Summary:
ZIP code 60504 has two middle schools, Fischer and Still, both serving grades 6–8 in Indian Prairie CUSD 204. In 2025–2026, both schools’ reported proficiency rates increased from the prior year, and both had lower chronic absenteeism than the state. SchoolDigger gives both schools the same district listing: rank 149 of 738, in the 80th percentile, with four stars. The most important difference for families is that Still leads Fischer in every supplied subject.
Still stands out at the top: its 2025–2026 proficiency was 77% in all-grades ELA, 62% in all-grades math, and 74% in grade 8 science, compared with 57%, 37%, and 53% at Fischer. Those school-to-school gaps were 20, 25, and 21 percentage points, respectively. Still also exceeded state results by 21 points in ELA, 23 in math, and 22 in science; Fischer was about level with the state in ELA and science, and 3 points below in all-grades math. The pattern holds by grade: Still led in both ELA and math in grades 6, 7, and 8. Fischer’s grade-specific math results were closer to state rates than its all-grades figure suggests, ranging from level with the state in grade 6 to 1 point above in grade 8.
Both schools improved year over year, but the size of gains varied: Fischer rose 3 points in ELA, 2 in math, and 8 in science; Still gained 2, 6, and 8 points. Across the two schools, the average margin over state results widened in math and science but narrowed in ELA. Context also differs: in 2024–2025, Fischer enrolled 861 students and had a 13.7 student-teacher ratio, while Still enrolled 709 with a 13.0 ratio. Both reported free/reduced lunch eligibility for 2024–2025: 35% at Fischer and 19% at Still. These are context measures, not explanations for test results. SchoolDigger’s percentile rankings fell from 66th to 45th for Fischer and from 92nd to 88th for Still, even as both schools’ supplied proficiency rates rose.
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