Summary:
ZIP code 60614 has seven schools: six elementary schools serving PK/K–8 and one high school serving grades 9–12. In 2025–2026, the six elementary schools averaged 77% in ELA and 60% in math, compared with state averages of 56% and 40%. The most important finding is the sharp divide between schools: five elementary schools exceeded the state in both subjects, while Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy fell below it by 11 points in ELA and 26 points in math.
Lincoln Elementary School is the clearest overall standout, leading in ELA at 91% and math at 82%; SchoolDigger ranks it 29th of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools, in the 98th percentile. At the other end, Newberry scored 46% in ELA and 14% in math, the lowest results in both subjects among the six elementary schools. The gap between the highest and lowest schools was 45 points in ELA and 69 points in math. Other strengths vary by grade: Prescott Elementary School had the second-highest ELA result, Alcott Elementary School led grade-5 science at 84%, and Mayer Elementary School led grade-8 math and science at 75% and 80%. Lincoln Park High School also scored above state rates in all three reported ACT subjects, but chronic absenteeism was 57%, versus 24% statewide.
Recent changes are mixed: the elementary-school average rose 3 points in ELA from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 but fell 1 point in math, and its lead over the state narrowed in both subjects. Over three years, SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking rose 4 points for Alcott, while it fell 9 points for LaSalle Elementary Language Academy and 8 points for Newberry. Context figures do not neatly predict results: in 2024–2025, Prescott and LaSalle had similar free/reduced lunch eligible rates, 28% each, but Prescott scored 16 points higher in both ELA and math. Newberry had the lowest reported student-teacher ratio, 11.3, yet the lowest scores; Lincoln’s ratio was 16 and it led both subjects.
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