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Heritage Grove Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Heritage Grove Middle School is a public middle school in Plainfield, Illinois, serving 833 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Plainfield School District 202, which is ranked 303 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heritage Grove Middle School consistently outperforms the Plainfield School District and the state of Illinois in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 81% of Heritage Grove students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 62.6% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, 55.2% of Heritage Grove students were proficient or better, compared to 43.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for African American, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

While Heritage Grove Middle School has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, it still performs better than the district average. The school also has a higher spending per student, at $14,106 in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the district average of $12,366. When compared to other middle schools in the Plainfield School District and surrounding areas, Heritage Grove Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently outranking its peers in the district and often performing better than schools in neighboring districts, such as Indian Prairie CUSD 204 and Cusd 308.

841

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,318

Per pupil spending ?

23.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12425 S Van Dyke Rd
Plainfield, IL 60585-2701

(815) 439-4810

District: Plainfield School District 202

Students who attend Heritage Grove Middle School usually attend:

High:

Plainfield North High School

Feeder schools for Heritage Grove Middle School:

Elementary:	Eagle Pointe Elementary School
	Freedom Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.9%

Asian:

20.5%

Hispanic:

13.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (68% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Illinois middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Plainfield School District 202

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg53%

Illinois avg46%

122^nd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Middle Schools in the Plainfield School District 202

303^rd of 811Plainfield School District 202 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	89.8	122 of 1368	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	184 of 1363	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	163 of 1367	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	135 of 1369	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	154 of 1241	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	101 of 1356	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	115 of 1293	91.1%	★★★★★
2017	88.4	121 of 1293	90.6%	★★★★★
2016	85.4	145 of 1294	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	91.0	97 of 1302	92.5%	★★★★★
2014	90.0	88 of 1322	93.3%	★★★★★
2013	88.8	100 of 1367	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	86.1	81 of 1365	94.1%	★★★★★
2011	86.1	72 of 1344	94.6%	★★★★★
2010	84.1	111 of 1327	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	83.9	119 of 1318	91.0%	★★★★★
2008	83.1	145 of 1293	88.8%	★★★★☆
2007	69.9	394 of 1287	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.2	444 of 1272	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.4	558 of 1209	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.5	687 of 1204	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	58.9	543 of 1185	54.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	40 of 574	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	33 of 548	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	28 of 569	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	33 of 573	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.0	18 of 385	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	28 of 565	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	8 of 511	98.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	66 of 186	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	76 of 184	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	83 of 192	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	53 of 198	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	49 of 112	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	44 of 201	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	47 of 209	77.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	94 of 694	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	125 of 639	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	70 of 674	89.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	12 of 483	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	73.5	50 of 486	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	39 of 480	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	54.4	114 of 454	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	14 of 339	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	65.2	35 of 285	87.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	125 of 1248	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	181 of 1251	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	144 of 1275	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	188 of 1286	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	165 of 1017	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	81 of 1276	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	116 of 1226	90.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	82 of 669	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	85 of 643	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	70 of 661	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	58 of 662	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	76.4	67 of 517	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	64 of 639	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	72 of 590	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	56 of 1229	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	80 of 1219	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	121 of 1234	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	54 of 1221	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	41 of 1019	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	57 of 1217	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	74 of 1161	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	106 of 1271	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	162 of 1264	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	165 of 1292	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	95 of 1286	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	136 of 1048	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	137 of 1296	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	115 of 1223	90.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	47 of 204	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	92.0	9 of 184	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	30 of 194	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	32 of 195	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	29 of 179	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	19 of 164	88.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	73 of 812	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	74.4	150 of 802	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	114 of 805	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	87 of 781	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	110 of 548	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	71 of 792	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	76.7	67 of 602	88.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	153 of 884	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	218 of 875	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	206 of 895	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	206 of 898	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	189 of 813	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	112 of 905	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	154 of 889	82.7%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts81%+28 vs state

Science68%+23 vs state

Mathematics55%+17 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
Heritage Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	12425 S Van Dyke Rd	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 439-4810	841	57	14.8	23.3%	462 (54.9%)	56 (6.7%)	113 (13.4%)	172 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.4%)	89.8	122^nd of 1368 public middle schools	91.1%		84.3	184^th of 1363 public middle schools	86.5%	62	68.4	75.5	84.2	83.4	81.0	53.5	55.3	56.8	55.2	98.2	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.2	97.3	$15,318	$352	$14,967
Clifford Crone Middle School	Public	6-8	4020 111th St	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-5600	891	59	15.1	10.4%	259 (29.1%)	40 (4.5%)	60 (6.7%)	485 (54.4%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.4%)	93.9	72^nd of 1368 public middle schools	94.7%		94.9	55^th of 1363 public middle schools	96.0%	17	80.3	77.7	79.4	84.4	80.5	66.7	67.0	69.0	67.6	99.3	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.0	97.8	$15,415	$576	$14,839
John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	12350 Essington Rd	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 439-8024	912	60	15.2	35.2%	331 (36.3%)	159 (17.4%)	228 (25.0%)	140 (15.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.7%)	72.9	331^st of 1368 public middle schools	75.8%		74.5	290^th of 1363 public middle schools	78.7%	41	56.6	64.3	63.9	67.1	65.1	35.4	46.8	42.2	41.5	98.6	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	97.5	98.6	98.1	$13,461	$377	$13,084
Scullen Middle School	Public	6-8	2815 Mistflower Ln	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-7000	948	65	14.5	10.3%	247 (26.1%)	62 (6.5%)	48 (5.1%)	540 (57.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.7%)	95.3	48^th of 1368 public middle schools	96.5%		96.3	39^th of 1363 public middle schools	97.1%	9	76.3	78.9	88.3	87.7	85.0	66.3	72.1	74.0	70.8	98.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	97.7	98.1	97.5	$15,586	$527	$15,060
Indian Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	14723 S Eastern Ave	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 436-6128	520	39	13.3	39.2%	211 (40.6%)	93 (17.9%)	172 (33.1%)	16 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	61.7	474^th of 1368 public middle schools	65.4%		62.1	426^th of 1363 public middle schools	68.7%	48	50.8	57.8	57.7	61.1	59.0	32.3	38.9	30.4	33.5	99.1	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.2	98.9	99.1	98.3	$17,339	$546	$16,793
Murphy Junior High School	Public	6-8	26923 W Grande Park Blvd	Plainfield	60585	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 608-5100	700	47	14.8	19.9%	343 (49.0%)	82 (11.7%)	106 (15.1%)	125 (17.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.4%)	78.5	261^st of 1368 public middle schools	80.9%		76.4	269^th of 1363 public middle schools	80.3%	8	57.7	66.7	74.8	61.7	67.7	46.5	59.7	40.5	48.9	97.7	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.5	97.4	97.8	95.2	$14,947	$426	$14,522
Bednarcik Junior High School	Public	6-8	3025 Heggs Rd	Aurora	60503	Will County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 636-2500	535	37	14.3	25.4%	231 (43.2%)	58 (10.8%)	93 (17.4%)	126 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	83.8	195^th of 1368 public middle schools	85.7%		83.4	199^th of 1363 public middle schools	85.4%	4	67.9	68.7	61.5	75.5	68.6	51.2	57.7	54.3	54.5	97.2	98.3	98.3	98.3	97.6	97.4	97.6	97.0	$17,585	$397	$17,189
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	Public	6-8	15320 W Wallin Dr	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 267-3600	851	55	15.4	22.4%	467 (54.9%)	97 (11.4%)	142 (16.7%)	106 (12.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.1%)	82	225^th of 1368 public middle schools	83.6%		79	236^th of 1363 public middle schools	82.7%	11	61.4	75.6	72.3	68.6	72.2	46.3	48.3	50.7	48.4	98.1	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.1	97.9	98.1	97.7	$14,558	$584	$13,974
Gordon Gregory Middle School	Public	6-8	2621 Springdale Cir	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6300	811	52	15.7	8.3%	394 (48.6%)	25 (3.1%)	73 (9.0%)	271 (33.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.5%)	95.8	39^th of 1368 public middle schools	97.1%		96.5	38^th of 1363 public middle schools	97.2%	1	82.5	87.0	84.2	89.8	87.0	64.8	71.4	67.3	67.9	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	$15,097	$598	$14,498
Plank Junior High	Public	6-8	510 Secretariat Ln	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 551-9400	595	54	11.1	36.8%	258 (43.4%)	60 (10.1%)	211 (35.5%)	39 (6.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	51.9	593^rd of 1368 public middle schools	56.7%		59.2	458^th of 1363 public middle schools	66.4%	135	43.4	55.9	50.0	53.6	53.1	31.8	28.9	27.4	29.3	98.4	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.4	98.7	97.8	$16,664	$562	$16,102

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Grove Middle School

Is Heritage Grove Middle School a good school?

Yes. Heritage Grove Middle School ranks in the top 8.9% of Illinois middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Grove Middle School?

Students at Heritage Grove Middle School are 55% White, 20% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Heritage Grove Middle School attend?

Students who attend Heritage Grove Middle School usually go on to attend Plainfield North High School

How many students attend Heritage Grove Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 841 students attended Heritage Grove Middle School.

What district is Heritage Grove Middle School in?

Plainfield School District 202

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