Schools in Zip Code 60955

Zip code 60955 has one school, Iroquois West Middle School, serving grades 6–8, with 215 students. Its latest results show a mixed picture: sixth graders did better than Illinois averages in both English language arts (ELA) and math, while the school’s overall results were slightly below the state in both subjects. Most importantly, the all-grades results were below Illinois in 2025–2026: about 1 point in ELA and 2 points in math.

There is no meaningful comparison between schools in the area because this is the only one; the clearest contrasts are between its grade-level results and state averages. Sixth grade stands out positively: ELA proficiency was 71% versus 59% statewide, and math was 49% versus 36%—advantages of 12 and 13 percentage points. Eighth-grade ELA is the clearest concern, at 42% compared with 63% statewide, a 21-point shortfall. Eighth-grade math was also below the state, at 30% versus 35%, while seventh-grade results were close to state levels.

Overall results weakened from the prior year as the state’s improved: ELA fell from 59% to 55% at the school while Illinois rose from 53% to 56%; math fell from 40% to 38% while the state increased from 39% to 40%. One notable exception is eighth-grade science, which improved from 19% in 2024–2025 to 38% in 2025–2026, though it remained below the state’s 52%. Attendance was comparatively favorable: chronic absenteeism was 19%, versus 21% in the Iroquois West CUSD 10 and 24% statewide. SchoolDigger gives the school two stars and ranks it 644 of 1,126 schools, at the 43rd percentile; its percentile fell from 64 in 2023–2024 to 43 in 2025–2026. The reported student-teacher ratio was 12.2 in 2024–2025, and 54% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. These are useful context measures, not explanations for academic results.