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Grove Junior High School

Q: Is Grove Junior High School a good school?

Grove Junior High School ranks 811 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Grove Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 741 students attended Grove Junior High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Grove Junior High School?

Students at Grove Junior High School are 49% Hispanic, 40% White, 4% Asian, 3% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of Grove Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Grove Junior High School usually go on to attend Elk Grove High School

Public Grades 6-8

811^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 41% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Grove Junior High School is a public middle school located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, serving 788 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Community Consolidated School District 59, which is ranked 487 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Grove Junior High School consistently performs below the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate was 40.7%, compared to the state average of 53.1%. The school's performance has been relatively stagnant over the past few years, with no significant improvements in proficiency rates. When compared to nearby middle schools like Algonquin Middle School and Friendship Junior High School, Grove Junior High School generally performs worse academically.

The school also faces challenges in terms of student group equity and resource utilization. Grove Junior High School struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, such as Asian, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Disabled students, who often perform in the bottom 25% of Illinois middle schools. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.9% to 26.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite the increased per-student spending, the school's academic performance has not shown significant improvements, indicating a need to evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation and instructional practices.

741

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,639

Per pupil spending ?

61.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

777 W Elk Grove Blvd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-4221

(847) 593-4367

District: Community Cons School District 59

Students who attend Grove Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Elk Grove High School

Feeder schools for Grove Junior High School:

Elementary:	Adm Richard E Byrd Elementary School
	Clearmont Elementary School
	Rupley Elementary School
	Salt Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.0%

White:

39.8%

Asian:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (34% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg42%

Illinois avg46%

811^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Community Cons School District 59

487^th of 811Community Cons School District 59 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	811 of 1368	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	664 of 1363	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	759 of 1367	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	792 of 1369	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	820 of 1241	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	875 of 1356	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	859 of 1293	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.1	851 of 1293	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.6	704 of 1294	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.0	545 of 1302	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.8	805 of 1322	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.1	727 of 1367	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.8	611 of 1365	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.8	566 of 1344	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.0	465 of 1327	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.2	461 of 1318	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.3	514 of 1293	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.3	458 of 1287	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.0	540 of 1272	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.8	358 of 1209	70.4%	★★★★☆
2004	63.7	493 of 1204	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	66.5	431 of 1185	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	161 of 186	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	144 of 184	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	158 of 192	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	182 of 198	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	181 of 201	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	173 of 209	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	504 of 694	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	517 of 639	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	336 of 674	50.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	440 of 483	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	364 of 486	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	415 of 480	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	342 of 454	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	184 of 277	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	252 of 339	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	269 of 285	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	728 of 1248	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	619 of 1251	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	732 of 1275	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	739 of 1286	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	761 of 1017	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	844 of 1276	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	823 of 1226	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	570 of 669	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	499 of 643	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	529 of 661	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	573 of 662	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	488 of 517	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	606 of 639	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	570 of 590	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	707 of 1229	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	513 of 1219	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	652 of 1234	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	758 of 1221	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	797 of 1019	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	931 of 1217	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	936 of 1161	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	779 of 1271	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	621 of 1264	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	686 of 1292	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	734 of 1286	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	699 of 1048	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	834 of 1296	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	823 of 1223	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	70.6	43 of 164	73.8%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	565 of 812	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	412 of 802	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	337 of 805	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	501 of 781	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	453 of 548	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	568 of 792	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	361 of 602	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	562 of 884	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	434 of 875	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	490 of 895	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	523 of 898	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	509 of 813	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	540 of 905	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	597 of 889	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2018)74th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

White (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2025)27th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-32 vs school

Native American (2025)<1st percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-12 vs state

Science33%-12 vs state

Mathematics27%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grove Junior High School	Public	6-8	777 W Elk Grove Blvd	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 593-4367	741	72	10.2	61.1%	295 (39.8%)	14 (1.9%)	363 (49.0%)	32 (4.3%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	37.5	811^th of 1368 public middle schools	40.7%		45.4	664^th of 1363 public middle schools	51.3%	147	32.9	38.5	46.3	36.5	40.7	24.4	33.7	21.5	26.9	98.1	97.5	97.5	97.7	98.8	97.3	98.2	93.6	$23,639	$701	$22,938
Wood Dale Junior High School	Public	6-8	6N655 Wood Dale Rd	Wood Dale	60191	DuPage County	Wood Dale School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 766-6210	277	25	10.9	56.7%	95 (34.3%)	6 (2.2%)	156 (56.3%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	51.8	595^th of 1368 public middle schools	56.5%		48.5	609^th of 1363 public middle schools	55.3%	14	40.0	58.5	53.0	54.7	55.6	25.5	31.3	28.0	28.2	98.2	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	$25,624	$236	$25,388
F E Peacock Middle School	Public	6-8	301 E North St	Itasca	60143	DuPage County	Itasca School District 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 773-0335	305	24	12.9		215 (70.5%)	2 (0.7%)	57 (18.7%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	94.2	66^th of 1368 public middle schools	95.2%		89.3	120^th of 1363 public middle schools	91.2%	54	81.9	78.1	84.6	86.3	82.7	71.9	58.2	74.7	68.7	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	89.3	$16,241	$198	$16,042
Friendship Junior High School	Public	6-8	550 Elizabeth Ln	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 593-4350	633	59	10.7	61.5%	240 (37.9%)	34 (5.4%)	232 (36.7%)	101 (16.0%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	62	470^th of 1368 public middle schools	65.6%		63.7	409^th of 1363 public middle schools	70.0%	61	51.7	51.5	48.9	60.1	53.7	38.9	41.4	37.4	39.2	96.6	97.7	97.7	97.4	97.4	96.1	97.9	95.2	$22,291	$701	$21,590
Margaret Mead Junior High School	Public	7-8	1765 Biesterfield Rd	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 357-6000	702	46	15.2		316 (45.0%)	36 (5.1%)	138 (19.7%)	187 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	90.3	114^th of 1368 public middle schools	91.7%		92.6	87^th of 1363 public middle schools	93.6%	27	61.5		82.8	86.4	84.5		60.1	56.7	58.4	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	97.7	98.0	96.9	$16,579	$492	$16,087
Holmes Junior High School	Public	6-8	1900 W Lonnquist Blvd	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 593-4390	459	49	9.3	62.5%	156 (34.0%)	29 (6.3%)	191 (41.6%)	65 (14.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	55.5	546^th of 1368 public middle schools	60.1%		51.6	577^th of 1363 public middle schools	57.7%	31	39.2	56.2	47.6	39.5	47.2	54.0	45.2	27.5	41.2	95.3	96.9	96.9	96.9	97.1	94.0	96.9	91.5	$24,377	$701	$23,676
Medinah Middle School	Public	6-8	700 E Granville Ave	Roselle	60172	DuPage County	Medinah School District 11	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 893-3838	246	18	13.5	43.9%	142 (57.7%)	12 (4.9%)	67 (27.2%)	18 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	70.6	352^nd of 1368 public middle schools	74.3%		83.3	200^th of 1363 public middle schools	85.3%	152	62.8	49.3	57.1	70.5	59.2	33.3	48.9	48.7	44.3	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	90.9	$17,340	$146	$17,194
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	700 W Lincoln St	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Mount Prospect School District 57	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 394-7350	784	58	13.5		576 (73.5%)	13 (1.7%)	87 (11.1%)	62 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.9%)	78.4	265^th of 1368 public middle schools	80.6%		77.3	263^rd of 1363 public middle schools	80.7%	2	64.5	64.0	54.0	62.9	60.5	52.2	54.5	60.3	55.8	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.5	97.3	97.8	95.9	$16,899	$472	$16,428
Blackhawk Middle School	Public	6-8	250 S Church Rd	Bensenville	60106	DuPage County	Bensenville School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 766-2601	665	58	11.4	55.0%	135 (20.3%)	10 (1.5%)	476 (71.6%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	48	653^rd of 1368 public middle schools	52.3%		51.9	572^nd of 1363 public middle schools	58.0%	81	31.2	47.2	48.3	52.5	49.4	30.1	29.2	37.1	32.2	97.3	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	96.7	97.6	87.4	$20,618	$1,489	$19,129
Algonquin Middle School	Public	6-8	767 E Algonquin Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1205	597	60	9.9	57.3%	153 (25.6%)	16 (2.7%)	346 (58.0%)	65 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	65.1	425^th of 1368 public middle schools	68.9%		73.2	307^th of 1363 public middle schools	77.5%	118	44.2	50.0	45.4	67.5	54.5	44.4	48.9	44.8	46.0	95.4	93.2	93.2	93.2	96.3	91.4	96.5	91.2	$24,961	$1,182	$23,779

Frequently Asked Questions about Grove Junior High School

What high school do graduates of Grove Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Grove Junior High School usually go on to attend Elk Grove High School

What district is Grove Junior High School in?

Community Cons School District 59

How many students attend Grove Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 741 students attended Grove Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Grove Junior High School?

Students at Grove Junior High School are 49% Hispanic, 40% White, 4% Asian, 3% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Grove Junior High School a good school?

Grove Junior High School ranks 811^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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