Schools in Zip Code 60415

ZIP code 60415 has three schools serving prekindergarten through grade 8: two elementary schools serving PK–5 and one junior high serving grades 6–8. In 2025–2026, all three were below the state in all-grades English language arts (ELA) and math. Their average ELA proficiency was 42%, compared with 56% statewide; their average math proficiency was 32%, compared with 40% statewide. The most important shared gap is in ELA: the schools’ average was 14 percentage points below the state, compared with an 8-point gap in math.

Ridge Central Elementary School led the group in all-grades results, with 49% proficient in ELA and 36% in math; its leads over the next-highest school were 10 and 3 points, respectively. Elden D Finley Junior High School had the lowest all-grades math result, at 26%, and its 39% ELA result was essentially level with Ridge Lawn Elementary School at 39%. Grade-level results show why the overall comparison is not the whole story: Ridge Central led in third- and fourth-grade ELA, while Ridge Lawn led in fifth grade, with 57% proficiency—3 points above the state and 15 points above Ridge Central.

Results improved overall in math, but not equally across subjects: the three-school average rose from 28% to 32% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, narrowing its state gap from 11 to 8 points; average ELA rose from 39% to 42%, while its 14-point state gap stayed the same. Science proficiency also increased at all three schools. For additional context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligibility was 70% at Ridge Lawn, 54% at Ridge Central, and 65% at Finley; student–teacher ratios that year were 13.9, 13.0, and 11.5, respectively. These measures provide context, not an explanation for score differences, and the group averages summarize only three schools.