Buffalo Grove Schools Named to State Academic Honor Roll

Buffalo Grove schools have been given high honors by the Illinois State Board of Education this week. Eight schools have been named to the Academic Honor Roll and given the 2012 Academic Excellence Award.

Aptakisic Junior High School, Earl Pritchett School, Henry W. Longfellow School, Ivy Hall Elementary School, Prairie Elementary School, Twin Groves Middle School Tripp School and Kildeer Countryside Elementary School are among 454 Illinois schools receiving the award. The schools honored all sustained high academic performances over the past three years.

According to the Illinois State Board of Education, schools that receive the Academic Excellence Award must have at least 90 percent of elementary and middle students meeting or exceeding state standards in reading and math for three straight years. At the high school level, at least 85 percent of the students must meet or exceed standards on the Prairie State Achievement Exam given from 2010-2012.