Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60653

Summary:

The 60653 zip code area of Chicago, Illinois is home to 12 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 4 high schools, and no middle or alternative schools. This diverse set of educational institutions serves the local community, with a mix of traditional public and public charter schools.

Among the standout schools in the area, Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy stands out for its exceptional performance, with the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts across all grade levels, significantly outperforming the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois. Another high-performing school is Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood, which also boasts above-average proficiency rates in both ELA and Math compared to the district and state, as well as the highest science proficiency rate at 44.7%.

While academic performance is a mixed bag, with several schools underperforming compared to district and state averages, there are also some bright spots in terms of graduation rates and dropout rates. King College Prep High School stands out with the highest graduation rate (87.6%) and the lowest dropout rate (2.3%) among the high schools in the data set. However, its academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is below the district and state averages.

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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
Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4225 S Lake Park Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1777	113	9	13.2	78.8%	1 (0.9%)	107 (94.7%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)		3.8							7.7									84.2	86.0	86.0	86.0	93.9	84.2	80.7	14.9		$29,554	$4,985	$24,568
Fuller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4214 S Saint Lawrence Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1687	306	19	16.1	92.8%	0 (0.0%)	289 (94.4%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	24.7	1551^st of 2067 public elementary schools	25.0%		18.1	1756^th of 2077 public elementary schools	15.5%	205	28.8	15.0	32.2	16.7	30.6	21.4	25.0	24.5	5.0	22.6	3.3	0.0	4.8	4.9	6.1			81.8	87.4	87.4	87.4	89.7	87.1	83.1	4.0	24.2	$19,586	$3,037	$16,549
King College Prep High School	Public	9-12	4445 S Drexel Blvd	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1180	721	43	16.7	84.3%	7 (1.0%)	684 (94.9%)	19 (2.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	22.4	521^st of 697 public high schools	25.3%		24.4	536^th of 699 public high schools	23.3%	15	33.7															4.1	14.2	94.9	98.0	98.0	98.0	90.4	97.9	97.0		85.9	$22,381	$3,088	$19,293
Mollison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4415 S Dr Martin L King Jr Dr	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1804	237	20	11.8	92.0%	0 (0.0%)	227 (95.8%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11.3	2002^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	3.1%		12.5	1953^rd of 2077 public elementary schools	6.0%	49		0.0	0.0	5.9	19.0	7.1	0.0		0.0	0.0	6.7	4.8	0.0	2.5				88.5	92.8	92.8	92.8	97.5	92.8	88.5	6.4	23.8	$22,874	$4,519	$18,355
Phillips Academy High School	Public	9-12	244 E Pershing Rd	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1603	494	36	13.7	90.7%	4 (0.8%)	463 (93.7%)	17 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	11.7	643^rd of 697 public high schools	7.7%		9.3	654^th of 699 public high schools	6.4%	11																0.8	3.4	84.7	87.8	87.8	87.8	81.2	87.0	86.8		55.0	$25,609	$4,547	$21,062
Woodson South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4414 S Evans Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1280	298	25	11.9	85.9%	1 (0.3%)	279 (93.6%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	12.2	1970^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.7%		11.6	1984^th of 2077 public elementary schools	4.5%	14		6.7	9.7	8.3	16.7	19.5	17.2	13.3	6.7	0.0	0.0	2.9	5.0	0.0				85.4	88.4	88.8	88.4	96.6	86.7	86.4	4.1	19.4	$24,133	$4,357	$19,777
Ariel Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1119 E 46th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1996	352	31	11.5	83.0%	1 (0.3%)	338 (96.0%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	16.3	1791^st of 2067 public elementary schools	13.4%		18.9	1713^th of 2077 public elementary schools	17.5%	78	26.5	8.8	15.8	11.8	22.6	16.7	20.0	15.8	5.9	10.5	2.9	3.2	4.2	5.7	5.6			87.2	92.3	92.3	92.3	94.3	91.2	88.3	6.6	19.7	$23,377	$3,106	$20,271
Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	249 E 37th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1204	314	23	13.6	80.3%	0 (0.0%)	295 (93.9%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	29.2	1421^st of 2067 public elementary schools	31.3%		25	1521^st of 2077 public elementary schools	26.8%	100		10.5	33.4	26.9	50.0	64.0	73.9	39.8	5.3	8.3	4.0	10.7	4.0	17.4	8.0			77.8	82.2	82.2	82.2	93.8	80.6	79.4	10.9	12.8	$23,637	$4,045	$19,592
Chicago Military Academy High School	Public	9-12	3519 S Giles Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-9750	215	21	10.2	81.4%	3 (1.4%)	137 (63.7%)	72 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.9	659^th of 697 public high schools	5.5%		13.3	609^th of 699 public high schools	12.9%	50	27.7															1.9	0.0	96.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	89.5	98.1	98.1		78.5	$32,435	$6,563	$25,872
Little Black Pearl Arts Academy High School	Public	9-12	1060 E 47th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 690-5500	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		88.5	88.5	88.5	88.5	76.9	84.6	87.2		62.8
Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1119 E 46th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 536-2399	302	15	20.1	78.1%	5 (1.7%)	287 (95.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	36.6	1230^th of 2067 public elementary schools	40.5%		33.2	1313^th of 2077 public elementary schools	36.8%	83	44.7	26.4	30.6	27.7				28.2	32.1	8.2	12.8				18.1												$19,875	$1,659	$18,216
Univ of Chicago Charter-Donoghue	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	707 E 37th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 285-5301	499	26	19.1	86.2%	1 (0.2%)	478 (95.8%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	33.1	1308^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.7%		20.8	1650^th of 2077 public elementary schools	20.6%	342	21.3	17.6	33.8	21.3				24.2	13.8	16.3	22.6				17.5												$19,963	$1,754	$18,208
Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	3663 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 358-6800	405	0		95.8%	3 (0.7%)	392 (96.8%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12.2	638^th of 697 public high schools	8.5%		9	659^th of 699 public high schools	5.7%	21	20.7						41.4	34.3						3.4		2.3	2.2										$4,439	$2,142	$2,297

Cities Near Zip Code 60653

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chicago	0.15 mi	662	673^rd
Cicero	7.22 mi	18	709^th
Evergreen Park	7.57 mi	6	450^th
Burbank	8.73 mi	10	590^th
Hometown	8.73 mi	1	357^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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