Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60608

Summary:

The 60608 zip code area of Chicago is home to 24 schools, including 18 elementary schools, 6 high schools, and no middle schools or alternative schools. This diverse educational landscape features a mix of high-performing and struggling institutions, highlighting the stark disparities in educational outcomes within the community.

Among the standout schools in the area are Everett Elementary School, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, and Holden Elementary School, which also performs well above the district and state averages. At the high school level, Noble St Charter-UIC College Prep and Juarez Community Academy High School are the highest-ranked institutions, though their overall ratings still only reach the 1-2 star level.

The data reveals significant disparities in key metrics such as graduation rates, dropout rates, and test scores across the schools in this area. While some institutions like Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences excel in specific subjects, many others struggle with very low proficiency levels. Additionally, the high rates of economic disadvantage, as indicated by the free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, suggest that addressing systemic inequities will be crucial to improving educational outcomes in this Chicago Public Schools District 299 community.

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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
IL Center for Rehab & Educ-R	Public, Alternative	4-12	1950 W Roosevelt Rd	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Dept of Human Services	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 433-3181	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Chalmers Elementary Specialty School	Public	PK, KG-8	2745 W Roosevelt Rd	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1720	209	22	9.5	93.3%	2 (1.0%)	196 (93.8%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	17.9	1737^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.0%		10.8	2012^th of 2077 public elementary schools	3.1%	275		22.7	25.0	7.1	20.0	16.7	16.0	17.4	0.0	0.0	7.1	0.0	4.2	8.0				89.3	93.5	93.5	93.5	97.7	93.5	91.1	7.9	22.9	$27,194	$6,211	$20,983
Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1624 W 19th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7205	406	37	11.1	91.9%	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	394 (97.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19.6	1694^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.0%		20.9	1646^th of 2077 public elementary schools	20.8%	48	30.4	16.3	22.2	12.5	8.6	16.7	18.5	15.6	16.3	11.1	8.3	1.7	9.3	5.6	8.3			78.4	80.7	80.5	80.5	92.4	79.6	78.8	4.2	25.0	$19,403	$3,618	$15,785
Cook County Juvenile Det -York Alt High School	Public	9-12	2700 S California Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7021	0	46	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		90.6	95.3	95.3	95.3	89.8	92.1	93.7		69.3
Juarez Community Academy High School	Public	9-12	1450 W Cermak Rd	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7030	1,654	116	14.3	89.8%	26 (1.6%)	46 (2.8%)	1,558 (94.2%)	10 (0.6%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	17.3	579^th of 697 public high schools	16.9%		11.8	621^st of 699 public high schools	11.2%	42	11.8															3.9	8.5	94.6	97.9	97.8	97.8	91.0	96.6	96.3		92.8	$17,321	$3,245	$14,076
Everett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3419 S Bell Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4550	117	17	7.0	86.3%	6 (5.1%)	2 (1.7%)	96 (82.1%)	9 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	72.4	515^th of 2067 public elementary schools	75.1%		74.6	469^th of 2077 public elementary schools	77.4%	46	92.3	54.5		76.9				65.6	18.2		38.5				34.4			97.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	99.0	95.8	19.8		$39,589	$6,047	$33,542
Holden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1104 W 31st St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7200	393	35	11.2	79.4%	69 (17.6%)	44 (11.2%)	207 (52.7%)	64 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	43.7	1074^th of 2067 public elementary schools	48.0%		50.2	941^st of 2077 public elementary schools	54.7%	133	46.8	24.4	36.5	36.1	39.0	47.6	31.6	35.7	23.8	12.5	25.0	21.9	50.0	32.2	28.0			78.1	79.1	79.1	79.1	90.6	78.9	78.9	3.1	19.5	$18,524	$3,264	$15,259
Pilsen Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 W 17th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7675	219	24	9.1	87.2%	2 (0.9%)	23 (10.5%)	192 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9.8	2040^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.3%		17	1788^th of 2077 public elementary schools	13.9%	252	30.2	0.0	4.2	3.8	6.9	11.1	31.0	9.8	7.1	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.8				83.2	87.3	87.3	87.3	93.0	81.6	81.6	5.3	25.0	$26,269	$4,976	$21,293
Jungman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1746 S Miller St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7375	284	30	9.6	81.3%	27 (9.5%)	66 (23.2%)	180 (63.4%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	42.6	1100^th of 2067 public elementary schools	46.8%		52.8	885^th of 2077 public elementary schools	57.4%	215	51.4	19.2	33.4	42.9	40.6	14.2	42.9	31.0	23.0	16.7	21.4	18.8	3.6	28.6	17.9			90.2	92.5	92.5	92.5	93.2	91.2	90.5	15.3	23.7	$28,482	$5,211	$23,271
Armour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	950 W 33rd Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4530	246	27	9.1	82.9%	20 (8.1%)	29 (11.8%)	177 (72.0%)	10 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	38.6	1187^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.6%		42.8	1114^th of 2077 public elementary schools	46.4%	73	27.5	31.6	33.3	30.4	38.1	57.1	60.7	43.0	26.3	10.0	13.0	14.3	25.0	14.2	16.8			85.8	89.1	89.1	89.1	92.1	87.5	87.5	4.6	21.3	$25,970	$4,695	$21,275
Pickard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 W 21st Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7280	297	27	11.0	90.6%	9 (3.0%)	11 (3.7%)	275 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	33	1314^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.4%		44.5	1074^th of 2077 public elementary schools	48.3%	240	40.0	30.3	15.6	34.9	32.2	47.3	47.6	35.6	18.2	3.1	20.0	13.0	27.0	11.9	15.9			93.5	95.2	94.9	94.9	97.6	93.9	92.2	7.5	31.0	$23,902	$3,192	$20,710
Plamondon Elementary School	Public	K-8	2642 W 15th Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1789	103	16	6.4	84.5%	4 (3.9%)	24 (23.3%)	74 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.8	1548^th of 2067 public elementary schools	25.1%		38.8	1190^th of 2077 public elementary schools	42.7%	358		18.2		21.4		46.2	25.0	23.5	9.1		14.2		23.1	0.0				88.8	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	91.3		35.0	$41,507	$7,457	$34,050
Smyth J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1059 W 13th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7180	397	36	11.1	96.2%	2 (0.5%)	376 (94.7%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	11.2	2007^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.9%		10.1	2042^nd of 2077 public elementary schools	1.7%	35		6.7	0.0	2.4	13.3	3.6	14.3	6.6	3.4	2.6	0.0	6.7	0.0	0.0				83.9	89.4	89.4	89.4	96.7	88.9	86.7	5.3	20.8	$24,381	$4,098	$20,283
Walsh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2015 S Peoria St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7950	231	26	8.8	80.5%	6 (2.6%)	42 (18.2%)	164 (71.0%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	32.2	1336^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.4%		33.1	1318^th of 2077 public elementary schools	36.5%	18	21.8	36.4	25.0	12.5	14.3	16.6	0.0	16.3	35.0	21.1	12.5	0.0	13.3	0.0	12.5			77.4	77.7	77.7	77.7	92.2	76.0	76.7	13.2	23.0	$27,199	$4,219	$22,979
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1900 W 23rd St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4590	166	21	7.9	83.1%	5 (3.0%)	3 (1.8%)	158 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.6	1991^st of 2067 public elementary schools	3.7%		12.1	1963^rd of 2077 public elementary schools	5.5%	28		0.0	3.6	8.7	20.0	14.3	6.3	8.5	4.2	3.6	4.3	0.0	4.8	3.1				82.0	84.8	85.4	84.8	90.5	80.9	82.0	5.6	18.0	$23,389	$4,735	$18,654
Finkl Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2332 S Western Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5850	206	28	7.3	94.2%	9 (4.4%)	32 (15.5%)	163 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	16.6	1784^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.7%		24.1	1546^th of 2077 public elementary schools	25.6%	238	37.5	0.0	12.5	3.8	30.0	14.3	40.0	18.9	11.8	12.5	0.0	6.5	0.0	30.0	10.7			86.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	92.2	89.9	87.6	6.0	30.9	$32,780	$4,731	$28,049
Simpson Academy High School for Young Women	Public	6-12	1321 S Paulina St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7812	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.8	100.0	100.0		87.5
Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences	Public	PK, KG-8	1940 W 18th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7215	277	23	12.3	79.1%	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	273 (98.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.5	1033^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	50.0%		55.7	833^rd of 2077 public elementary schools	59.9%	200	50.0	15.4	58.3	25.9	48.3	64.0	67.8	46.5	19.2	16.7	22.2	24.1	50.0	46.4	30.0			98.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.7	99.6	97.8	14.1	30.0	$24,259	$3,390	$20,869
Perez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1241 W 19th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7650	258	27	9.7	84.1%	5 (1.9%)	5 (1.9%)	242 (93.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.8	1778^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.0%		35.4	1276^th of 2077 public elementary schools	38.6%	502	22.6	3.7	27.3	10.4	21.4	23.8	27.8	18.7	7.4	3.0	0.0	7.1	14.3	11.1	6.2			83.7	87.4	87.4	87.1	93.7	83.3	83.0	7.6	22.3	$22,519	$3,745	$18,774
Ruiz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2410 S Leavitt St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4825	435	36	12.0	84.6%	9 (2.1%)	9 (2.1%)	412 (94.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	21.5	1639^th of 2067 public elementary schools	20.7%		26.1	1497^th of 2077 public elementary schools	27.9%	142	29.3	18.6	10.9	18.4	36.7	33.4	40.0	26.8	16.7	2.2	6.1	2.0	11.1	14.0	8.6			95.1	97.3	97.3	97.3	98.0	96.4	94.8	9.5	28.8	$21,619	$3,214	$18,405
Chicago Technology Academy High School	Public	9-12	1301 W 14th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7755	381	32	11.9	93.7%	4 (1.0%)	317 (83.2%)	58 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%		8.8	661^st of 699 public high schools	5.4%	19																0.0	0.0	94.3	97.0	97.0	97.0	88.5	96.4	97.0		75.1	$24,697	$2,326	$22,371
IHSCA Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2520 S Western Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 890-8020	625	0		80.3%	5 (0.8%)	23 (3.7%)	594 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14.6	607^th of 697 public high schools	12.9%		13.5	607^th of 699 public high schools	13.2%		20.3															2.2	6.5										$20,400	$247	$20,152
IJLA Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2570 S Blue Island	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 890-8060	96	0		90.6%	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	93 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12	641^st of 697 public high schools	8.0%		10	642^nd of 699 public high schools	8.2%	1																0.0	4.8										$25,385	$567	$24,818
Acero Charter - Bartolome de las	Public, Charter	K-8	1641 W 16th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 432-3224	244	19	12.8		0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	240 (98.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	1794^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.2%		23.3	1568^th of 2077 public elementary schools	24.5%	226	23.7	12.0	4.3	10.3	25.9	15.4	45.2	19.9	0.0	4.3	10.3	7.4	0.0	3.2													$27,799	$2,217	$25,583
YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2001 S California Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 648-2130	146	9	16.2	91.1%	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	137 (93.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%		7.3	692^nd of 699 public high schools	1.0%	12																0.0	0.0										$24,379	$2,154	$22,226
Acero Charter - Octavio Paz Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	2651 W 23rd St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 890-1054	173	19	9.1		2 (1.2%)	9 (5.2%)	161 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	20.8	1660^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.7%		10.8	2016^th of 2077 public elementary schools	2.9%	356		6.3	8.3	0.0	33.3	20.0	11.5	13.1	18.8	8.3	5.9	16.7	40.0	3.8	13.1												$44,133	$2,138	$41,995
Noble St Charter-UIC College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1231 S Damen Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 768-4858	906	57	15.8	89.3%	13 (1.4%)	336 (37.1%)	523 (57.7%)	31 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	28.5	484^th of 697 public high schools	30.6%		25.3	528^th of 699 public high schools	24.5%	44	19.0															10.2	14.6										$20,551	$2,714	$17,837

Cities Near Zip Code 60608

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chicago	0.3 mi	662	698^th
Cicero	4.17 mi	18	737^th
Berwyn	5.91 mi	13	576^th
Oak Park	6.11 mi	11	92^nd
Stickney	6.53 mi	2	452^nd

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