Summary:
The 60550 zip code area is home to two schools - Indian Creek Elementary School and Indian Creek High School, both part of the Indian Creek CUSD 425 district. While the elementary school consistently outperforms the high school academically, the data reveals a significant performance gap between the two institutions.
Indian Creek Elementary School stands out as the stronger performer, ranking as high as 371st out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school boasts higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams, with 68.9% and 61.3% of students meeting or exceeding standards, respectively. In contrast, Indian Creek High School lags behind, with only 37.5% proficient or better in ACT ELA, 29.7% in ACT Math, and 13.8% in SAT Math.
The data also suggests potential socioeconomic factors may be at play, as the elementary school serves a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (18.33%) compared to the high school (30.27%). Additionally, the elementary school spends $15,264 per student, while the high school spends $16,711 per student, and the elementary school has a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.9 compared to 11.3 at the high school. These differences in resource allocation and student demographics may contribute to the performance gap between the two schools.
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