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Aptakisic Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1231 Weiland Rd, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 · (847) 353-5506 · Part of Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District

Vernon Township’s School Grade A+ better than 98% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
940
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Aptakisic Junior High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 36 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 8% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1231 Weiland Rd, Buffalo Grove

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6305
Grade 7309
Grade 8326
Enrollment over time
870’20
863’21
883’22
885’23
940’24

Up 8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 56%White 31%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Aptakisic Junior High School from Vernon Township families.

Other schools in Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District

The district →
Tripp School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Buffalo Grove
485 students13:1
Earl Pritchett School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Buffalo Grove
430 students12:1
Meridian School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Buffalo Grove
702 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Vernon Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.