Summary:
ZIP code 60302 has eight schools: five elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school, serving Oak Park and River Forest families. In 2025–26, the elementary schools averaged 71% in all-grade ELA and 66% in math, while the middle schools averaged 82% and 60%; each average was above its state result. The clearest overall finding is that results are broadly above state averages, but elementary schools vary considerably from one another.
Horace Mann Elementary is the elementary standout: it led in all-grade ELA at 85%, math at 81% and grade 5 science at 80%. Those results were 21 percentage points above William Hatch Elementary’s ELA result of 64%, 28 points above Oliver W Holmes Elementary’s math result of 53%, and 17 points above William Beye Elementary’s grade 5 science result of 64%. Among middle schools, Gwendolyn Brooks Middle led Percy Julian Middle in ELA (83% versus 81%), math (63% versus 57%) and grade 8 science (75% versus 60%). Oak Park & River Forest High School also exceeded state grade 11 ACT results by 27 points in ELA, 29 in math and 27 in science.
Recent trends differ by school level: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, elementary averages fell by 3 points in both ELA and math, while middle-school averages rose by 11 points in ELA and 7 in math. Individual results offer exceptions: Whittier Elementary’s grade 5 science rose 11 points, while Mann’s fell 8. SchoolDigger ranked Mann at the 97th percentile for all three years; Brooks rose from the 85th to the 90th percentile. Ratios also vary: Whittier’s was 10.3 students per teacher, compared with Mann’s 13.6. The elementary free/reduced lunch eligible measure for 2024–25 ranged from 4% at Mann to 26% at Holmes; these figures are context, not explanations for score differences.
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