Summary:
Zip code 60069 has four schools spanning PK through 12th grade: two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. Every reported 2025–26 proficiency result is above its matching state figure—for example, 11th-grade math at Adlai E Stevenson High School was 84% versus 40% statewide. The most important takeaway is that results are consistently strong compared with state benchmarks, but differences in schools’ grades and assessments do not support naming one tested school the overall winner.
Adlai E Stevenson High School stands out on its high-school measures: 11th-grade ACT results were 86% in ELA, 84% in math and 85% in science, respectively 36, 44 and 37 percentage points above state results; graduation was 96% versus 90% statewide. Daniel Wright Junior High School was especially strong in 7th-grade ELA and math, at 92% and 84% proficient—35 and 44 points above the state. At Half Day School, 3rd-grade math reached 88%, 38 points above the state. SchoolDigger ranks Stevenson 11th of 620, Daniel Wright 26th of 1,126, and Half Day 54th of 1,737; all are near the top of their respective lists. Laura B Sprague School serves PK–2 and has no proficiency results in these data, so it cannot be placed above or below the tested schools.
Recent trends are mixed, though the state generally gained ground: across 15 same-school, same-test comparisons, the school–state gap narrowed by an average of 2 percentage points. Daniel Wright’s all-grades math proficiency fell 5 points, while Half Day’s 5th-grade science rose 8 points; Stevenson’s 11th-grade ACT math improved 2 points. Absenteeism also differs: Half Day was lowest at 8%, compared with 15% at Daniel Wright and 21% at Stevenson, while Sprague was at 10%. The schools’ 2024–25 student-teacher ratios ranged from 10.6 to 15.9. All reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures are from school year 2021–22: 1% at Daniel Wright and Sprague, 1% at Half Day, and 5% at Stevenson. These are background details, not explanations for school results.
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