Summary:
ZIP code 60402 has three middle schools—Lincoln, Freedom, and Heritage—all serving grades 6–8; they are listed in Berwyn North School District 98 and Berwyn South School District 100. In 2025–2026, their average ELA result was about the state level, but average math and eighth-grade science results were below it. The most important overall finding is that Heritage was the only school above the state in all three reported subjects.
Heritage stands out in math and science, while Lincoln and Heritage were virtually tied in ELA: 61.3% and 61.2%, respectively. Heritage had 41% proficiency in math and 54% in eighth-grade science, compared with 28% and 43% at Lincoln and 24% and 33% at Freedom. Heritage was 1 point above the state in math and 3 points above in science. Freedom was the lowest of the three in every subject, trailing the state by 9 points in ELA, 15 in math, and 19 in science; Lincoln’s math result was 12 points below the state.
Scores and rankings tell different stories about recent progress. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Freedom improved by 6 points in ELA and 4 in math, yet remained lowest in both; the three-school averages rose by 4 points in ELA and 2 in math. Science moved the other way: its average fell from 45% to 44% while the state rose from 45% to 52%. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 statewide percentiles were 53rd for Heritage, 37th for Lincoln, and 19th for Freedom, down 14, 24, and 18 points, respectively, from the prior year. As additional context, the 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 74% at Heritage, 82% at Freedom, and 83% at Lincoln; student–teacher ratios were 8.6, 10.7, and 14.4, respectively. These context figures describe differences among schools but do not explain score results.
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