Aptakisic Junior High School

Located at 1231 Weiland Rd, in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Aptakisic Junior High School is a roomy junior high that hosts 940 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Aptakisic Junior High School sits 103% larger than that benchmark.

Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,557 students; Aptakisic Junior High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Aptakisic Junior High School reports that the largest single group is Asian, at 56% of enrollment; the rest consists of 31% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 9% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Aptakisic Junior High School has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, Lake County reports that median household earnings sit near $110,416, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lake County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), of which Aptakisic Junior High School is one.

The closest other public school is Tripp School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Aptakisic Junior High School's enrollment has expanded 85% since 2018, when it stood at 507 (now 940). Over the same period, the White share fell from 52% to 31%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.