Summary:
ZIP code 60473 has seven schools: five elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, serving students from elementary through high school. In 2025–2026, results ranged widely across schools and grades: all-grades IAR averages for the six schools with results were 41% in ELA and 26% in math, below state results of 56% and 40%. The most important takeaway is that results vary sharply by school, so a ZIP-code-wide picture can hide meaningful differences.
McKinley Junior High School stands out in ELA: its all-grades result was 58%, compared with 56% statewide, and its sixth-grade result was 66% versus 59% statewide. Eisenhower School led in all-grades math among the schools reporting results, at 48% versus 40% statewide. At the low end, New Beginnings Learning Academy scored 20% in ELA and 9% in math, respectively 36 and 30 points below state results. For fifth-grade science, Madison School scored 42%, 6 points below the state; McKinley Elementary School scored 32%, 16 points below. The sole high school, Thornwood High School, was below state proficiency in all three 11th-grade ACT subjects.
Recent changes were mixed: the six-school all-grades ELA average rose 4 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while the math average fell 1 point. Eisenhower and McKinley Junior High improved in both subjects, while McKinley Elementary fell 10 points in ELA and 10 in math. SchoolDigger’s percentile rankings also declined in some histories: McKinley Elementary went from 42 to 14, and Thornwood from 20 to 10. As context, in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 77% at McKinley Junior High and 80% at McKinley Elementary; New Beginnings, Madison, and Eisenhower report all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility). Thornwood has a 12.8:1 student–teacher ratio, but these indicators alone do not explain score differences.
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