Summary:
Five elementary schools in South Holland serve students across different grade spans, from PK–3 and grades 2–3 to K–5 and grades 4–5, with enrollments ranging from 176 to 321. In 2025–2026, the schools’ all-grades averages were 37% in ELA and 27% in math, compared with state rates of 56% and 40%. The most important finding is how uneven results are: Eisenhower School scored 48% in math, 9 points above the state, while New Beginnings Learning Academy scored 9%, 30 points below it.
Eisenhower School stands out in the all-grades results, leading in both ELA and math at 48%; its ELA result was 8 points below the state. At the other end, New Beginnings Learning Academy had the lowest results, with 20% in ELA and 9% in math—36 and 30 points below the state, respectively. Among the two schools serving grades 4–5, Madison School led McKinley Elementary School in 4th- and 5th-grade ELA and math, as well as 5th-grade science, though Madison remained below the state in each subject.
Recent results show a clearer area-wide concern in math: the schools’ average ELA rose 3 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, matching the state’s 3-point gain, while average math fell 3 points as the state rose 1, widening the average shortfall by 4 points. McKinley Elementary School had the sharpest math decline, down 10 points; Greenwood Elementary School and Eisenhower School each gained 13 points in ELA. Context also varies: student-teacher ratios range from 14.5 to 19.5, and chronic absenteeism ranges from 13% to 33%; New Beginnings combines the lowest scores with absenteeism below the state rate. For 2024–2025, New Beginnings, Madison, and Eisenhower reported that all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility); Greenwood and McKinley reported free/reduced lunch eligible at 67% and 80%. These measures and the schools’ different grade spans are not directly comparable.
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