Summary:
The 60639 zip code in Chicago, Illinois is home to a single middle school, Northwest Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Northwest Middle School is facing significant academic and demographic challenges. The school's academic performance is relatively low compared to district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 15.2% to 32.3% in English Language Arts and 4.5% to 12.3% in Math across different grade levels. The school's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate is just 11.7%, compared to the district average of 31.4% and the state average of 45.4%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which can negatively impact student learning and achievement.
Despite the low academic performance, Northwest Middle School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.9, which could present an opportunity to provide more individualized attention and support for students. However, the school serves a student population with a high level of economic disadvantage, as indicated by the 77.61% free/reduced-price lunch rate. The school's ranking and rating within the Chicago Public Schools District and the state of Illinois suggest that it is one of the lower-performing middle schools in the area, which may warrant further investigation into the underlying factors contributing to its challenges.
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