Summary:
The city of Melrose Park, Illinois is home to 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools and 2 middle schools, spread across 3 different school districts: Mannheim School District 83, Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89, and Bellwood School District 88. The schools in this area display a wide range of performance, with Jane Addams Elementary School and Stevenson Middle School standing out as the top-performing schools, while others, such as Grant Elementary School, struggle with lower proficiency rates.
Jane Addams Elementary School is the highest-ranked elementary school in the area, ranking 781 out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools. It boasts the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades compared to the other elementary schools. Stevenson Middle School is the highest-ranked middle school, ranking 689 out of 1,368 Illinois middle schools, and it also has the highest proficiency rates in both subjects across all grades.
However, the overall performance of the schools in Melrose Park is below the state averages, with the lowest-performing school, Grant Elementary, having only 30.9% proficient or better in ELA and 21.2% in Math. This disparity in performance is likely linked to the significant socioeconomic differences among the student populations, as evidenced by the wide range of free/reduced lunch rates, from 49.66% at Jane Addams Elementary to 99.35% at Grant Elementary. Additionally, the consistently high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% across all schools is a significant concern and likely contributes to the overall academic underperformance.
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