Summary:
The 60201 zip code of Evanston, Illinois is home to 8 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools in the area, with Evanston Township High School and Orrington Elementary School standing out as the top-performing institutions.
Evanston Township High School is the highest-performing school in the data set, ranking 47th out of 697 Illinois high schools and earning a 5-star rating. The school boasts strong test scores, with 44.5% of 11th graders proficient or better in SAT Math and 53.8% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts. Orrington Elementary School is another standout, ranking 314th out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating, with particularly strong performance in science.
While these schools excel, the data also reveals significant variation in academic achievement across the 60201 zip code. Some schools, like Dr. ML King Jr. Literary & Fine Arts, lag behind the district and state averages on many test score metrics. Factors like per-student spending and chronic absenteeism rates do not appear to have a clear correlation with performance, suggesting that other elements, such as student demographics, may be playing a role in the differences observed across these Evanston CCSD 65 and Evanston Township HSD 202 schools.
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