Summary:
ZIP code 60634 has 13 listed schools: 10 elementary schools serving PK/K–8 and three high schools serving grades 9–12. The elementary results vary widely, and the three high schools also show substantial differences in test scores and graduation. Across elementary schools, average proficiency is 52% in ELA and 33% in math, below state averages of 56% and 40%; the area’s clearest concern is the wide gap between school results, especially in math.
Thorp O A Elementary Scholastic Academy stands out: 77% of students are proficient in ELA and 54% in math, respectively 21 and 15 points above state results. SchoolDigger ranks Thorp 373rd of 1,737 Illinois schools, in the 79th percentile, with four stars. Canty Elementary School also scores strongly, at 69% in ELA and 52% in math. At the lower end, Dever Elementary School has the lowest elementary ELA result, 38%—18 points below the state—while Locke J Elementary School has the lowest math result, 20%, or 19 points below the state. In high school, Chicago Academy High School leads the three schools in all ACT subjects, with 57% ELA, 37% math and 50% science; Steinmetz College Prep High School is lowest, at 17%, 10% and 23%. Graduation ranges from 99% at Rickover Naval Academy High School to 69% at Steinmetz.
Recent average results have generally moved upward, but not every school or subject has improved. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, elementary averages rose 6 points in ELA and 3 in math, narrowing their gaps with the state; high-school ACT averages rose 7 points in ELA, 11 in math and 6 in science. Attendance offers another perspective: chronic absenteeism is 42% at Rickover despite its 99% graduation rate, and 74% at Steinmetz. Income figures are context, not explanations of outcomes: free/reduced lunch eligible, sy 2024–25, ranges from 37% at Thorp to 86% at Locke among elementary schools, and from 65% at Rickover to 88% at Steinmetz among high schools.
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