Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60619

The 60619 zip code of Chicago, Illinois is home to 20 schools, including 17 elementary schools, 3 high schools, and no middle schools or alternative schools. This area faces significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 37.79% to 97.64% across the schools.

While some schools in the area, such as McDade Elementary Classical School and CICS - Avalon/South Shore, demonstrate strong academic performance, with exceptional test scores and high rankings, other schools struggle to meet proficiency standards. For example, Tanner Elementary School and Revere Elementary School have significantly lower test scores compared to the top-performing schools in the area. The high schools in the data set, Noble St Charter-Comer College Prep, Hirsch Metropolitan High School, and YCCS Charter - Chatham, have graduation rates ranging from 89.0% to 89.0% and dropout rates ranging from 2.4% to 2.4%.

Across all schools in the 60619 zip code, chronic absenteeism rates are consistently high, ranging from 25.4% to 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average. This challenge, along with the socioeconomic factors, likely contribute to the disparities in academic performance observed in the data. However, the strong performance of some schools, such as McDade Elementary Classical School, suggests that with the right strategies and resources, schools in this community can achieve high levels of academic success.