Schools in Zip Code 60603

Zip code 60603 has one listed school, Intrinsic 2 Charter High School, serving grades 9–12 with 734 students. Its graduation rate is above the Illinois rate, but chronic absenteeism is much higher: 96% graduated in 2025–26, compared with 90% statewide, while 42% were chronically absent, versus 24% statewide. The clearest concern is academic performance: all nine reported 2025–26 test results were below their matching state results, by 19 to 30 percentage points.

There is no meaningful within-area top or bottom because this is the only school in the list. SchoolDigger lists it at 715 of 738 statewide, in the 3rd percentile, with 0 stars. The test gaps were broad: for example, grade 10 PreACT science was 18% at the school versus 48% statewide, a 30-point gap; grade 11 ACT math was 21% versus 40%, a 19-point gap. Graduation is a notable positive in contrast, at 96% versus 90% statewide, while chronic absenteeism is a concern at 42% versus 24%.

Across the nine matched tests, the school’s average fell from 26% in 2024–25 to 23% in 2025–26, while the state average edged down from 48% to 47%; the average school-state gap widened from 22 to 24 points. Eight school results declined, including a 10-point drop in grade 10 PreACT science, while grade 11 ACT math improved by 8 points. SchoolDigger’s rank history also fell, from the 24th percentile in 2023–24 to the 13th in 2025–26, although its 2025–26 history entry says 538 of 620 rather than the current listing of 715 of 738. The student-teacher ratio was 11.5 in 2024–25, and 43% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; these figures offer context, not an explanation for results. With only one school listed, the data cannot show how schools compare within the area.