Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 60610 include seven schools—five elementary schools and two high schools—with sharply different reported results. The most important takeaway is that families will find a wide range of proficiency levels within this small group of schools.
Skinner North Elementary School leads the elementary schools: in 2025–2026, 97% of students were proficient in both all-grades IAR ELA and math. That was 77 percentage points above Salazar Elementary Bilingual Center in ELA (19%) and 82 points above it in math (15%). Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center is a more moderate bright spot, with 67% proficient in ELA—above the 56% state rate—and 39% in math, close to the 40% state rate. Among high schools, Payton College Preparatory High School led with 96% in ELA, 94% in math and 95% in science. Noble St Charter-The Noble Academy had 25%, 25% and 27%, respectively; Payton’s lead was 72 points in ELA, 69 in math and 68 in science. Manierre Elementary School also had low reported ELA proficiency at 21%; its latest all-grades math score was suppressed.
Recent movement is mixed: the elementary schools’ average ELA result was essentially unchanged at 48% across the two years, while the state rate rose from 53% to 56%, widening the schools’ average gap from 6 to 9 points below the state. High-school results also diverged: Payton rose 2 points in ELA and math and 3 in science, while Noble Academy’s ELA fell 17 points, even as its math rose 10. SchoolDigger ranked Skinner North 4th, 1st and 2nd statewide in its three reported years, and Payton 3rd in each. As context, the schools’ free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–2025 ranged from 12% at Skinner North to 96% at Manierre; Franklin’s share was 50%, yet its ELA result was above the state rate. The measure is context, not an explanation for test results.
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