Summary:
ZIP code 60429 has four elementary schools: Jesse C. White Learning Academy serves PK–8, while Mae Jemison School, Highlands Elementary School and Chateaux School serve PK–5. In 2025–2026, the four-school average was 27% proficient in English and 14% in math, compared with state results of 56% and 40%; every school was below the state in both subjects. The clearest takeaway is that Mae Jemison led the three PK–5 schools, but its results also remained well below state levels.
Mae Jemison had the strongest all-grades results among the PK–5 schools, with 37% proficient in English and 26% in math. Highlands followed at 29% in English and 10% in math, while Chateaux was lowest at 21% and 9%. Mae’s advantage over Highlands was 7 percentage points in English and 16 in math; over Chateaux, it was 15 and 17 points. Highlands nevertheless showed a fifth-grade strength: 50% were proficient in English and 36% in science, compared with state results of 55% and 48%. Jesse’s available results were mixed: its fourth-grade English proficiency was 32%, higher than Highlands at 28% and Chateaux at 25%, while its third-grade math result of 27% was below Mae’s 43%. Jesse’s PK–8 span differs from the other schools’ PK–5 span, so their all-grades results are not fully comparable.
Recent trends varied by school: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Mae Jemison rose 18 percentage points in English and 11 in math, while Chateaux fell 3 points in English and 8 in math; Highlands’ English rose 6 points as its math fell 5, and Jesse’s English rose 5 as its math fell 2. The four-school average improved 6 points in English but declined 1 point in math. As context—not an explanation of results—Mae, Highlands and Chateaux reported 95%, 94% and 96% of students free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; Jesse reported that all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility) that year, a different measure. Chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 exceeded the state’s 24% at all four schools, ranging from 28% at Mae to 39% at Highlands.
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