Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60624

Summary:

The 60624 zip code of Chicago, Illinois is home to 19 schools, including 13 elementary schools and 6 high schools, all part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. While a few standout schools demonstrate strong academic performance, the majority of schools in this area face significant challenges in helping students achieve proficiency and other key outcomes.

Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy stands out with the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (41.5%) and Mathematics (13.1%) compared to the district and state averages. KIPP One Academy also performs well in science, with 48.4% proficiency. Meanwhile, Westinghouse High School has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 92.9% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%.

However, many schools in the 60624 zip code struggle with low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and wide disparities in performance metrics. Dropout rates range from 0.4% at Legal Prep Academy Charter High School to 7.6% at Marshall Metropolitan High School. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive approach to improve attendance, instructional quality, and resource allocation across the district.

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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
Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3600 W 5th Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6660	312	31	10.0	86.2%	0 (0.0%)	307 (98.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.8	1435^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.6%		22.9	1579^th of 2077 public elementary schools	24.0%	144	21.0	24.2	18.8	25.0	31.2	32.3	38.2	28.4	36.4	6.3	3.6	3.2	6.5	2.9	10.1			91.1	93.9	93.9	93.9	95.2	93.9	92.3	8.6	20.1	$24,030	$4,090	$19,940
Faraday Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3250 W Monroe St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6670	163	17	9.5	98.2%	0 (0.0%)	160 (98.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.5	1608^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.2%		21.6	1619^th of 2077 public elementary schools	22.1%	11		15.0	0.0	20.8	57.1	5.6	7.1	16.4	5.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	0.0	0.0				82.9	94.5	93.9	95.1	97.0	95.1	88.4	6.7	23.2	$29,400	$5,448	$23,953
Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3715 W Polk St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6820	230	20	11.5	96.5%	1 (0.4%)	225 (97.8%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.2	1363^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	34.1%		19.5	1697^th of 2077 public elementary schools	18.3%	334		27.3	13.8	26.9	15.4	20.9	35.3	23.6	54.6	0.0	3.8	12.0	0.0	6.1	11.4			76.4	79.8	79.8	79.8	91.4	79.0	78.1		19.3	$25,294	$4,611	$20,683
Hefferan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4409 W Wilcox St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6192	181	20	9.0	99.4%	3 (1.7%)	162 (89.5%)	14 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9.9	2037^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.5%		13.4	1928^th of 2077 public elementary schools	7.2%	109		10.5	5.3	0.0	0.0	5.3	29.2	9.0	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	0.0				88.0	93.7	93.7	93.7	98.9	93.1	85.7	7.4	25.7	$28,458	$4,932	$23,526
Melody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3937 W Wilcox St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6850	318	21	15.1	98.1%	4 (1.3%)	288 (90.6%)	26 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.7	1783^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	13.7%		15	1871^st of 2077 public elementary schools	9.9%	88		14.8	11.8	3.3	11.5	0.0	16.7	9.4	29.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	5.6			90.1	93.2	93.2	93.2	96.3	92.9	88.8	10.6	25.5	$24,181	$5,616	$18,565
Marshall Metropolitan High School	Public	9-12	3250 W Adams St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6455	229	25	9.1	90.8%	0 (0.0%)	214 (93.4%)	13 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%		7.8	686^th of 699 public high schools	1.9%	6																0.0	0.0	91.3	96.5	96.5	96.5	93.6	96.5	97.1		84.3	$36,883	$7,686	$29,197
Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4320 W 5th Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6730	203	19	10.6	94.6%	1 (0.5%)	200 (98.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.6	1184^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.7%		36.2	1257^th of 2077 public elementary schools	39.5%	73		52.9	20.0	33.3	50.0	33.3	59.3	41.5	23.5	8.0	5.6	4.5	19.0	18.5	13.1			87.6	89.6	89.6	89.6	94.5	89.1	87.1	7.0	24.9	$30,154	$4,880	$25,275
Tilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	223 N Keeler Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6746	243	18	13.8	93.4%	1 (0.4%)	219 (90.1%)	22 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.9	1948^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.8%		11.2	1993^rd of 2077 public elementary schools	4.0%	45	17.2	5.9	4.3	0.0	26.3	11.1	0.0	6.8	8.8	0.0	0.0	5.3	3.7	19.4	7.4			86.0	92.6	92.6	92.6	97.1	92.2	91.3	5.0	18.2	$24,114	$6,359	$17,754
Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4055 W Arthington St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6925	202	15	13.4	89.1%	0 (0.0%)	199 (98.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	26.3	1509^th of 2067 public elementary schools	27.0%		28.9	1425^th of 2077 public elementary schools	31.4%	84		0.0	9.5	10.5	53.0	28.5	40.0	21.2	0.0	4.8	10.5	29.4	0.0	20.0	9.3			93.1	96.6	96.6	96.6	97.0	96.6	89.7	16.3	20.2	$27,538	$5,096	$22,442
Ward L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	646 N Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6440	259	23	11.2	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	198 (76.4%)	60 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9.3	2050^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.8%		9.3	2061^st of 2077 public elementary schools	0.8%	11		0.0	3.8	3.3	10.7	0.0	20.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	0.0	0.0				89.5	93.4	93.4	93.8	95.3	90.6	86.3	15.6	20.7	$26,492	$5,002	$21,490
Raby High School	Public	9-12	3545 W Fulton Blvd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6755	164	30	5.4	95.7%	2 (1.2%)	140 (85.4%)	21 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	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	95.9	98.6	98.6	99.3	91.8	99.3	98.0		82.9	$46,655	$8,544	$38,112
Polaris Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	620 N Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-0820	336	16	21.0	80.1%	2 (0.6%)	299 (89.0%)	34 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11.6	1989^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.8%		15.2	1861^st of 2077 public elementary schools	10.4%	128	27.0	4.0	5.6	12.5	13.7	12.1	29.0	13.7	4.0	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0													$2,308	$174	$2,134
Frazier Perspectives Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-8	4027 W Grenshaw St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6880	133	15	8.8	89.5%	0 (0.0%)	126 (94.7%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	1722^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	16.7%		15.5	1849^th of 2077 public elementary schools	11.0%	127		5.9		14.3	33.3	36.3	40.9	27.4	17.6		0.0	0.0	0.0	9.1				97.0	98.5	98.5	98.5	100.0	98.5	96.2		40.2	$31,893	$5,470	$26,423
Orr Academy High School	Public	9-12	730 N Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6500	303	23	13.3	88.4%	4 (1.3%)	179 (59.1%)	118 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10.2	674^th of 697 public high schools	3.3%		10.2	639^th of 699 public high schools	8.6%	35																0.0	1.3	74.3	83.3	83.3	83.3	75.9	81.6	75.5		80.4	$26,146	$4,305	$21,840
Westinghouse High School	Public	9-12	3223 W Franklin Blvd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6400	1,237	81	15.3	72.8%	31 (2.5%)	580 (46.9%)	520 (42.0%)	78 (6.3%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.7%)	58.7	231^st of 697 public high schools	66.9%		52.5	301^st of 699 public high schools	56.9%	70	29.9															19.5	31.4	95.8	98.5	98.5	98.5	92.4	98.3	98.5		81.2	$17,528	$2,920	$14,608
Legal Prep Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4319 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 922-7800	213	18	11.8	86.9%	0 (0.0%)	209 (98.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%		10.1	641^st of 699 public high schools	8.3%	39																0.0	0.0										$28,240	$553	$27,687
LEARN Charter - Butler	Public, Charter	K-8	1132 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 722-0200	458	22	20.8	97.6%	1 (0.2%)	446 (97.4%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.5	1188^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.5%		23.3	1570^th of 2077 public elementary schools	24.4%	382	25.8	19.2	17.0	18.2	51.2	16.7	64.1	31.4	19.2	22.7	18.2	27.9	11.9	18.9	19.9												$21,293	$3,530	$17,762
Noble St Charter-DRW Trading Col	Public, Charter	9-12	931 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 893-4500	372	27	13.7	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	364 (97.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15.7	588^th of 697 public high schools	15.6%		18.5	574^th of 699 public high schools	17.9%	14																5.8	3.5										$28,163	$246	$27,917
KIPP One Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	730 N Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 938-8578	1,025	52	19.7	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	626 (61.1%)	397 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.7	1690^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.2%		26.7	1480^th of 2077 public elementary schools	28.7%	210	48.4	5.4	10.9	22.4	27.0	29.2	33.7	20.5	8.9	1.7	14.9	8.7	21.9	22.9	12.4												$14,200	$160	$14,039

Cities Near Zip Code 60624

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chicago	0.07 mi	662	673^rd
Cicero	1.57 mi	18	709^th
Oak Park	3.01 mi	11	89^th
Berwyn	3.34 mi	13	492^nd
Forest Park	4.39 mi	5	296^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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