Summary:
Zip code 60637 has 16 schools—13 elementary schools and three high schools—giving families a range of school options, but reported achievement varies considerably. In 2025–2026, elementary schools averaged 35% in ELA compared with 56% statewide, and 17% in math compared with 40% statewide. Every elementary school’s all-grades math result was below the state result, and the most important finding is that both elementary averages remain far below state levels.
Woodlawn Elementary Community School led all-grades elementary ELA at 54%, while Dulles Elementary School was lowest at 11%—a 42-point gap using the reported figures. In math, Carnegie Elementary School led at 29%, 12 points above the 13-school average; Dulles was lowest at 4%. Results also depend on grade: Woodlawn’s grade 3 ELA was 65% versus 48% statewide, while Brownell Elementary School reached 70% in grade 6 ELA versus 59% statewide. At the high-school level, University of Chicago Charter-Woodlawn scored higher than Hyde Park Academy High School in 11th-grade ACT ELA (21% versus 10%) and science (21% versus 15%).
Elementary averages improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose from 30% to 35%, and math from 14% to 17%, narrowing the average gap to the state in both subjects. Gains were uneven: Woodlawn’s ELA increased 15 points, while CICS - Washington Pk Campus fell 9 points. Income figures provide context, not an explanation: in school year 2024–2025, 96% of Dulles students and 95% of CICS students were free/reduced lunch eligible, yet CICS scored 32 points higher in ELA and 24 points higher in math. High-school outcomes also differ: the charter’s graduation rate was 93%, above the state’s 90%, while Hyde Park’s was 80%; YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy reported a 66% graduation rate and 33% dropout rate. Grade spans and school sizes vary, so schoolwide results may not be directly comparable.
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