Baptist Church to Lake Country Church, an independent and non-denominational fellowship.

In 1999, the Lutheran High School Association of Greater Milwaukee founded its third school, Lake Country Lutheran High School (LCL). LCL opened its doors to five students its first year as it rented space from Divine Redeemer Lutheran School.

A Montessori Dictionary (Annette Haines, January 2001, reprinted with permission)

In 2003, thanks to the generous support of the I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation, Lake Country School broke ground on the O’Shaughnessy Homestead (now called O'Shaughnessy Lodge) at the Land School.

In the fall of 2004, Lake Country received the largest single gift made to its endowment fund from the Drake-McLaughlin alumni family, enabling us to add more support to families through our tuition assistance program.

In February of 2009, LCL moved into its permanent facility on the northeast corner of the intersection of Highways 16 and 83.

In 2018, LCL's enrollment rose to 370 students and the community raised enough to build an expansion for five additional classrooms, choir room, band room, bathrooms, and a multi-use space for performing arts.

Doctor Jesse McElreath was promoted to glory and his Celebration of Life was held at Lake Country Church in 2020.