Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60638


Summary:

The 60638 zip code area of Chicago, Illinois is home to 11 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 2 high schools, and no middle schools or alternative schools. These schools are part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Two schools stand out in the data set: Hancock College Preparatory High School, which is ranked 22nd out of 697 Illinois high schools and has a 5-star rating, and Kinzie Elementary School, which is ranked 494th out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools and has a 4-star rating. These schools have exceptional academic performance, with Hancock College Preparatory High School boasting 53% of 11th graders proficient or better in SAT Math and 63.5% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, as well as a very high 4-year graduation rate of 97.1% and a low dropout rate of 0.4%. Kinzie Elementary School also has strong academic performance, with 68% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 33.9% proficient or better in Mathematics across all grades, and a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 22.3%.

In contrast, the other schools in the area show a wide range of performance, with Kennedy High School having a much lower 4-year graduation rate of 73.0% and a higher dropout rate of 5.5%. Chronic absenteeism rates also vary significantly, from a low of 17.9% at Charles J Sahs Elementary School to a high of 60.6% at Kennedy High School. The data highlights the significant disparities in academic performance and other key metrics across the schools in the 60638 zip code area, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be at play in determining educational outcomes.








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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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