Summary:
ZIP code 62836 has one school, Ewing-Northern Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 8 with 231 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades IAR results were above Illinois results in both subjects: 72% in English language arts (ELA) versus 56% statewide, and 54% in math versus 40%. Science results were also higher than the state’s in both reported grades. Most importantly, the school’s current results are above state results across every reported IAR grade and subject and both reported ISA science grades.
There are no local school-to-school leaders or laggards because Ewing-Northern is the only school in the list. Results differ across its grades: ELA was highest in fourth grade, at 90% versus 56% statewide, and lowest in third grade, at 53% versus 48%; the school’s advantage in third-grade ELA was just 5 percentage points. In math, seventh grade was highest at 63% versus 40% statewide, while fifth grade was lowest at 46% versus 36%. Chronic absenteeism was 8% in 2025–2026, compared with 24% statewide; the district figure was also 8%.
The school remains ahead of the state, but its all-grades advantage narrowed as its scores fell from the prior year: ELA declined from 80% in 2024–2025 to 72% in 2025–2026, while math fell from 65% to 54%. Science moved in different directions by grade: fifth-grade results rose from 57% to 73%, while eighth-grade results fell from 76% to 67%. SchoolDigger gives the school 4 stars and ranked it 420 of 1,737 schools (76th percentile) in 2025–2026, after a higher 89th-percentile ranking in 2024–2025. For context, the student–teacher ratio was 11.8 in 2024–2025, and 52% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year. These figures describe one school and do not support comparisons among local schools.
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