The top reported proficiency rate is 38% in English language arts. The lowest is 24% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Paul Revere Primary School
Paul Revere Primary School serves kindergarten through third grade in Blue Island, a working-class south Cook County city roughly 15 miles from downtown Chicago. The school enrolls a small population across four grades, with slightly more than three-quarters of students identifying as Hispanic and roughly a quarter as Black. White students make up a small share. Free or reduced-price lunch data was not available.
The school is part of Cook County School District 130, which covers Blue Island and surrounding suburbs. The district has not undergone documented major changes in recent years that would reshape parent expectations around curriculum or operations.
Blue Island itself is a historic, built-out community anchored by a century-old uptown commercial district along Western Avenue, filled with locally owned shops, ethnic delis, and vintage brick storefronts. The city is moderately walkable, with a Walk Score around 63. Transit access is strong for a smaller suburb: six Metra stations on the Rock Island District and Electric Lines connect residents to downtown Chicago in about 18 minutes, supplemented by PACE and CTA bus service. The Cal-Sag Trail, a 26-mile biking and pedestrian corridor following the historic shipping canal, runs through the city. Memorial Park offers a pool, splash pad, skate park, sledding hill, ball diamonds, and athletic fields.
The local economy centers on manufacturing, health care, retail, transportation and warehousing, and rail operations. Darling Ingredients, LKQ Corporation, and rail distribution activity are significant employers; Access Community Health Network and UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial serve the area's medical needs. Blue Island is a mature, largely built-out city pursuing revitalization rather than expansion, with housing stock that leans toward older construction and targeted investment in commercial corridors, green space, and residential renovation.
On state testing, Paul Revere Primary School shows challenges in early-grade proficiency. Third-grade English-language arts proficiency stands below the state benchmark, while third-grade math proficiency is well below the state benchmark. Data for grades four through eight was not available; these grades do not appear to be served by the school given its kindergarten-through-third configuration. Because the school serves only early grades, no state testing results exist for higher grades, and no graduation rate applies. Across tested grades and subjects, the school's proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Cook County, indicating that a parent may want to look into the school's reading and math support, instructional strategies, and any interventions in place for early learners.
The housing market in the 60406 zip code where the school is located reflects moderate affordability for the region. Home values are substantially below the state and national benchmarks. Rental costs are also below the state average. The market shows stable conditions with modest new listing activity and moderate days on market.
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