Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60525

Summary:

The 60525 zip code area is home to 11 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. These schools demonstrate a wide range of academic performance, with standouts like Lyons Township High School and top-ranked elementary schools like Highlands Elementary School and Cossitt Ave Elementary School contrasting with lower-performing institutions like Hodgkins Elementary School.

Lyons Township High School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, ranking 20th out of 699 Illinois high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts exceptional academic achievement, with over 54% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in both SAT Math and English Language Arts, as well as a high 4-year graduation rate of 96.1% and a low dropout rate of 0.9%. In contrast, Hodgkins Elementary School struggles, with only 7.7% to 43.8% of students proficient or better in Math and English Language Arts.

The data suggests a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance, with schools serving higher percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, such as Ideal Elementary School (70.82%) and Hodgkins Elementary School (81.38%), tending to have lower academic achievement. Additionally, schools within the same Lyons Township HSD 204 and La Grange School District 102 districts generally demonstrate similar performance trends, suggesting the influence of district-level policies and resources on school outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				ISA Science (2023)			IAR English Language Arts (2023)						IAR Mathematics (2023)						SAT Mathematics (2023)	SAT English Language Arts (2023)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	ISA Science End of Course	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5850 Laurel Ave	La Grange Highlands	60525	Cook County	LaGrange Highlands School District 106	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 579-6886	555	43	12.9		441 (79.5%)	6 (1.1%)	58 (10.5%)	25 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.5%)	97.9	24^th of 2077 public elementary schools	98.8%		97.6	31^st of 2082 public elementary schools	98.5%	7				63.0	78.5					74.0	70.6							97.1	96.8	96.8	96.8	97.3	97.1	97.0	10.4		$15,267	$907	$14,360
Highlands Middle School	Public	5-8	1850 W Plainfield Rd	La Grange Highlands	60525	Cook County	LaGrange Highlands School District 106	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 579-6890	426	34	12.6		327 (76.8%)	5 (1.2%)	62 (14.6%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	94.3	56^th of 1367 public middle schools	95.9%		89.7	106^th of 1369 public middle schools	92.3%	50	81.0	83.7				62.6	68.1	63.8	79.7			50.5	48.2	45.8	61.2			97.1	96.6	96.6	96.6	97.1	96.6	96.2		71.9	$15,857	$697	$15,160
Cossitt Ave Elementary School	Public	K-6	115 W Cossitt Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 102	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 215-6200	486	44	10.9	3.9%	382 (78.6%)	14 (2.9%)	51 (10.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	97	41^st of 2077 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.3	38^th of 2082 public elementary schools	98.2%	3	89.2			55.1	69.6	80.6	81.4			63.8	63.3	79.1	62.9					98.7	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.1	98.5	98.5		14.0	$16,226	$731	$15,495
Ogden Ave Elementary School	Public	K-6	501 W Ogden Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 102	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 215-6600	599	41	14.7	1.2%	527 (88.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	91	163^rd of 2077 public elementary schools	92.2%		92.3	131^st of 2082 public elementary schools	93.7%	32	78.2			68.8	50.0	54.6	75.0			69.8	40.5	57.9	57.6					98.6	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.6	98.8	98.8		15.3	$15,303	$731	$14,571
Hodgkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6516 Kane Ave	Hodgkins	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 105 South	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 482-2740	145	21	6.9	81.4%	23 (15.9%)	3 (2.1%)	106 (73.1%)	10 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	40.7	1162^nd of 2077 public elementary schools	44.1%		48.7	963^rd of 2082 public elementary schools	53.7%	199	15.4			43.8	25.0	7.7	38.5			43.8	25.0	7.7	7.7					98.3	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.3	98.9	97.2	35.2	6.3	$27,857	$530	$27,327
Ideal Elementary School	Public	K-6	9901 W 58th St	Countryside	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 105 South	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 482-2750	257	29	8.8	70.8%	69 (26.8%)	10 (3.9%)	166 (64.6%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	51.3	916^th of 2077 public elementary schools	55.9%		55.8	824^th of 2082 public elementary schools	60.4%	92	42.3			17.6	45.4	34.6	40.0			17.6	24.2	23.0	32.5					95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	96.0	95.2	95.2		11.2	$23,609	$1,136	$22,473
Seventh Ave Elementary School	Public	K-6	701 7th Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 105 South	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 482-2730	204	23	8.7	21.6%	138 (67.6%)	5 (2.5%)	43 (21.1%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	94	105^th of 2077 public elementary schools	94.9%		88.8	207^th of 2082 public elementary schools	90.1%	102	77.8			70.4	78.6	77.1	64.5			62.9	60.7	41.2	48.4					98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	97.4	97.4	97.4		16.9	$22,813	$764	$22,049
Spring Ave Elementary School	Public	K-6	1001 S Spring Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 105 South	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 482-2710	319	23	13.9	6.0%	257 (80.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.7%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.9%)	89.6	191^st of 2077 public elementary schools	90.8%		80.6	368^th of 2082 public elementary schools	82.3%	177	66.0			65.0	67.5	53.7	57.1			72.5	63.4	38.9	42.9					97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.4	97.8	97.5		15.8	$17,547	$678	$16,869
Wm F Gurrie Middle School	Public	7-8	1001 S Spring Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 105 South	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 482-2720	288	31	9.4	37.8%	147 (51.0%)	7 (2.4%)	114 (39.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	80.1	224^th of 1367 public middle schools	83.6%		76.2	265^th of 1369 public middle schools	80.6%	41		54.7						65.1	48.6					57.3	39.9			97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4		97.4	$24,368	$1,241	$23,128
Lyons Township High School	Public	9-12	100 S Brainard Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	Lyons Township HSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 579-6300	3,842	256	14.9		2,524 (65.7%)	115 (3.0%)	978 (25.5%)	96 (2.5%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	121 (3.1%)	96	20^th of 699 public high schools	97.1%		94.5	31^st of 699 public high schools	95.6%	11			80.7													54.1	54.5	98.6	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.8	98.0	98.7		97.9	$22,156	$945	$21,211
Pleasantdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8100 School St	La Grange	60525	Cook County	Pleasantdale School District 107	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 246-4700	490	38	12.8	15.9%	377 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.7%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	96.9	42^nd of 2077 public elementary schools	98.0%		93.2	109^th of 2082 public elementary schools	94.8%	67				62.6	73.1					69.6	65.6							91.9	92.5	92.5	92.5	93.5	93.3	92.9	11.1		$17,366	$186	$17,180

Cities Near Zip Code 60525

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
La Grange	0.06 mi	15	29^th
Countryside	0.91 mi	1	430^th
La Grange Highlands	1.19 mi	2	10^th
Western Springs	1.49 mi	4	20^th
Brookfield	1.6 mi	4	230^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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