Plum Grove Middle School
Rolling Meadows, IL · Palatine CCSD 15
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
119th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 83%▼ Declining
2600 Plum Grove Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
(847)963-7600NCES ID 173042003154Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Plum Grove Middle School 119th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 83% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 93th in 2019 to 83th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 834 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 64.6% | 43.2% | ▼ 21.4 pts | |
| Asian | 26.4% | 40.3% | ▲ 13.9 pts | |
| Hispanic | 4.5% | 8.8% | ▲ 4.3 pts | |
| Black | 3.4% | 3.8% | ▲ 0.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.5% | 3.8% | ▲ 3.3 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $344K in zip 60008 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Plum Grove Middle School
- #470Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolPalatine CCSD 15 · 1.7 mi away470th of 685
ELA 52% ▼22 · Math 19% ▼35Compare - #527Winston Campus Middle SchoolPalatine CCSD 15 · 2.3 mi away527th of 685
ELA 37% ▼37 · Math 25% ▼29Compare - #136South Middle SchoolArlington Heights SD 25 · 3.1 mi away136th of 685
ELA 73% ▼1 · Math 51% ▼3Compare - #197Dwight D Eisenhower JHSSchaumburg CCSD 54 · 3.1 mi away197th of 685
ELA 70% ▼4 · Math 43% ▼11Compare - #521Walter R Sundling Middle SchoolPalatine CCSD 15 · 3.2 mi away521st of 685
ELA 37% ▼37 · Math 26% ▼28Compare - #82Thomas Middle SchoolArlington Heights SD 25 · 3.7 mi away82nd of 685
ELA 79% ▲5 · Math 59% ▲5Compare - #144Helen Keller JHSSchaumburg CCSD 54 · 4 mi away144th of 685
ELA 72% ▼2 · Math 50% ▼4Compare - #359Holmes Jr High SchoolComm Cons SD 59 · 4.5 mi away359th of 685
ELA 47% ▼27 · Math 41% ▼13Compare
What school district is Plum Grove Middle School in?
Plum Grove Middle School is part of the Palatine CCSD 15 district in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
Is Plum Grove Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Plum Grove Middle School 119th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 83% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Plum Grove Middle School?
White 43%, Asian 40%, Hispanic 9%, Black 4% (834 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Plum Grove Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60008 is $344K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.