Summary:
ZIP code 60827 has two middle schools: Calumet Elementary School, serving grades 6–8, and Washington Junior High, serving grades 7–8. Together, they offer different results by subject rather than one clear all-around picture: in 2025–2026, Calumet had higher results in comparable ELA grades and eighth-grade science, while both schools’ all-grades mathematics results were well below the state rate.
Calumet stands out in the latest comparable ELA and science results. In grade 7 ELA, it reached 30% versus Washington’s 19%, an 11-point gap; in grade 8 ELA, the rates were 63% and 41%, a 23-point gap. For eighth-grade science, Calumet scored 54% compared with Washington’s 15%, a 39-point difference. Calumet’s eighth-grade rates were also slightly above the state: its ELA result was 63.4% versus 63.1% statewide, and its science rate was 54% versus 52%. The contrast is not as strong in all-grades math: Calumet had 12% and Washington 8%, compared with 40% statewide.
Results changed differently at the two schools. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Calumet improved in all three reported measures: ELA rose 9 points, math 7 points, and eighth-grade science 41 points. Washington’s ELA rose 3 points and science 5 points, but its math fell 8 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking percentile moved from 11 to 21 for Calumet and from 13 to 2 for Washington. Attendance also differs: chronic absenteeism was 33% at Calumet and 44% at Washington, versus 24% statewide. In 2024–2025, Calumet’s student–teacher ratio was 22.5 and 56% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; Washington’s ratio was 11.4, and all students received free meals through Community Eligibility. These are contextual observations, not explanations for results. All-grades comparisons include different grade spans, and Washington’s grade-specific 2025–2026 math results are suppressed.
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