Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 60510 include six elementary schools, one middle school and one high school; in 2025–26, all six elementary schools scored above the state in all-grade IAR English language arts (ELA) and math, and the middle and high schools topped their respective state results in reported subjects. The sharpest contrast is fifth-grade science: elementary-school results ranged from 39% to 75%, a 36-point spread.
Alice Gustafson Elementary School led elementary ELA at 77%, about 5 points ahead of Grace McWayne Elementary School at 72%. Grace led math at 70%, 5 points above Louise White Elementary School at 65%. H C Storm Elementary School led fifth-grade science at 75%, 28 points above the state; Hoover Wood Elementary School was lowest at 39%, 9 points below the state. Hoover was also last in elementary ELA and math; its ELA result was 56.7% versus the state’s 56.3%.
Recent changes are mixed: the elementary ELA average was essentially flat from 2024–25 to 2025–26 while the state improved, narrowing the schools’ average advantage from 13 points to 11. Elementary math fell 3 points on average, though all six schools remained above the state; Sam Rotolo Middle School’s ELA rose 8 points, widening its state margin. Hoover Wood’s SchoolDigger percentile rank fell from 83 to 56, while Alice Gustafson rose from 76 to 84 and Sam Rotolo from 78 to 82. School profiles also vary: elementary student-teacher ratios range from 13.4 to 16.5, and the free/reduced lunch eligible measure for 2024–25 ranges from 10% at Grace McWayne to 25% at H C Storm. These are useful points of context, not explanations for test results.
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