Summary:
ZIP code 60202 has six schools: four elementary schools serving kindergarten through grade 5 and two middle schools serving grades 6–8. In 2025–2026, most schools scored above state results in all-grades ELA and math, but results varied sharply by school; because the elementary and middle schools serve different grades, their all-grades scores are not direct same-grade comparisons. The most important contrast is between Nichols Middle School and Oakton Elementary School: their all-grades ELA scores differed by 35 points, and their math scores by 22 points.
Nichols led the middle schools, with 79% proficient in ELA and 60% in math, compared with 72% and 50% at Chute Middle School. However, eighth-grade math was slightly higher at Chute, and eighth-grade ELA was nearly tied. Among elementary schools, Lincoln Elementary School led in all-grades ELA and math, by just 1 point over Washington Elementary School in each subject. Grade-level results add important detail: Washington reached 81% in third-grade math, while Lincoln led fifth-grade science at 70%; Dawes Elementary School was close behind at 67%. Oakton was lowest among the elementary schools in all-grades ELA and math and scored 21% in fifth-grade math.
Average results rose over time, though the pattern differed by subject and school: the six-school ELA average increased from 63% to 67% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, while the math average rose from 51% to 52%. Oakton and Dawes declined in both subjects; Oakton’s scores fell by 7 points in ELA and 10 in math, while several other schools improved. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking for Nichols remained high, moving from the 85th to the 87th percentile, while Oakton’s fell from the 58th to the 30th. As context, the reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares for 2024–2025 ranged from 35% at Nichols to 53% at Oakton; these figures describe the schools’ student populations but do not explain their results.
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