Summary:
Zip code 60941 has one listed high school, Herscher High School, serving grades 9–12 with 542 students. In 2025–2026, it was above the state in two of nine reported test comparisons, and its average result across the nine was about 5 percentage points below the state average. The clearest overall finding is that results vary by subject and grade: math is the relative strength, while science and English language arts (ELA) trail state results.
Within the area, Herscher is both the only school and the only one available to assess as a standout. Its strongest comparisons were grade 11 ACT math, at 43% proficient versus 40% statewide, and grade 9 PreACT math, at 45% versus 42%—about 3 points above the state in each. Science was the weakest area: grade 10 PreACT science was 38% versus 48% statewide, about 11 points lower, and grade 9 was 37% versus 47%, about 10 points lower. Across the three comparisons in each subject, math averaged about 1 point above the state, while ELA averaged 7 points below and science 8 points below.
The overall gap widened over the two reported years: the average across the nine comparisons shifted from about 3 points below the state in 2024–2025 to about 5 points below in 2025–2026. Grade 9 PreACT math was a notable exception, rising 8 points at Herscher while the state rose 4; its position changed from slightly below the state to about 3 points above. SchoolDigger’s rating also declined, from the 76th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 61st in 2024–2025 and the 45th percentile, ranked 338 of 620 schools with 2 stars, in 2025–2026. Other context: the student–teacher ratio was 15:1 in 2024–2025, and 30% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. The 2025–2026 graduation rate was 3 points above the state rate; chronic absenteeism matched the state rate at 24%.
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