Summary:
Zip code 60931 has one middle school, Donovan Junior High School, serving grades 6–8 with 54 students. Because it is the only school listed, families have no other local middle school to compare it with. The clearest academic finding is that Donovan’s latest math results are well above the state, while its all-grades ELA result is slightly below.
Donovan stands out most in math: in 2025–2026, 59% of students were proficient, compared with 40% statewide, a 20-point advantage. Eighth-grade math was also notably strong at 65%, versus 35% statewide, a 30-point advantage; eighth-grade science was 59% versus 52%, 7 points higher. ELA is the relative weak spot: the all-grades result was 54%, compared with 56% statewide, a 3-point shortfall. There is no local top or bottom school because Donovan is the only one listed; grade 7 and grade 8 ELA results are suppressed, so complete grade-by-grade comparisons are unavailable.
Donovan’s results have changed considerably, especially in ELA: its all-grades score fell from 81% in 2024–2025 to 54% in 2025–2026, a 27-point drop, while the state result rose from 53% to 56%. Math remained a relative strength but edged down from 60% to 59%, as the state rose from 39% to 40%; the advantage narrowed by 2 points. Eighth-grade science fell from 64% to 59%, while the state rose from 45% to 52%, narrowing Donovan’s lead by 12 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking moved from the 80th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 93rd in 2024–2025, then to the 72nd in 2025–2026. Other context: Donovan’s student-teacher ratio was 6.7 in 2024–2025, and 57% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 16% in 2025–2026, below Donovan CUSD 3 at 19% and the state at 24%.
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