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Schools in Maywood · Proviso Township High School District 209, Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89

Maywood’s public schools score below 83% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 13% of Maywood’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Maywood, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#663of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
13%
▼ 16 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Proviso Township High School District 209
Students per teacher
14.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
8,539 students on the public path
In brief

Maywood’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1477 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Maywood’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 17% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 13% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Proviso Township High School District 209 spends $19,566 per student and Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 $21,824, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Maywood’s grade

D Test scoresB Graduation

C−: better than 17% of Illinois school districts, #663 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 17%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1477)Better than 12%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,375 test results and a graduating class of 1,082 could put Maywood anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Maywood’s students in the tested grades sat them (978 in math, 3,392 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Maywood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A

Maywood runs its own schools through grade 8 (Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89). From grade 9, students attend the Proviso Township High School District 209, shared with Bellwood, Berkeley, Broadview, Forest Park, Hillside, Melrose Park, Northlake, Proviso, Stone Park and Westchester. Its elementary school is in Melrose Park. Parts of Maywood (2% of its land) are served by Bellwood School District 88 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Maywood

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Proviso Township High School District 209Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 4,458 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,566IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89Grades PK–8 · 9 schools · 4,081 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,824IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Proviso Township High School District 20912%
State average 29.9% · 1011 students tested
Math · 9–12, Proviso Township High School District 20912%
State average 25.8% · 978 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 8914%
State average 29.9% · 2381 students tested
Math · PK–8, Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 8910%
State average 25.8% · 20 students tested · the state reports 0–20%

Maywood vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Maywood’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MaywoodC−Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12
Forest ParkC+Forest Park School District 91 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12
River Forest—River Forest School District 90 PK–8 · Oak Park and River Forest District 200 9–12
River Forest (village)A+River Forest School District 90 PK–8 · Oak Park and River Forest District 200 9–12
ProvisoCProviso Township High School District 209
Melrose ParkC−Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12
BroadviewC+Lindop School District 92 PK–8 · Komarek School District 94 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12
BellwoodDBellwood School District 88 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12

5 of the 7 neighbors share Proviso Township High School District 209 with Maywood for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Maywood

12 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Maywoodin other towns
Melrose Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Melrose Park
602 students14:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
431 students11:1Rate it →
Garfield Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
411 students13:1Rate it →
Jane Addams Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Melrose Park
385 students15:1Rate it →
Emerson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
364 students13:1Rate it →
Washington Dual Language Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
346 students16:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broadview
345 students13:1Rate it →
Irving Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
B−
515 students13:1Rate it →
Stevenson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Melrose Park
682 students10:1Rate it →
Proviso West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hillside
C−
1,870 students17:1Rate it →
Proviso East High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
1,663 students16:1Rate it →
Proviso Math and Science Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Forest Park
A
925 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Maywood’s schools

Are Maywood’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Maywood children attend score below 83% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #663 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Maywood in?

Two districts: Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 runs grades PK–8, and Proviso Township High School District 209 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bellwood, Berkeley, Broadview, Forest Park, Hillside, Melrose Park, Northlake, Proviso, Stone Park and Westchester.

Where do Maywood kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Proviso West High School, Proviso East High School and Proviso Math and Science Academy.

What is Maywood’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in Proviso Township High School District 209 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Maywood spend per student?

$19,566 in Proviso Township High School District 209 and $21,824 in Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.