Summary:
The 60160 zip code is home to a single middle school, Stevenson Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 school district. While Stevenson Middle School's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are above the district average, they still fall below the state average. The school's mathematics proficiency rates, however, are significantly lower than both the district and state averages, indicating a need for improvement in this subject area.
Stevenson Middle School's statewide ranking has been declining over the past three years, going from 946 out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 689 out of 1,368 in 2024-2025, despite maintaining a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which may be contributing to the lower academic performance. The school also serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 60.98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.
Despite the higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio at Stevenson Middle School, the school's academic performance is still lagging behind the state averages. This may indicate a need to re-evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation and instructional practices to better support student learning and address the challenges the school is facing.
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