Summary:
ZIP code 60018 has nine schools: seven elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. Across the eight elementary and middle schools with 2025–2026 results, the equal-school average was 62% proficient in ELA and 48% in mathematics, compared with state averages of 56% and 40%. The fifth-grade science average was 53%, versus 48% statewide. These averages are above state results, but the most important takeaway is that performance varies widely from school to school.
Iroquois Community School stands out at the top, while Orchard Place Elementary School is lowest on the key comparisons. Iroquois had 81% proficient in All Grades ELA and 66% in mathematics; Orchard Place had 35% and 27%, gaps of 46 and 39 percentage points. In fifth-grade science, Iroquois’s 62% was 35 points above Orchard Place’s 27%. Iroquois also exceeded state results by 25 points in ELA and 26 in mathematics, while Orchard Place fell short by 22 and 13 points, respectively. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings likewise placed Iroquois highest among these schools, at the 88th percentile, and Orchard Place lowest, at the 16th.
Recent results improved on average, but not at every school. For the same eight elementary and middle schools, average ELA rose from 58% to 62% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026; mathematics rose from 47% to 48%. South Elementary School and Rosemont Elementary School each gained 11 points in ELA, while Orchard Place declined 4 points. Size and student–teacher ratio do not neatly distinguish results: Orchard Place had the lowest reported ratio, 8.0 students per teacher, yet the lowest test results; Iroquois had a ratio of 12.0 and led in both subjects. As context, free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–2025 were 28% at Iroquois and 66% at Orchard Place; these figures describe differences among schools, not what caused their results.
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