Summary:
ZIP code 60021 has one listed middle school, Fox River Grove Middle School, serving grades 5–8 with 174 students, so families have no other middle school in the ZIP code to compare it with. Its most important result is a clear split by subject: in 2025–2026, all-grades English language arts (ELA) proficiency was 66%, above Illinois at 56%, while mathematics proficiency was 28%, below the state’s 40%.
The school’s grade-level results show both strong spots and notable weaknesses, rather than a uniformly high or low profile. ELA was well above the state in grades 5 and 6: 85% versus 55% in grade 5, and 83% versus 59% in grade 6. But grade 8 ELA was 35%, compared with 63% statewide—a 28-point shortfall. In mathematics, grade 6 was above the state (46% versus 36%), while grades 5 and 7 were below it (22% versus 36%, and 28% versus 40%). Grade 8 science was also below the state, at 21% versus 52%. These figures make the grade most relevant to a child important context when considering the school.
Recent trends diverged by subject: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, all-grades ELA rose from 56% to 66%, while the state rose from 53% to 56%, widening the school’s advantage from 3 to 9 points. Mathematics fell from 34% to 28% as the state edged up from 39% to 40%, widening the school’s shortfall from 5 to 11 points. SchoolDigger rates the school 2 stars and ranks it 652nd of 1,126 statewide, in the 42nd percentile; its percentile ranking was 34th in 2023–2024 and 62nd in 2024–2025. For additional context, 21% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio was 11.2; these figures describe the school but do not explain its test results.
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