10 Buffalo Grove Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

BUFFALO GROVE, IL — Several elementary and middle schools in Buffalo Grove have been ranked among the best in Illinois, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Twin Groves Middle School as the highest in the state among schools in Buffalo Grove, according to the new list. Twin Groves Middle School was ranked 15.

Here’s a look at how other schools in Buffalo Grove ranked compared with others in the state:

MIDDLE SCHOOLS

• 15: Twin Groves Middle School, Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96
• 29: Aptakisic Junior High School, Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102
• 315: Cooper Middle School, Community Consolidated School District 21

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

• 23: Prairie Elementary School, Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96
• 41: Earl Pritchett School, Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102
• 62: Ivy Hall Elementary School, Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96
• 110: Meridan School, Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102
• 113: Tripp School, Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102
• 182: Henry W. Longfellow Elementary School, Community Consolidated School District 21
• 1421: Joyce Kilmer Elementary School, Community Consolidated School District 21

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.