Summary:
ZIP code 60458 has three schools in Indian Springs School District 109: two elementary schools serving kindergarten through grade 6 and one junior high serving grades 7–8. The clearest difference for families is between the elementary schools: in 2025–2026, Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School scored 28 percentage points higher than George T Wilkins Elementary School in all-grades ELA and 22 points higher in math.
Brodnicki is the strongest overall performer: 69% of students were proficient in ELA and 50% in math, compared with 56% and 40% statewide. Geo T Wilkins Junior High School stands out in ELA, at 65%—9 points above the state—but its 36% math proficiency was 3 points below. George T Wilkins Elementary was lowest in both subjects, with 41% in ELA and 28% in math, respectively 16 and 12 points below the state. Grade-level results add nuance: George T Wilkins Elementary’s grade 4 math was 46%, above the state’s 42%, while Brodnicki’s grade 6 math was 31%, below the state’s 36%.
Recent trends are mixed: the junior high’s ELA rose 11 percentage points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while the state rose 3 points; its advantage over the state grew from 1 point to 9. Brodnicki’s ELA rose only 1 point, and its margin over the state narrowed from 15 points to 13; George T Wilkins Elementary’s ELA fell 2 points, and its gap widened from 11 points below to 16 below. SchoolDigger’s percentile rankings also declined over the reported period: Brodnicki went from 75th to 64th, the junior high from 67th to 51st, and George T Wilkins Elementary from 36th to 25th. As context, all three reported free/reduced lunch eligibility for school year 2024–2025: 62% at Brodnicki, 67% at the junior high, and 82% at George T Wilkins Elementary; student-teacher ratios were 13.6, 11.4, and 11.1, respectively. These figures describe differences, but do not explain what caused them.
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