Schools in Zip Code 60448

Zip code 60448 includes three schools in Mokena School District 159, serving preschool through grade 8, with 1,557 students combined. In 2025–26, all three schools’ reported results were above state proficiency rates in English language arts (ELA) and math. The schools’ unweighted average was 72% in ELA versus 56% statewide, and 63% in math versus 40% statewide. The area’s clearest overall strength is math, where its average advantage over the state was 23 percentage points, compared with 16 points in ELA.

Mokena Junior High led in All Grades ELA, with 82% proficient—12 points above the next-highest school, Mokena Elementary, and 25 points above the state. Elementary led in All Grades math at 73%, 15 points above Junior High and 33 points above the state. Mokena Intermediate had the lowest All Grades ELA result, at 65%; in math, Intermediate and Junior High were nearly tied at 58%. Grade-level results add useful detail: Junior High’s grade 8 math was 69%, 34 points above the state, while Intermediate’s grade 4 advantages were narrower—5 points in ELA and 10 in math.

Recent score trends differ across schools: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, Elementary rose 7 points in ELA and 6 in math; Junior High rose 5 in ELA but fell 2 in math; and Intermediate fell 4 in ELA and 8 in math. SchoolDigger’s reported percentile for Junior High declined from 92 in 2023–24 to 87 in 2025–26, while Intermediate’s fell from 84 to 72. In 2024–25, student-teacher ratios ranged from 12.2 at Junior High to 16.4 at Elementary; free/reduced lunch eligible shares that year were 17% at Junior High, 19% at Intermediate, and 20% at Elementary. These figures describe school context but do not show a consistent pattern with achievement. Because the schools serve different grades, All Grades comparisons are not fully like-for-like.