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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 60050

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School

645

Students

Top rankedParkland School452^nd of 1,368 Illinois middle schools

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Biggest riser

Parkland School up 109 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 60050 zip code is home to a single public middle school, Parkland School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the McHenry CCSD 15 district. Parkland School has seen its statewide ranking improve over the past three years, moving from 592 out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 452 out of 1,368 in 2024-2025.

Academically, Parkland School outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels, with 6th and 7th grade students performing particularly well. However, in Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are slightly below the district and state averages, with 8th grade students performing the lowest. In 8th grade Science, Parkland School's proficiency rate of 49.1% is higher than the district (47%) and state (45.4%) averages.

Parkland School has a relatively high percentage of students (44.4%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $17,822, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 11.4, lower than the national average of around 16 students per teacher. These factors suggest a focus on providing a more personalized and resource-rich learning environment for the diverse student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parkland School	Public	6-8	1802 N Ringwood Rd	McHenry	60050	McHenry County	McHenry CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(779) 244-1700	645	57	11.3	37.7%	418 (64.8%)	5 (0.8%)	189 (29.3%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.1%)	63	452^nd of 1368 public middle schools	67.0%		52.7	561^st of 1363 public middle schools	58.8%	109	49.1	68.7	69.7	50.7	62.9	33.3	37.7	28.7	33.3	98.8	98.7	98.7	98.7	99.3	98.1	98.8	96.9	$20,343	$527	$19,816

Cities Near Zip Code 60050

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mchenry	0.5 mi	11	360^th
Johnsburg	2.76 mi	3	440^th
Ringwood	3.89 mi	1
Wonder Lake	4.46 mi	1	649^th
Island Lake	5.48 mi	2	386^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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