Summary:
The 61849 zip code is home to a single public school, Heritage JH and Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has 259 students enrolled. The school is part of the Heritage CUSD 8 district, which is ranked 237 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating.
Heritage JH and Elementary School appears to be a relatively strong-performing school, especially in certain grade levels and subject areas. The school has consistently ranked in the top third of Illinois elementary schools over the past 3 years, with a current ranking of 718 out of 2,056 schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates than the state average in 3rd grade ELA (78.9% vs 47.3%) and 6th-8th grade ELA (67.7%-78.3% vs 54.3%-56.7%). The school also outperformed the state in 3rd grade math (63.2% vs 49.6%) and 8th grade science (51.6% vs 45.4%).
However, the school's performance is more mixed in other grade levels and subjects, such as 4th and 5th grade ELA and math, as well as 6th-8th grade math, indicating potential areas for improvement. Additionally, the school's relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% and its high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch (44.4%) suggest challenges associated with serving a high-needs student population. Despite these concerns, the school's above-average spending per student ($16,669 in 2023-2024) and small student-teacher ratio (11.4 to 1) suggest it has access to more resources than the state average, which could be leveraged to address these issues.
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