Summary:
The 60109 zip code in Illinois is home to a single high-performing elementary school, Howard B Thomas Grade School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. This school consistently outperforms state averages in academic proficiency, with strong results in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.
Howard B Thomas Grade School has seen steady improvement in its statewide ranking, climbing from 643 out of 2,077 schools in 2022-2023 to 399 out of 2,056 schools in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics exceed the state averages across all grade levels, with 70.6% of students proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 53.1%. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 59.6% is significantly higher than the state average of 40.6%.
While the school's student-teacher ratio of 16.5 is slightly lower than the state average, it spends $14,537 per student, which is higher than the state average. The school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (22.36%) suggests a relatively affluent student population, which may contribute to the school's high academic performance. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is higher than the state's target of 20%, which could be an area for improvement. Overall, Central CUSD 301 appears to be providing a high-quality education at Howard B Thomas Grade School.
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