Summary:
Zip code 60651 has 14 schools: 11 elementary schools serving PK–8 and three high schools serving grades 9–12. Across the elementary schools, 2025–2026 average proficiency was 31% in ELA and 17% in math, compared with state averages of 56% and 40%. The central finding is that elementary results are highly uneven: one school leads clearly, while the typical result is well below the state average.
Casals Elementary School stands out, leading the elementary group at 67% in ELA and 57% in math—11 and 17 percentage points above state rates, and 21 and 28 points above district rates. At the other end, Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary had the lowest ELA result at 14%, 42 points below the state; Young Elementary School had the lowest math result at 5%, 35 points below. High-school graduation rates also vary: Noble St Charter-Rowe-Clark Middle School Academy reported 85%, compared with 49% at YCCS West and 36% at YCCS-Association House. The supplied 2025–2026 high-school test results do not support a complete school ranking because some results are suppressed.
Elementary averages rose from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, but the pattern differed by subject: ELA increased 2 percentage points, less than the state’s 3-point rise, while math increased 3 points against a 1-point state gain. Lowell Elementary School made the largest math gain, 15 points; McNair Elementary School made the largest ELA gain, 12 points. SchoolDigger ranks Casals in the 67th percentile and McNair in the 41st. As context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 89% at Lowell to 98% at West Park Elementary Academy; these figures do not neatly sort schools by results.
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