Summary:
ZIP code 60417 has three schools: two K–5 elementary schools and one high school serving grades 9–12. Across the two elementary schools, average all-grades proficiency is 40% in ELA and 22% in math, below state results of 56% and 40%; chronic absenteeism is also higher than the statewide 24% at all three schools, ranging from 28% to 38%. The clearest positive outlier is Crete Elementary’s third-grade ELA result: 50% proficient, 2 percentage points above the state, and the only listed 2025–26 elementary subject-and-grade result above the state.
Crete Elementary has the stronger overall elementary profile, while Balmoral Elementary School is generally lower, though a few results are close or favor Balmoral. Crete scored 46% in all-grades ELA and 25% in math, compared with Balmoral’s 34% and 18%—leads of 13 and 7 points. Balmoral narrowly leads fifth-grade science, 25% to 24%, and fourth-grade math, 21% to 21% (a 0.3-point lead). Crete-Monee High School is below state results on its current ACT measures: 34% in ELA, 23% in math, and 30% in science versus 50%, 40%, and 48% statewide. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 rankings place Crete Elementary at the 22nd percentile, the high school at the 20th, and Balmoral at the 7th.
Recent elementary trends favor Crete in ELA and both schools in math relative to the state, but progress is not uniform. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, Crete’s all-grades ELA rose 7 points while the state gained 3; Balmoral rose 1 point as the state gained 3. In math, Balmoral gained 2 points and Crete 11, compared with a 1-point state increase. The schools also differ in context: Balmoral has a 15.8 student–teacher ratio and 73% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25; Crete Elementary’s ratio is 14.2 and 65% were eligible that year. The high school’s ratio is 15.2, and 57% were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. These figures describe the schools but do not explain their results; comparisons are limited by different grade spans and tests.
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