Summary:
The 12 elementary schools located in zip code 60804 in Cicero, Illinois serve students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade, with a total enrollment of over 6,000 students. These schools are part of the Cicero School District 99, which is ranked 730 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Among the standout schools in the area, Abe Lincoln Elementary School has the highest overall performance on the IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) tests, with 45.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 30.3% proficient or better in Mathematics. Liberty Elementary School has the highest 3rd-grade proficiency rates, with 37.1% of students proficient or better in both ELA and Mathematics, while Drexel Elementary School has the highest 5th-grade ELA proficiency at 45.7%.
However, the schools in the Cicero School District 99 perform well below the state averages on the IAR tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 17.5% to 47.4% in ELA and 17.5% to 47.4% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. This indicates a significant achievement gap, which may be related to the high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients across the schools, ranging from 66.38% to 97.49%, suggesting a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
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