Summary:
ZIP code 60625 has nine elementary schools, mostly serving prekindergarten through grade 8; Hibbard Elementary School serves prekindergarten through grade 6, while Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center serves kindergarten through grade 8. The schools vary widely in their 2025–2026 results: the group averages 51% proficiency in ELA and 41% in math, compared with state rates of 56% and 40%. The most important finding is that these averages hide a very large school-to-school spread: the highest and lowest results are 71 percentage points apart in ELA and 77 points apart in math.
Edison is the clear test-score standout, with 97% proficiency in ELA and 96% in math; its results exceed the next-highest school, Waters Elementary School, by 22 points in ELA and 31 points in math. SchoolDigger ranks Edison 5th of 1,737 schools and gives it five stars. Waters is a strong broad-serving option at 75% in ELA and 64% in math, with a SchoolDigger rank of 212th and four stars; Chappell Elementary School is another ELA standout at 69%. At the low end, Volta Elementary School has the group’s lowest results, 26% in ELA and 19% in math. SchoolDigger places Volta and Hibbard at the 5th percentile.
Recent changes are mixed: the group’s average ELA rose 2 percentage points from the prior year, while the state rose 3 points; average math rose 1 point, matching the state’s increase. Waters gained 6 points in ELA, while North River Elementary School gained 8 points in ELA and 11 in math; Chappell’s math result fell 8 points. The 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch-eligible shares were 84%–91% at North River, Haugan, Hibbard, and Volta, compared with 23% at Waters and 31% at Chappell; these figures offer context, not an explanation of results. Attendance also differs: chronic absenteeism was 13% at Waters and 40% at North River. Student-teacher ratios are relatively close, ranging from 13.2 at Edison to 15.2 at Waters. Individual results and trends can vary by grade and subject.
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