Summary:
The 60623 zip code in Chicago, Illinois is home to two middle schools: Gary Elementary School and Madero Middle School. Both schools are performing significantly below the average for the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois as a whole, with low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
According to the data, Gary Elementary School had an English Language Arts proficiency rate of 31.3% and a Mathematics proficiency rate of 18.7% for the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the district's 42.8% and 27.3%, and the state's 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. Madero Middle School fared similarly, with a 33% proficiency rate in English Language Arts and a 12.1% proficiency rate in Mathematics. Both schools have seen declining performance over the past few years, with proficiency rates dropping across multiple grade levels and subject areas.
The data also reveals that both Gary Elementary and Madero Middle have high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. Additionally, both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates, with 25.4% of students chronically absent at both institutions for the 2024-2025 school year. While the schools have relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratios, these resources do not appear to be effectively translating into improved student outcomes.
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