Summary:
La Grange School District 105 South has one middle school, Wm F Gurrie Middle School, serving grades 7–8, with 278 students. Since it is the only school listed, it is the area’s sole middle-school option rather than one of several local schools to compare. Its clearest strength is that 2025–2026 proficiency rates were above Illinois results in every reported subject and grade.
Wm F Gurrie stands out against the state, though there is no local top or bottom school. Across grades, its 2025–2026 ELA proficiency was 79%, versus 56% statewide, a 23-point advantage; math was 60% versus 40%, a 20-point advantage. Grade 7 math was the strongest grade-and-subject comparison: 67% at Gurrie versus 40% statewide, a 27-point gap. Grade 8 math was the lowest listed school rate, at 54%, but still exceeded the state’s 35% by 19 points. Grade 8 science was 69%, 17 points above the state.
Results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, and the school’s lead over the state widened in each comparable subject: ELA rose from 72% to 79%, math from 54% to 60%, and grade 8 science from 50% to 69%; the respective state gaps grew by 4, 5, and 13 points. SchoolDigger lists Gurrie at the 86th percentile with four stars in 2025–2026, up 4 percentile points from the prior year but 4 points below its 2023–2024 percentile. The student–teacher ratio was 8.3 in 2024–2025, and 34% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 14% in 2025–2026, compared with 13% in the district and 24% statewide. Because only one school is listed, these figures cannot show how achievement varies among area schools.
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