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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60409

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At a glance

Schools

5,364

Students

Districts

Top rankedLincoln Elementary School1194^th of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Carol Moseley Braun School up 321 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wentworth Junior High School 10.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 60409 has 12 schools—six elementary, five middle and one high school—serving students from elementary through high school, with 5,364 students total, or 447 per school on average. In 2025–26, the 10 schools with All Grades IAR results averaged 36% proficiency in ELA and 15% in math, compared with state figures of 56% and 40%. The clearest area-wide concern is math: the average school-to-state gap was 25 points in math, wider than the 21-point gap in ELA.

Several schools stand out in particular grades. Carol Moseley Braun School had the strongest reported grade 3 results, with 48% in ELA and 35% in math. Lincoln Elementary School led grade 4 and 5 ELA, at 56% and 54%—8 and 12 points above the next-highest results. Schrum Memorial School led middle-school ELA in grades 6, 7 and 8, with 44%, 44% and 54%; Wentworth Junior High School led grade 8 math at 32%, 3 points below the state. Lower results include Wentworth Intermediate School’s 10% in grade 3 math, 39 points below state. SchoolDigger’s highest listed ranking was Lincoln’s 31st percentile; Wilson Elementary School was lowest at the 1st percentile and has no test results in the data. Thornton Fractional No High School was 23 to 24 points below state in each of its three grade 11 ACT subjects.

Overall IAR results improved, but not everywhere: the 10-school ELA average rose 8 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while math rose 3 points; average gaps to state narrowed by 5 points in ELA and 1 point in math. Creative Communications Academy’s ELA average fell 6 points, and Wentworth Intermediate’s math fell 3. SchoolDigger’s S T E M Academy ranking dropped from the 35th to the 5th percentile even as its IAR results rose slightly. In a useful local comparison, Moseley’s All Grades results were 13 points higher in ELA and 18 higher in math than Caroline Sibley Elementary School’s; their student-teacher ratios were 16.5:1 and 24.8:1. Both schools reported that all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility) in 2024–25; these figures provide context, not an explanation for results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	912 Burnham Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Lincoln Education Service District 156	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-6620	717	42	17.0	—	10 (1.4%)	383 (53.4%)	317 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	29.5	1194^th of 1737 public elementary schools	31.3%		35.3	1307^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.4%	113										35.8	38.9	42.9	56.3	53.6	50.6	72.6	56.8	55.8	31.7	42.2	27.5	24.7	30.1	12.6	27.0	96.3%		$21,578	$1,332	$20,246
Caroline Sibley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1550 Sibley Blvd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 868-1870	434	18	24.8	—	2 (0.5%)	402 (92.6%)	27 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7.8	1648^th of 1737 public elementary schools	5.1%		9.2	1965^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.4%	317										22.7		23.2	33.8	34.2				30.5	16.9						10.2	89.4%		$21,276	$3,261	$18,014
Carol Moseley Braun School	Public	K-5	1655 153rd St	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 868-9470	264	16	16.5	—	3 (1.1%)	247 (93.6%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	22.6	1323^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	23.8%		20.9	1644^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.0%	321												48.3	48.0	35.6				43.2	34.5	28.0	24.4				28.0	94.7%		$20,175	$3,296	$16,879
School of Fine Arts	Public	7	1650 Pulaski Rd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 868-7565	224	11	20.3	—	1 (0.4%)	209 (93.3%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																26.4		26.4					13.2		13.2	94.5%		$19,726	$3,983	$15,743
Creative Communications Academy	Public	6	1650 Pulaski Rd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 868-7585	246	12	20.5	—	0 (0.0%)	235 (95.5%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															19.8			19.8				6.6			6.6	85%		$21,941	$3,594	$18,347
S T E M Academy	Public	8	1650 Pulaski Rd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 868-7595	243	12	21.1	—	2 (0.8%)	226 (93.0%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	7.3	1075^th of 1126 public middle schools	4.5%		16.6	1183^rd of 1368 public middle schools	13.5%	108											31.2						33.8	33.8						8.6	8.6	94.3%		$23,343	$3,478	$19,865
Schrum Memorial School	Public	6-8	485 165th St	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-4236	274	15	18.2	51.1%	1 (0.4%)	220 (80.3%)	45 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	16.9	957^th of 1126 public middle schools	15.0%		16.6	1181^st of 1368 public middle schools	13.7%	224											32.6				43.9	44.2	53.7	47.4					14.7	13.7	11.2	98.9%		$26,425	$2,772	$23,653
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Superior Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-4230	571	40	14.2	35.0%	4 (0.7%)	406 (71.1%)	147 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	11.9	1566^th of 1737 public elementary schools	9.8%		12	1876^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.8%	310										22.2		29.1	40.2	41.5				37.1	23.3	20.6					17.5	98.5%		$19,218	$2,135	$17,082
Thornton Fractnl No High School	Public	9-12	755 Pulaski Rd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 585-1000	1,425	86	16.5	77.4%	15 (1.1%)	886 (62.2%)	514 (36.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	12.9	532^nd of 620 public high schools	14.2%		22.8	548^th of 698 public high schools	21.5%	16	43.1	29.4	20.0	9.4	31.8	21.4	26.9	16.1	23.5																	99%		$23,568	$1,076	$22,492
Center for Academics and Technology	Public	9-12	1605 Wentworth	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 585-2353	0	12	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																										99%
Center for Alternative Learning	Public	9-12	1601 Wentworth Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 585-9401	0	3	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																										100%
Wentworth Junior High School	Public	6-8	560 Superior Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Calumet City School District 155	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-0750	302	29	10.4	56.6%	3 (1.0%)	168 (55.6%)	119 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	15.8	965^th of 1126 public middle schools	14.3%		20.3	1109^th of 1368 public middle schools	18.9%	144											32.2				30.3	34.7	50.6	38.0					14.3	32.2	16.5	100%		$23,656	$1,798	$21,858
Wentworth Intermediate School	Public	3-5	530 Superior Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Calumet City School District 155	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 868-7926	315	18	17.5	62.5%	5 (1.6%)	180 (57.1%)	117 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	6.1	1678^th of 1737 public elementary schools	3.4%		12.5	1857^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.7%	179										22.0		19.8	37.5	22.2				26.0	9.9	18.8					10.8	99.7%		$18,359	$1,307	$17,052
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	560 Wentworth Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Calumet City School District 155	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-5166	349	23	15.1	16.3%	3 (0.9%)	200 (57.3%)	135 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)								(n/a)																										99.4%		$21,666	$2,276	$19,390

Cities Near Zip Code 60409

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Calumet City	0.4 mi	14	758^th
South Holland	1.12 mi	15	690^th
Dolton	1.67 mi	11	779^th
Burnham	1.95 mi	1	637^th
Lansing	2.26 mi	8	669^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.