Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 60643

Summary:

The 16 elementary schools located in the 60643 zip code area of Chicago, Illinois serve students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, with student populations ranging from 113 to 593. The majority of these schools have predominantly African American student populations, and the district they belong to, City of Chicago School District 299, is ranked 711 out of 823 school districts in Illinois with an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars.

While the data reveals significant performance gaps between the schools and the district/state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with many schools having proficiency rates well below 50%, a few schools stand out as potential bright spots. Kellogg Elementary School ranks 515 out of 2,077 Illinois elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and having the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School and Colemon J Elementary Academy stand out for their relatively stronger performance in English Language Arts compared to the district and state.

However, the data also reveals concerning trends, such as high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 16.5% to 54.8%, and a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement, with the schools with the highest percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch tending to have the lowest student performance. Addressing these systemic challenges will be crucial in driving better outcomes for students in this community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				ISA Science (2023)		IAR English Language Arts (2023)						IAR Mathematics (2023)						% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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
Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center	Public	PK, KG-8	10354 S Charles St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2625	265	19	13.9	72.1%	7 (2.6%)	241 (90.9%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	27.3	1467^th of 2077 public elementary schools	29.4%		13.8	1919^th of 2082 public elementary schools	7.8%	452	26.9	36.4	40.7	32.3	11.1	10.0	13.8	23.5	18.5	9.4	0.0	0.0	3.4	8.8	86.0	86.0	86.0	86.0	92.4	86.0	85.6		17.8	$18,238	$3,485	$14,753
Clissold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2350 W 110th Pl	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-2560	398	34	11.8	43.0%	69 (17.3%)	278 (69.8%)	38 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	33.2	1312^th of 2077 public elementary schools	36.8%		33.5	1308^th of 2082 public elementary schools	37.2%	4	54.8	26.8	30.8	19.4	25.6	14.3	28.3	16.7	28.2	3.2	4.7	5.7	4.3	7.1	87.9	87.6	87.6	87.6	91.7	87.4	86.6	14.3	22.4	$21,557	$2,893	$18,664
Garvey M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10309 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2763	241	17	14.1	92.1%	0 (0.0%)	236 (97.9%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13.7	1917^th of 2077 public elementary schools	7.7%		12.9	1958^th of 2082 public elementary schools	6.0%	41	12.0	34.6	4.5	13.6	0.0	20.0		19.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7		7.7	84.8	93.0	93.0	93.0	97.1	92.6	83.1	10.3	21.4	$19,917	$3,930	$15,987
Esmond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1865 W Montvale Ave	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2650	247	19	13.0	94.7%	1 (0.4%)	241 (97.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.7	1979^th of 2077 public elementary schools	4.7%		12.2	1986^th of 2082 public elementary schools	4.6%	7	11.1	40.0	5.3	10.0	10.5	6.7	16.1	29.4	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	14.7	86.8	90.3	89.9	89.9	94.6	89.5	85.2	5.5	28.0	$20,029	$3,800	$16,230
White Elementary Career Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1136 W 122nd St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5672	113	13	8.6	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	110 (97.3%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.5	1669^th of 2077 public elementary schools	19.6%		12	2000^th of 2082 public elementary schools	3.9%	331		18.2	9.1	35.3		5.9		0.0	9.1	0.0		0.0		0.0	86.9	87.7	87.7	87.7	95.1	87.7	82.8	12.3	22.1	$23,992	$4,481	$19,511
Higgins Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11710 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5625	264	17	15.5	96.6%	0 (0.0%)	247 (93.6%)	17 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.8	1800^th of 2077 public elementary schools	13.3%		18.7	1715^th of 2082 public elementary schools	17.6%	85	27.3	38.1	6.2	16.0	4.5	15.4	22.7	42.1	6.3	12.0	0.0	3.8	9.1	10.0	82.6	90.6	90.6	90.6	96.4	89.5	80.8	13.4	19.2	$20,048	$4,067	$15,981
Kellogg Elementary School	Public	K-8	9241 S Leavitt St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-2590	296	20	14.8	37.5%	36 (12.2%)	244 (82.4%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	72.3	515^th of 2077 public elementary schools	75.2%		44.6	1077^th of 2082 public elementary schools	48.3%	562	56.3	57.1	45.1	41.7	68.8	51.7	67.8	60.0	48.4	21.6	25.0	37.9	35.7	40.0	86.8	91.3	91.3	91.3	94.4	90.3	90.3		16.3	$18,405	$2,656	$15,749
Mount Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10540 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2825	232	19	12.2	96.1%	0 (0.0%)	229 (98.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14.7	1886^th of 2077 public elementary schools	9.2%		15.5	1842^nd of 2082 public elementary schools	11.5%	44	10.7	5.9	11.5	8.7	17.9	13.8	19.2	27.8	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	82.2	86.4	86.4	86.4	92.2	86.0	85.1		18.2	$20,948	$4,231	$16,717
Shoop Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11140 S Bishop St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2715	388	30	12.9	92.3%	0 (0.0%)	371 (95.6%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	15.4	1851^st of 2077 public elementary schools	10.9%		17.8	1748^th of 2082 public elementary schools	16.0%	103	10.0	10.4	16.3	14.6	5.0	8.1	7.7	30.6	16.7	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	2.0	80.7	86.8	86.8	86.8	93.0	86.8	82.2	6.5	16.9	$19,757	$3,515	$16,242
Sutherland Elementary School	Public	K-8	10015 S Leavitt St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-2580	593	43	13.9	34.6%	197 (33.2%)	300 (50.6%)	65 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	56.7	808^th of 2077 public elementary schools	61.1%		46.1	1034^th of 2082 public elementary schools	50.3%	226	60.9	47.5	27.5	53.3	39.1	26.2	34.0	31.7	23.2	26.7	23.4	26.2	16.1	25.4	92.4	93.5	93.5	93.5	96.2	92.5	92.7		24.8	$17,324	$3,121	$14,203
Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School	Public	K-8	9510 S Prospect Ave	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-2690	241	18	13.3	57.7%	0 (0.0%)	236 (97.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	24.9	1524^th of 2077 public elementary schools	26.6%		20.2	1651^st of 2082 public elementary schools	20.7%	127	25.9	43.3	8.7	14.8	25.9	41.7	42.3	37.9	4.3	14.8	0.0	0.0	19.2	17.2	91.6	91.2	91.2	91.2	97.1	92.0	92.0		20.2	$21,919	$3,082	$18,837
Wacker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9746 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2821	218	17	13.2	81.7%	0 (0.0%)	214 (98.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.6	1621^st of 2077 public elementary schools	22.0%		22.1	1602^nd of 2082 public elementary schools	23.1%	19	48.0	27.3	10.0	11.1	20.0	7.7	23.8	27.3	0.0	7.4	11.5	3.8	14.3	22.7	93.1	97.2	97.2	97.2	91.7	97.2	93.1	7.4	31.0	$20,777	$3,399	$17,378
Whistler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11533 S Ada St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5560	269	19	14.5	92.9%	1 (0.4%)	257 (95.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	23.8	1551^st of 2077 public elementary schools	25.3%		19.1	1695^th of 2082 public elementary schools	18.6%	144	28.0	18.2	6.7	18.1	28.0	22.7	21.7	26.1	20.0	13.6	0.0	0.0	13.0	17.4	81.9	85.4	85.4	85.4	95.3	85.0	83.9	5.5	16.5	$20,619	$3,284	$17,335
Green W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1150 W 96th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2575	300	21	14.2	77.7%	0 (0.0%)	294 (98.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	32.3	1338^th of 2077 public elementary schools	35.6%		18.4	1727^th of 2082 public elementary schools	17.1%	389	46.4	36.1	11.5	4.8	32.2	37.5	46.5	45.7	19.2	0.0	21.4	3.1	3.6	8.6	91.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	98.0	92.6	90.6	5.7	36.6	$24,327	$3,823	$20,505
Colemon J Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1441 W 119th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3975	193	18	10.7	82.4%	0 (0.0%)	182 (94.3%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.9	1379^th of 2077 public elementary schools	33.6%		27.4	1455^th of 2082 public elementary schools	30.1%	76	33.3	50.0	40.0	0.0	15.8	17.6	30.8	34.6	30.0	4.3	5.3	17.6	23.1	23.1	94.9	96.1	96.1	96.1	97.2	96.6	94.4	11.2	25.8	$23,426	$4,318	$19,108
CICS - Loomis Primary Campus	Public, Charter	K-2	9535 S Loomis St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 429-8955	354	16	22.1	91.8%	0 (0.0%)	341 (96.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)								(n/a)																								$16,386	$15,540	$846

Cities Near Zip Code 60643

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chicago	0.43 mi	662	698^th
Evergreen Park	2.11 mi	6	477^th
Blue Island	2.13 mi	11	711^th
Calumet Park	2.16 mi	3	774^th
Merrionette Park	2.41 mi	1	660^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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