Summary:
The 60646 zip code area of Chicago, Illinois is home to 4 elementary schools that are part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 8th grade and showcase a range of academic performance, with some standouts like Sauganash Elementary School consistently ranking among the top 200 elementary schools in Illinois, while others like Hitch Elementary School lag behind in proficiency rates.
Sauganash Elementary School and Edgebrook Elementary School are the top-performing schools in the area, with 5-star and 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger, respectively. These schools significantly outperform the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In contrast, Hitch Elementary School has the lowest proficiency rates, lagging behind the other schools by over 28 percentage points in English Language Arts and 43 percentage points in Mathematics.
The data suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance, as the schools with the lowest percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients, Sauganash and Edgebrook, also have the highest academic performance. Additionally, the variation in spending per student and student-teacher ratios across the schools may contribute to the observed performance differences, though other factors are likely at play as well.
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