Summary:
ZIP code 60041 has five schools serving elementary and middle-school grades: three elementary schools and two middle schools, with no high schools. In 2025–2026, four schools reported test scores; across those schools, the unweighted average was 4 percentage points below the state in ELA and 3 points below in math. The most important finding is how sharply results vary within the area: all-grades ELA proficiency ranged from 41% to 65%, a 24-point spread.
Big Hollow Middle School led all-grades ELA at 65%, 9 points above the state, while Big Hollow Elementary School was lowest at 41%, 15 points below. In math, Gavin Central Elementary led at 46%, 6 points above the state; Gavin South Middle School was lowest at 29%, 11 points below. Grade 4 also separates the elementary schools: Gavin Central’s ELA and math results were 68% and 57%, compared with 50% and 39% at Big Hollow Elementary. In science, both middle schools were above the state in grade 8, while in grade 5 Big Hollow Middle was 50% and above the state, and Gavin South was 33% and below it.
Average results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose 5 percentage points and math 3, narrowing the average gaps with the state, though Big Hollow Elementary’s scores fell in both subjects. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking moved in different directions: Big Hollow Elementary fell 21 points across the three reported years, while Gavin Central rose 20; rankings are not test-score changes. School context also differs: the schools’ student-teacher ratios range from 11.9 at Big Hollow Primary School to 14.7 at Gavin Central, and their free/reduced lunch eligible shares range from 33% at Big Hollow Middle to 58% at Gavin South (2024–2025). These are context, not explanations for results. Big Hollow Primary has no test scores in the supplied data.
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