Summary:
ZIP code 60176 has three schools in Schiller Park School District 81: John F Kennedy Elementary School serves prekindergarten through grade 3, Washington Elementary School serves grades 4–5, and Lincoln Middle School serves grades 6–8. The clearest area-wide pattern is that ELA results are more consistently above state results, while math is more uneven and has more grade-level shortfalls.
Washington stands out in ELA: its 2025–2026 All Grades result was 67%, about 11 points above the state’s 56%, and its grade 4 and 5 results topped state results by 11 and 13 points. But its math was a weak spot, especially in grade 4, where it was 11 points below the state; grade 5 math was nearly level, just 1 point behind. John F Kennedy led in math, with an All Grades result of 57%, 17 points above the state, and grade 3 math 8 points above its state comparison. Its All Grades ELA result was 5 points below the state. Lincoln was mixed: All Grades ELA was 5 points above the state, while math was 4 points below. Because the schools serve different grades, All Grades results are not direct, grade-matched comparisons.
Recent changes also differ by school: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Washington’s ELA rose 6 points but its math fell 8; Lincoln rose 6 points in ELA and 4 in math, while John F Kennedy rose 3 and 5 points, respectively. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking fell from 58 to 47 for Washington and from 63 to 50 for Lincoln; both moved from 3 stars to 2. Staffing ratios range from 10 students per teacher at Washington to 14 at Lincoln, with John F Kennedy at 11. All three report free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025: 72% at Washington, 68% at Lincoln, and 68% at John F Kennedy. These figures offer context, not an explanation of the schools’ different results.
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