Summary:
ZIP code 60628 has 24 schools—17 elementary schools and 7 high schools—serving students from elementary grades through high school. In 2025–2026, the elementary schools averaged 35% proficiency in English language arts (ELA) and 18% in math, compared with 56% and 40% statewide. The most important takeaway is that elementary results vary widely, while the group averages are about 21–22 percentage points below state results.
Poe Elementary Classical School stands out at the top: its 2025–2026 proficiency was 95% in ELA and 83% in math, 39 and 43 points above the state, respectively. Brooks College Prep Academy High School led reported high-school results, with 11th-grade ACT proficiency of 85% in ELA, 69% in math, and 77% in science—35, 29, and 29 points above state results. At the other end, Curtis Elementary School had the lowest elementary ELA result, 18%, while Brown R Elementary Community Academy had the lowest math result, 6%, despite 43% in ELA. SchoolDigger ranked Poe 10th of 1,737 elementary schools and Brooks 33rd of 620 high schools. Some high-school results are suppressed or unavailable, so the reported scores do not provide a complete ranking.
Elementary results changed unevenly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: average ELA proficiency fell from 36% to 35%, while math rose from 17% to 18%; 7 of 17 schools improved in ELA and 8 of 17 in math. The ELA gap to the state widened by about 5 points, while the math gap stayed near 22 points. Context also differs: in school year 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 33% at Poe and 79% at Dunne Technology Academy Elementary School; Dunne’s math proficiency was 41%, slightly above the state, though its ELA was 52%. Haley Elementary Academy reported that all students receive free meals through Community Eligibility in that school year, a different measure. Attendance and achievement do not always align: Brooks’ chronic absenteeism was 47% in 2025–2026 despite its strong reported scores.
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