Plum Grove Middle School

Plum Grove Middle School, a sprawling junior high in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, part of Palatine CCSD 15, instructs 1,128 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 144% bigger than typical.

Across the 20 schools in Palatine CCSD 15 (11,715 students total), Plum Grove Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Plum Grove Middle School lists that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 35% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the resource side, The school reports having 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Plum Grove Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.9%, the actual is 64.5%, a residual of +1.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Plum Grove Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Pleasant Hill Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Plum Grove Middle School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 54.1%.

Plum Grove Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 31%: 858 students in 2018 compared to 1,128 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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