Summary:
The 60419 zip code area in Illinois is home to 6 elementary schools across two school districts - Dolton School District 149 and Dolton School District 148. These schools serve predominantly low-income communities, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 87.63% to 99.67%.
Among the standout schools in the area, Berger-Vandenberg Elementary School and Diekman Elementary School have the highest overall proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Diekman, in particular, has significantly outperformed the district and state averages, with 28% of students proficient or better in ELA and 18.3% in Math during the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, Lincoln Elementary School has shown consistent improvement in ELA proficiency, increasing from 15.7% in 2023-2024 to 23.4% in 2024-2025.
However, the schools in this data set generally perform well below state averages in both ELA and Math proficiency, with the highest-performing school still significantly trailing the state. Additionally, all schools in the area have very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. The wide range in per-student spending, from $17,401 at Berger-Vandenberg Elementary to $35,315 at the Early Childhood Center, also suggests potential inequities in resource distribution that may contribute to the disparities in academic performance.
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