Schools in Phoenix, IL

Phoenix, Illinois, has one listed school serving grades 6–8: Coolidge Middle School, with 460 students. In 2025–2026, 49% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 24% in math, compared with 56% and 40% statewide. The most important finding is that math is the school’s largest state gap: 16 percentage points, though that gap narrowed by 4 points from the prior year.

There is no meaningful school-to-school comparison because Coolidge is the only listed school in the area; differences by grade offer the clearest view of where results stand out. Sixth grade was strongest relative to the state in both subjects: ELA proficiency was 53% versus 59% statewide, and math was 26% versus 36%. Seventh grade was weakest, with ELA at 42% versus 58% statewide and math at 21% versus 40%—gaps of 16 and 18 points. Overall, Coolidge’s ELA result was 2 points above South Holland School District 151, while its math result was 6 points below the district. Eighth-grade science was 38%, equal to the district and 14 points below the state.

Results improved year over year in all three subject comparisons, but the state gap narrowed only in ELA and math: ELA rose 5 points as the state rose 3, and math rose 6 points as the state rose 1. Eighth-grade science increased 6 points, close to the state’s 7-point gain, while its gap widened slightly. SchoolDigger’s ranking moved from 932 of 1,363 schools in 2023–2024 to 881 of 1,126 in 2025–2026, but its percentile fell from 32 to 22 and its rating from two stars to one; the comparison pool also changed. Context measures include an 11.7:1 student-teacher ratio (2024–2025) and chronic absenteeism of 23% (2025–2026), versus 19% districtwide and 24% statewide. In 2024–2025, the school’s low-income measure was “all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility),” a designation rather than a percentage.