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Twin Groves Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

63^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Twin Groves Middle School in Buffalo Grove serves 625 students in grades 6–8 as part of Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96. Its 2025–26 proficiency results are exceptional: 84% in English language arts (ELA), 72% in math and 84% in grade 8 science. The central takeaway is that Twin Groves scores far above state levels and ranks among the strongest of the nearby schools.

Twin Groves is second among the ten nearby schools in all-grades ELA and third in math and grade 8 science. Only Daniel Wright Junior High School scores higher in ELA and math; Aptakisic Junior High School also edges it in math, while Woodlawn Middle School and Daniel Wright score higher in grade 8 science. Twin Groves is ahead of the state by 27 points in ELA and 32 points in both math and grade 8 science. It is slightly above district results in ELA, but slightly below in math and grade 8 science. Grade 7 is a particular strength: its ELA and math results are second-highest locally, and both exceed district results. Grade 8 ELA is a relative soft spot, 3 points below the district and behind three nearby schools.

Results rose from 78% to 84% in ELA and from 63% to 72% in math over the three years reported, though the state gaps narrowed overall. SchoolDigger gives Twin Groves 5 stars and ranks it 63rd of 1,126 schools, at the 94th percentile; its percentile has eased from 97 to 94 over those years. Its student–teacher ratio is 14.7, the highest among the ten nearby schools, whose average is about 11.9. Twin Groves reported 4% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2021–22, a historical figure rather than a current measure. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 subgroup rankings are notably below the overall ranking for White Students (63rd percentile versus 94th) and Special Education Students (77th versus 94th); the Special Education ranking fell from the 98th percentile in 2023–24.

625

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,318

Per pupil spending ?

4.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2021-22) ?

98%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

2600 N Buffalo Grove Rd
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-8023

(847) 821-8946

District: Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96

Students who attend Twin Groves Middle School usually attend:

High:

Adlai E Stevenson High School

Feeder schools for Twin Groves Middle School:

Elementary:

Ivy Hall Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.6%

White:

37.4%

Hispanic:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (80% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Illinois middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg80%

Illinois avg49%

63^rd of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96

34^th of 738Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 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
2026	91.2	63 of 1126	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	94.3	65 of 1368	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	47 of 1363	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	25 of 1367	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	28 of 1369	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	29 of 1241	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	10 of 1356	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	26 of 1293	98.0%	★★★★★
2017	98.0	18 of 1293	98.6%	★★★★★
2016	97.7	17 of 1294	98.7%	★★★★★
2015	99.1	14 of 1302	98.9%	★★★★★
2014	94.2	32 of 1322	97.6%	★★★★★
2013	95.0	26 of 1367	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	91.2	16 of 1365	98.8%	★★★★★
2011	90.5	18 of 1344	98.7%	★★★★★
2010	89.3	28 of 1327	97.9%	★★★★★
2009	88.8	31 of 1318	97.6%	★★★★★
2008	89.3	30 of 1293	97.7%	★★★★★
2007	90.4	19 of 1287	98.5%	★★★★★
2006	90.2	27 of 1272	97.9%	★★★★★
2005	88.8	68 of 1209	94.4%	★★★★★
2004	90.4	52 of 1204	95.7%	★★★★★
2003	88.8	81 of 1185	93.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	24 of 154	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	48 of 186	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	41 of 184	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	21 of 192	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	20 of 198	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	80.8	17 of 112	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	10 of 201	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	13 of 209	93.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	37 of 694	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	49 of 674	92.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	39 of 483	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	69.6	62 of 486	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	13 of 480	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	67.8	47 of 454	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	8 of 277	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	90.1	45 of 867	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	93.8	44 of 1248	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	36 of 1251	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	14 of 1275	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	22 of 1286	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	15 of 1017	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	11 of 1276	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	24 of 1226	98.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	59 of 669	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	24 of 643	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	20 of 661	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	84 of 1229	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	33 of 1219	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	33 of 1221	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	38 of 1161	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	81 of 829	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	67 of 1271	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	50 of 1264	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	32 of 1292	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	30 of 1286	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	29 of 1048	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	11 of 1296	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	24 of 1223	98.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	60.6	72 of 194	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	57 of 244	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	95.0	34 of 812	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	15 of 802	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	17 of 805	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	73.6	81 of 781	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	43 of 548	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	20 of 792	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	10 of 602	98.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	276 of 754	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.4	201 of 884	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	177 of 875	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	103 of 895	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	112 of 898	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	112 of 813	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.2	31 of 905	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	52 of 889	94.2%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)84th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)63rd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science84%+32 vs state

English Language Arts84%+27 vs state

Mathematics72%+32 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Excellent school. Very caring staff. So glad we moved in this district Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, December 9, 2016

Excellent teachers with very good curriculum and extra curricular activities Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 4, 2016

The teachers were trash, my student was frequently bullied and the school district didn't do anything about it, the school didn't do anything about this, the teachers were unkind and disrespectful, they didn't teach well, the tests they took were unreasonably stupid, one of my sons friend was called a fata$$ by the gym teacher and the teacher wasn't punished, the students couldn't learn from the dumb teachers. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Twin Groves Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 N Buffalo Grove Rd	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 821-8946	625	42	14.7	—	234 (37.4%)	10 (1.6%)	32 (5.1%)	329 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	91.2	63^rd of 1126 public middle schools	94.4%		94.3	65^th of 1368 public middle schools	95.2%	2	83.8	83.4	86.7	79.9	83.5	68.1	75.8	70.1	71.5	98%		$22,318	$319	$21,999
Aptakisic Junior High School	Public	6-8	1231 Weiland Rd	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 353-5506	940	67	14.1	—	294 (31.3%)	20 (2.1%)	52 (5.5%)	526 (56.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	85.5	119^th of 1126 public middle schools	89.4%		91.6	94^th of 1368 public middle schools	93.1%	25	79.6	72.6	72.5	81.5	75.5	67.0	65.8	68.7	67.2	97.4%		$19,436	$288	$19,148
Lake County Hulse Detention Center 6-8	Public	6-8	25467 N Milwaukee Ave	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 377-7800	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Woodlawn Middle School	Public	6-8	6362 Gilmer Rd	Long Grove	60047	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 353-8500	632	41	15.5	—	315 (49.8%)	23 (3.6%)	49 (7.8%)	220 (34.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	88.5	93^rd of 1126 public middle schools	91.7%		93.6	75^th of 1368 public middle schools	94.5%	18	86.4	75.4	80.7	85.6	80.4	68.9	60.4	72.3	67.1	97.8%		$22,696	$319	$22,377
Hawthorn Middle School South	Public	6-8	600 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 990-4100	609	54	11.2	30.7%	226 (37.1%)	32 (5.3%)	155 (25.5%)	170 (27.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	63.2	365^th of 1126 public middle schools	67.6%		68.7	380^th of 1368 public middle schools	72.2%	15	65.2	62.6	65.9	64.6	64.4	44.5	54.3	48.6	49.2	98.3%		$19,689	$221	$19,468
Hawthorn Middle School North	Public	6-8	201 W Hawthorn Pkwy	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 990-4400	627	55	11.3	33.3%	289 (46.1%)	28 (4.5%)	135 (21.5%)	149 (23.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	75.3	243^rd of 1126 public middle schools	78.4%		76.8	281^st of 1368 public middle schools	79.5%	38	71.5	72.0	78.7	72.4	74.6	48.4	61.9	49.4	53.7	98.4%		$19,021	$407	$18,615
Cooper Middle School	Public	6-8	1050 Plum Grove Cir	Buffalo Grove	60089	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 520-2750	732	57	12.9	56.0%	440 (60.1%)	18 (2.5%)	175 (23.9%)	75 (10.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	63.8	359^th of 1126 public middle schools	68.1%		67.8	392^nd of 1368 public middle schools	71.3%	33	65.6	60.9	63.2	73.1	66.3	49.0	58.3	38.2	48.0	98.6%		$22,133	$601	$21,533
Daniel Wright Junior High School	Public	6-8	1370 N Riverwoods Rd	Lincolnshire	60069	Lake County	Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 295-1560	720	66	10.9	—	278 (38.6%)	12 (1.7%)	18 (2.5%)	385 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	95.4	26^th of 1126 public middle schools	97.7%		97.8	17^th of 1368 public middle schools	98.8%	9	84.8	89.5	92.4	88.9	90.3	72.4	84.0	79.9	78.8	98.2%		$21,363	$277	$21,086
West Oak Middle School	Public	6-8	26156 N Acorn Ln	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Diamond Lake School District 76	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 566-9220	280	27	10.3	—	56 (20.0%)	11 (3.9%)	190 (67.9%)	14 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	26.9	826^th of 1126 public middle schools	26.6%		31.5	915^th of 1368 public middle schools	33.1%	89	38.9	41.6	60.2	66.7	56.8	18.2	25.3	15.6	19.6	100%		$26,404	$723	$25,681
Jack London Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 W Dundee Rd	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 520-2745	628	65	9.6	63.5%	188 (29.9%)	15 (2.4%)	345 (54.9%)	56 (8.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	35.1	723^rd of 1126 public middle schools	35.8%		48.2	649^th of 1368 public middle schools	52.6%	74	50.0	50.2	45.6	64.5	53.9	30.8	32.8	33.3	32.3	98.9%		$25,950	$601	$25,349

Frequently Asked Questions about Twin Groves Middle School

How many students attend Twin Groves Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended Twin Groves Middle School.

What district is Twin Groves Middle School in?

Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96

What high school do graduates of Twin Groves Middle School attend?

Students who attend Twin Groves Middle School usually go on to attend Adlai E Stevenson High School

Is Twin Groves Middle School a good school?

Yes. Twin Groves Middle School ranks in the top 5.6% of Illinois middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Twin Groves Middle School?

Students at Twin Groves Middle School are 53% Asian, 37% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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