Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102
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The Aptakisic-Tripp School District is a school district in Lake County
, Illinois
. Most students live in Buffalo Grove
, a northern suburb of Chicago
, yet many live in unincorporated Prairie View
or Deerfield
. It operates four schools and covers grades Early Childhood
through 8.
There are two K-4 schools, Tripp Elementary School and Pritchett Elementary School. There is one middle school for grades 5-6 which is named Meridian Middle School
. The junior high school, which is for grades 7-8, is named Aptakisic Junior High School
.
Students who live in the district boundaries attend Adlai E. Stevenson High School
in Lincolnshire
; Stevenson is not controlled by District 102 but by Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125.
The district was originally split into the Aptakisic School and the Tripp School during the 19th century and fist half of the 20th century. Due to a growing city of Buffalo Grove, the schools united into one in the 1960s. Along with a united district came a brand new school. By the 1970s the school was unable to handle the growing city and the school was torn down and the Aptakisic School came up. By 1981, grades K-5 began going to the new Pritchett Elementary School. In the late 1980s, Tripp Middle School was built serving grades 3-5, at which point Pritchett Elementary served only grades K-2. Aptakisic School was now a junior high serving grades 6, 7, and 8. By 1994, Meridian Middle School was built to handle grade 5 and 6, while Tripp Middle School became an elementary school serving K-4, alongside Pritchett. Pritchett School also houses Pre-K classrooms for three and four year old students who reside within District 102 boundaries.
Lake County, Illinois
Lake County is a county in the northeastern corner of the state of Illinois, on the shore of Lake Michigan. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 703,462, which is an increase of 9.2% from 644,356 in 2000. Its county seat is Waukegan. The county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. Most students live in Buffalo Grove
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Buffalo Grove is an affluent village located in the northern suburbs of Chicago, and in Cook and Lake counties in Illinois, United States. The town was named for Buffalo Creek, which was itself named for bison bones found in the area....
, a northern suburb of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, yet many live in unincorporated Prairie View
Prairie View, Illinois
Prairie View is an unincorporated town located in the northeastern area of the state of Illinois, in southern Lake County. It is considered to be part of the Vernon Township...
or Deerfield
Deerfield, Illinois
Deerfield is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States and is located approximately 25 miles north of Chicago, Illinois. A portion of the village is in Cook County, Illinois, United States...
. It operates four schools and covers grades Early Childhood
Early childhood education
Early childhood education is the formal teaching and care of young children by people other than their family or in settings outside of the home. 'Early childhood' is usually defined as before the age of normal schooling - five years in most nations, though the U.S...
through 8.
There are two K-4 schools, Tripp Elementary School and Pritchett Elementary School. There is one middle school for grades 5-6 which is named Meridian Middle School
Meridian Middle School
Meridian Middle School is a middle school on Brandywyn Lane, in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.Meridian is one of four in the Aptakisic-Tripp School District. It serves grades 5 and 6. It is also the northernmost school in the district...
. The junior high school, which is for grades 7-8, is named Aptakisic Junior High School
Aptakisic Junior High School
Aptakisic Junior High School is part of Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102 located on 1231 N. Weiland Road in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. It feeds into Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, suburbs of Chicago and the school's main goal is to prepare the...
.
Students who live in the district boundaries attend Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, Illinois)
Adlai E. Stevenson High School , commonly called Stevenson High School , is a public four-year high school located 3/4 of a mile west of the corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Half Day Road in Lincolnshire, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, serving Lincolnshire, Long Grove, larger portions of...
in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire, Illinois
Lincolnshire is a village in the Vernon Township region of Lake County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The village is a suburb of Chicago, a city in the adjacent Cook County. Its population was 6,108 at the time of the 2000 census. Lincolnshire was incorporated on August 5, 1957, from the...
; Stevenson is not controlled by District 102 but by Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125.
The district was originally split into the Aptakisic School and the Tripp School during the 19th century and fist half of the 20th century. Due to a growing city of Buffalo Grove, the schools united into one in the 1960s. Along with a united district came a brand new school. By the 1970s the school was unable to handle the growing city and the school was torn down and the Aptakisic School came up. By 1981, grades K-5 began going to the new Pritchett Elementary School. In the late 1980s, Tripp Middle School was built serving grades 3-5, at which point Pritchett Elementary served only grades K-2. Aptakisic School was now a junior high serving grades 6, 7, and 8. By 1994, Meridian Middle School was built to handle grade 5 and 6, while Tripp Middle School became an elementary school serving K-4, alongside Pritchett. Pritchett School also houses Pre-K classrooms for three and four year old students who reside within District 102 boundaries.