Summary:
ZIP code 60156 has one listed middle school, Marlowe Middle School, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 1,215 students in 2024–2025. With no other listed schools to compare, the clearest picture comes from its results against state and district figures. In 2025–2026, Marlowe’s strongest distinction was its substantial advantage over the state, especially in English language arts (ELA).
There is no local top or bottom school in this one-school list. Marlowe’s all-grades ELA proficiency was 76%, about 20 percentage points above the state’s 56%; math was 53%, about 14 points above the state’s 40%; and grade 8 science was 69%, about 17 points above the state’s 52%. Its comparison with Huntley Community School District 158 was more mixed: Marlowe was about 1 point higher in ELA, 5 points lower in math, and just 0.3 point lower in grade 8 science. Chronic absenteeism was also lower than the district and state rates: 14% at Marlowe, versus 18% and 24%, respectively.
Scores rose in all three measured subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, but the state comparison moved differently by subject. ELA increased by about 3 points and its state advantage was nearly unchanged; math rose about 4 points and its advantage widened by about 3 points. Grade 8 science gained about 1 point, while the state gained about 7, narrowing Marlowe’s lead by about 6 points. ELA results were similar across grades, while math was strongest in grade 7 and lowest in grade 8. SchoolDigger placed Marlowe at the 80th percentile in 2025–2026, down 6 points from the prior year. For context, its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 13.8, and 20% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; these figures describe the school, not the cause of its results.
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