Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60543

Summary:

The 60543 zip code area in Illinois is home to 11 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. This diverse set of schools demonstrates a range of academic performance, with several standout institutions that consistently rank among the top schools in the state.

Oswego East High School is a clear standout, consistently ranking among the top 123-104 high schools in Illinois and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. With a 96% graduation rate, 1% dropout rate, and strong test scores that exceed district and state averages, Oswego East is a shining example of academic excellence. In contrast, Oswego High School lags behind, suggesting a significant performance gap between the two high schools in the Cusd 308 district.

At the elementary and middle school levels, Churchill Elementary and Prairie Point Elementary stand out as high-performing institutions, ranking among the top 331-372 and 644-494 elementary schools in Illinois, respectively. These schools demonstrate exceptional test scores, low chronic absenteeism, and other indicators of academic success that set them apart from their peers. Meanwhile, Traughber Junior High and Thompson Junior High also show strong academic performance at the middle school level.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)							SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oswego GOAL	Public	6-12	4209 State Route 71	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Grundy/Kendall ROE	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 636-3915	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Old Post Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Old Post Rd	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 636-3400	414	29	14.0	29.0%	241 (58.2%)	34 (8.2%)	101 (24.4%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	62.1	697^th of 2067 public elementary schools	66.3%		78.3	398^th of 2077 public elementary schools	80.8%	299	60.9	40.6	47.8	34.7				41.1	39.1	35.2	24.6				33.0			96.2	96.9	96.9	96.9	12.3	96.0	97.1			$14,921	$706	$14,215
Oswego High School	Public	9-12	4250 State Route 71	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 636-2000	2,866	166	17.2	31.1%	1,468 (51.2%)	311 (10.9%)	867 (30.3%)	88 (3.1%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	119 (4.2%)	53.7	276^th of 697 public high schools	60.4%		60.3	238^th of 699 public high schools	66.0%	38	45.0															20.9	25.7	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6		96.6	$14,871	$731	$14,140
Thompson Junior High School	Public	6-8	440 Boulder Hill Pass	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 636-2600	837	48	17.2	40.5%	312 (37.3%)	100 (11.9%)	371 (44.3%)	23 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.2%)	43	704^th of 1363 public middle schools	48.3%		47.1	647^th of 1367 public middle schools	52.7%	57	43.1				31.6	33.1	45.8	37.1				24.3	17.5	22.3	21.4			98.4	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.5	98.5		96.4	$16,091	$863	$15,228
Traughber Junior High School	Public	6-8	570 Colchester Dr	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 636-2700	1,074	59	18.3	25.0%	595 (55.4%)	102 (9.5%)	267 (24.9%)	46 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (5.8%)	67.3	373^rd of 1363 public middle schools	72.6%		70.4	326^th of 1367 public middle schools	76.2%	47	62.5				45.9	45.7	61.0	51.1				26.1	37.1	39.4	34.5			98.7	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.5		96.0	$14,125	$576	$13,549
Fox Chase Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 Fox Chase Dr N	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 636-3500	663	38	17.4	36.7%	304 (45.9%)	81 (12.2%)	221 (33.3%)	25 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.5%)	52.7	872^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	57.8%		50.1	948^th of 2077 public elementary schools	54.4%	76	57.9	28.4	40.9	38.3				35.7	34.4	29.1	20.5				28.2			98.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.5	98.3			$15,482	$1,081	$14,402
Prairie Point Elementary School	Public	K-5	3650 Grove Rd	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 636-3600	447	30	15.0	16.3%	306 (68.5%)	27 (6.0%)	89 (19.9%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	65.4	644^th of 2067 public elementary schools	68.8%		73.2	494^th of 2077 public elementary schools	76.2%	150	77.0	41.0	42.1	46.6				43.2	42.3	32.5	28.0				34.3			97.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.8	98.1	98.6			$17,833	$553	$17,280
Churchill Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 Secretariat Ln	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 636-3800	436	32	13.5	17.4%	254 (58.3%)	45 (10.3%)	79 (18.1%)	36 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.4%)	81.4	331^st of 2067 public elementary schools	84.0%		80	372^nd of 2077 public elementary schools	82.1%	41	68.1	37.1	57.7	52.8				50.0	48.4	48.7	57.0				51.4			97.9	97.7	97.7	97.7		97.7	98.6			$16,898	$616	$16,282
Plank Junior High	Public	6-8	510 Secretariat Ln	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 551-9400	605	49	12.3	40.7%	271 (44.8%)	63 (10.4%)	217 (35.9%)	31 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	59.2	458^th of 1363 public middle schools	66.4%		48.3	622^nd of 1367 public middle schools	54.5%	164	55.7				48.2	45.4	56.2	49.9				28.6	29.0	20.9	26.2			98.4	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.4	98.7		97.8	$14,939	$700	$14,240
Brokaw Early Learning Center	Public	PK	1000 5th St	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 551-9600	347	18	19.2		121 (34.9%)	44 (12.7%)	121 (34.9%)	47 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)								(n/a)																		97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.0	97.8		$19,399	$805	$18,595
East View Academy School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4209 State Route 71	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 608-5900	0	26	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Southbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	820 Preston Ln	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 551-9800	605	39	15.5	20.8%	352 (58.2%)	58 (9.6%)	95 (15.7%)	56 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	64.8	652^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	68.5%		69.7	568^th of 2077 public elementary schools	72.7%	84	71.6	36.9	43.2	52.3				44.1	35.1	31.4	32.1				32.9			98.3	97.9	97.9	97.9	98.6	97.9	98.6			$14,503	$552	$13,951
Hunt Club Elementary	Public	K-5	4001 Hunt Club Dr	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 636-2800	376	40	9.4	17.0%	232 (61.7%)	33 (8.8%)	81 (21.5%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	50.6	919^th of 2067 public elementary schools	55.5%		46.7	1018^th of 2077 public elementary schools	51.0%	99	64.5	24.3	33.3	38.1				32.1	41.4	26.1	22.3				29.8			98.6	98.2	98.2	98.2		97.4	98.2			$14,782	$552	$14,229
Oswego East High School	Public	9-12	1525 Harvey Rd	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 636-2200	2,805	160	17.5	24.9%	1,403 (50.0%)	335 (11.9%)	596 (21.2%)	340 (12.1%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (4.1%)	78.2	123^rd of 697 public high schools	82.4%		81.7	104^th of 699 public high schools	85.1%	19	66.4															30.0	39.4	96.7	96.9	96.9	96.9	97.8	95.7	99.4		96.2	$14,749	$625	$14,124

Cities Near Zip Code 60543

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oswego	0.64 mi	14	283^rd
Plainfield	2.96 mi	31	216^th
Montgomery	3.12 mi	5	609^th
Aurora	3.82 mi	53	587^th
Yorkville	4.52 mi	11	279^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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