Summary:
The 60020 zip code in Illinois contains only one middle school, Stanton School, which serves grades 6-8. Based on the available data, Stanton School is a struggling institution, ranking 775 out of 1,363 Illinois middle schools and earning a 2-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Stanton School's performance on standardized tests is consistently below the state average across all subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.9% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to a 53.1% state average, and just 22.1% were proficient in Math, versus a 38.5% state average. The school's science proficiency rates were also significantly lower than the state, with 14.5% of 5th graders and 36.4% of 8th graders meeting standards, compared to 40.6% and 45.4% statewide, respectively. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025 is much higher than the state average.
Despite the school's poor academic performance, it spends a relatively high amount per student ($21,132 in 2023-2024) and has a low student-teacher ratio of 9:1. However, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved outcomes for students. With nearly 60% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Fox Lake GSD 114, the district that Stanton School is a part of, serves a high-poverty population, which may present additional challenges in providing the necessary support and resources to its students.
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