Summary:
ZIP code 61529 has one middle school, Elmwood Junior High School, serving grades 7–8, with 100 students. Its 2025–2026 results are stronger in English language arts (ELA) than in math or science: 75% were proficient in all-grades ELA, compared with 37% in math and 50% in grade 8 science. ELA is the clearest strength, with proficiency 19 percentage points above the state rate.
There is no other middle school in the ZIP code to rank above or below Elmwood, so its results are best understood against state figures. ELA was above the state in both grades: 70% versus 58% in grade 7 and 79% versus 63% in grade 8. Math varied sharply by grade: grade 7 was 50% proficient, 10 points above the state, while grade 8 was 27%, 8 points below. All-grades math was 37%, 3 points below the state, and grade 8 science was 50%, 2 points below. The school’s 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism rate was 13%, below the district’s 16% and the state’s 24%.
Recent trends favor ELA, while math and science moved down. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Elmwood’s all-grades ELA proficiency rose from 55% to 75%, a 21-point increase; the state rose 3 points, and Elmwood’s advantage widened by 17 points. Math fell from 46% to 37%, while the state increased 1 point; grade 8 science fell from 53% to 50% as the state rose 7 points. SchoolDigger’s rating declined from 4 stars at the 82nd percentile in 2023–2024 to 3 stars at the 61st percentile in 2025–2026. Context measures include a 13.7 student-teacher ratio and 24% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. With only one school listed and two years of test results, these figures do not establish what explains the differing trends.
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