Anne M Jeans Elementary low ratings? (Hinsdale, Burr Ridge: low income, for sale, real estate)

[bigsmoke3238]

Why does Anne M Jeans Elementary in Willowbrook have such low ratings? Should this school be avoided? Just curious. I thought Willowbrook IL was a pretty sought after and nice area with excellent schools.

[chet everett]

Originally Posted by bigsmoke3238

Why does Anne M Jeans Elementary in Willowbrook have such low ratings? Should this school be avoided? Just curious. I thought Willowbrook IL was a pretty sought after and nice area with excellent schools.

Attendance area includes a large percentage of older condos and apartments that are somewhat notoriously rented to lower income students.

The majority of single family homes in Willowbrook are among the best value in eastern DuPage Co, though most are part of the Hinsdale South High attendance area that is far less sought after than homes in the Hinsdale Central attendance area. Course offerings are about as identical as enrollments allow and one could argue it is better to be in a smaller class at South's newer campus than in an overcrowded class at the older Central campus...

[4122]

Usually I'm not big on test scores, but the school's scores are very low. There's 66% low income students but the school's scores seem like there's at least 75%-80% low income students. Also, if you do subgroup comparisons on Illinois Report Card, non low income students perform about the same as low income students

ANNE M JEANS ELEM SCHOOL | Achievement Gap

Hinsdale South and Hinsdale Central are very good schools and as Chet said, both schools offer pretty much the same course offerings (which are outstanding) and some people prefer one school over the other for different reasons. All of the other schools in Willowbrook and Burr Ridge are good except for Burr Ridge middle school (where kids from Jeans go) but if you're in the attendance boundaries for Jeans Elementary, send your kids to a private school for k-8 and then Hinsdale South.

[bigsmoke3238]

This was the house I was looking at:

16W361 95th Pl, Burr Ridge, IL 60527 | MLS #08993588 | Zillow

[chet everett]

Originally Posted by bigsmoke3238

This was the house I was looking at:

16W361 95th Pl, Burr Ridge, IL 60527 | MLS #08993588 | Zillow

It is a low asking price for a home that is in OK shape, but the home is really lacking (a single car garage and lower level laundry area mean this is likely to be a land value type listing...).

If you're still in high school there is not much reason to be shopping for a $240K home.

[Lookout Kid]

Originally Posted by chet everett

If you're still in high school there is not much reason to be shopping for a $240K home.

He/she is an aspiring real estate investor getting a jump start. There are certainly worse things for a high school student to be curious about. Like big amounts of smoking stuff.

[4122]

Originally Posted by chet everett

It is a low asking price for a home that is in OK shape, but the home is really lacking (a single car garage and lower level laundry area mean this is likely to be a land value type listing...).

If you're still in high school there is not much reason to be shopping for a $240K home.

Or her parents are moving and she's helping them look for homes. I'm letting my daughter help us look at houses for our move and she could be a great real estate agent.

[bigsmoke3238]

Its just a hobby of mine to look at homes for sale in the area and I came across that home which seemed like a very low price in a prestigious area.

[bigsmoke3238]

Oops sorry guys. I posted the wrong link. This is the home that I was talking about:
10S420 Drew Avenue, Burr Ridge, IL 60527 | Zillow