Summary:
The city of Lindenhurst, Illinois is home to two schools: B.J. Hooper Elementary School and Millburn Middle School. These schools serve students in the Lake Villa CCSD 41 and Millburn CCSD 24 districts.
Millburn Middle School stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 10% of Illinois middle schools over the past three years and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are significantly higher than the state averages, with 67.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 50.3% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. In contrast, B.J. Hooper Elementary School's performance is more average, with test scores slightly below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, although the school's science proficiency rates are higher than the state and district.
The data also reveals differences in other key metrics between the two schools. Millburn Middle School has a lower chronic absenteeism rate (15.0%) compared to B.J. Hooper Elementary School (15.7%), and a lower free and reduced lunch rate (17.01%) compared to the elementary school (41.03%). Additionally, Millburn Middle School spends significantly more per student ($17,163) than B.J. Hooper Elementary School ($11,733), which may contribute to the school's higher academic performance, despite having similar student-teacher ratios.
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