Schools in Zip Code 60511

ZIP code 60511 has one listed school, Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School, serving grades 5–8 with 216 students. Its results show a sharp split by subject: in 2025–2026, 67% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA), compared with 56% statewide, while 27% were proficient in math, compared with 40% statewide. The most important finding is that ELA was 10 points above the state, but math was 13 points below it.

Sixth-grade ELA is the clearest standout: 84% were proficient, 26 points above the state’s 59%. Seventh-grade math is the sharpest reported shortfall, with 24% proficient compared with 40% statewide, a gap of 16 points; fifth-grade math was also low at 24% versus 36%. Science was above state results in both reported grades in 2025–2026: grade 5 was 50% versus 48%, and grade 8 was 55% versus 52%. The school’s performance therefore varies considerably by grade and subject, rather than being uniformly strong or weak.

Over the two reported years, the ELA advantage narrowed: school results moved from 68% to 67%, while the state rose from 53% to 56%, reducing the school’s lead by 5 points. Math proficiency rose from 25% to 27%, and its gap with the state narrowed by 1 point, though it remained about 13 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking fell from the 74th percentile with 4 stars in 2023–2024 to the 57th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026. Chronic absenteeism was 13% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 15% and the state’s 24%. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 10:1, and 26% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. Because only one school is listed, the data cannot show how it compares with similar local schools.