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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 60609

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Schools

8,229

Students

5-star school

Top rankedBronzeville Classical Elementary School23^rd of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Namaste Elementary Charter School up 342 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts 9.7 students per teacher

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Summary:

The 20 elementary schools located in the 60609 zip code of Chicago, Illinois serve students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, with a mix of public and public charter schools. These schools serve predominantly low-income communities, as evidenced by the high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients across the district.

A few schools stand out in the data, including Bronzeville Classical Elementary School, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Illinois, and CICS - Basil Campus, a public charter school that also performs very well, particularly in English Language Arts. Another standout is Greene N Elementary School, which excels in English Language Arts compared to the district and state averages.

However, the data also reveals stark disparities in academic performance between the top-performing schools and the lower-performing ones, with chronic absenteeism and socioeconomic challenges likely contributing to the overall academic struggles faced by many of these elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. Addressing these issues will be crucial for improving educational outcomes in this area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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	% 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
Chavez Elementary Multicultural Academy Ct	Public	PK, KG-8	4747 S Marshfield Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4600	784	53	14.7	96.0%	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	760 (96.9%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66.4	680^th of 2056 public elementary schools	66.9%		62.6	688^th of 2067 public elementary schools	66.7%	8	48.8	48.6	56.1	30.6	65.4	63.6	55.4	56.3	54.7	62.1	40.3	55.6	47.0	41.9	50.7	49.5	96.9	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.2	96.2	6.8	30.3	$19,230	$1,926	$17,304
Beethoven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 W 47th St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1480	333	26	13.0	91.3%	4 (1.2%)	267 (80.2%)	60 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5	2048^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.4%		11.1	2010^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.8%	38	4.8	12.5	6.7	10.7	4.5	13.6	24.1	12.5	12.3	3.4	3.8	0.0	0.0	7.4	4.5	3.5	83.8	86.9	86.9	86.9	93.5	86.3	80.7	12.2	21.5	$19,376	$3,045	$16,330
Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5255 S State St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1230	1,119	72	15.6	65.5%	1 (0.1%)	1,084 (96.9%)	17 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.4%)	42.2	1160^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.6%		46.2	1015^th of 2067 public elementary schools	50.9%	145	28.4	46.9	56.5	42.2	41.7	56.2	38.8	42.5	46.8	38.5	37.9	25.5	14.6	20.0	27.3	27.7	77.4	79.9	79.8	79.8	88.4	78.9	78.5	2.9	8.6	$16,848	$1,397	$15,451
Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	5415 S Union Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1666	272	28	9.7	96.0%	2 (0.7%)	235 (86.4%)	33 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	31.7	1391^st of 2056 public elementary schools	32.3%		18.2	1731^st of 2067 public elementary schools	16.3%	340	12.5	28.0	15.4	71.4	45.8	44.4	70.4	68.0	53.4	11.5	28.6	12.5	26.3	22.2	20.0	20.1	92.1	91.0	91.0	91.0	95.5	91.8	93.3	10.9	22.5	$24,394	$3,914	$20,480
Fulton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 S Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9000	321	31	10.5	98.1%	3 (0.9%)	60 (18.7%)	254 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9.8	1953^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	5.0%		12.4	1959^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.2%	6	7.7	17.4	13.6	8.0	7.7	25.0	17.4	4.3	12.2	22.7	8.0	0.0	14.3	8.7	8.7	10.0	82.9	86.2	85.9	86.2	91.1	84.1	81.7	11.6	22.3	$21,238	$2,603	$18,635
Graham A Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4436 S Union Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1308	344	34	10.1	89.2%	66 (19.2%)	50 (14.5%)	214 (62.2%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	10.6	1924^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.4%		11.3	2000^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.2%	76	28.0	24.0	3.8	14.3	15.4	33.3	16.0	32.0	18.1	8.0	0.0	3.8	0.0	12.0	16.0	6.5	84.9	86.9	86.9	86.9	94.4	86.2	85.6	5.9	24.6	$22,272	$2,910	$19,363
Greene N Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3525 S Honore St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4560	325	27	12.2	81.8%	12 (3.7%)	13 (4.0%)	280 (86.2%)	18 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	42.3	1158^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.7%		35.8	1251^st of 2067 public elementary schools	39.5%	93	20.0		32.5	60.0	54.3				49.2	27.5	55.6	20.0				35.8	83.4	85.3	85.3	85.3	94.7	84.0	81.8	10.7		$22,095	$2,461	$19,634
Hendricks Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4316 S Princeton Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1696	217	19	11.7	97.2%	3 (1.4%)	184 (84.8%)	27 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8.7	1977^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.8%		12.2	1971^st of 2067 public elementary schools	4.6%	6	0.0	12.5	22.7	6.7	5.0	27.8	0.0	12.5	12.7	22.7	0.0	0.0	5.6	7.1	12.5	8.6	84.2	86.3	85.8	85.8	94.5	86.3	84.7	6.6	12.6	$29,272	$3,516	$25,757
Hamline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4747 S Bishop St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4565	582	51	11.5	97.9%	5 (0.9%)	33 (5.7%)	539 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	12.5	1859^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.6%		11.6	1988^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.8%	129	11.9	5.8	24.4	20.0	23.3	15.0	11.3	15.7	17.7	19.5	20.0	11.6	2.5	11.3	3.9	11.3	80.3	83.3	83.3	83.3	89.5	82.4	81.3	8.0	20.2	$21,489	$2,956	$18,533
Hedges Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4747 S Winchester Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7360	502	36	14.1	95.6%	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	483 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	1961^st of 2056 public elementary schools	4.6%		15.1	1845^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.7%	116	5.6	28.6	11.4	19.6	11.1	24.2	34.0	46.9	26.1	17.1	11.1	5.6	6.1	12.2	6.1	9.7	88.6	93.9	93.9	93.9	94.5	91.6	91.0	12.6	27.0	$20,124	$2,573	$17,551
Libby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 S Loomis Blvd	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9050	275	24	11.5	76.0%	4 (1.5%)	138 (50.2%)	132 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11.4	1893^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	7.9%		12.4	1961^st of 2067 public elementary schools	5.1%	68	5.3	25.0	9.1	18.5	22.2	43.8	40.7	60.0	34.6	9.1	7.4	5.3	3.1	11.1	13.3	8.3	79.4	84.1	84.1	84.1	92.9	82.5	80.6		17.5	$24,255	$3,681	$20,575
Minnie Minoso Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3527 S Wallace St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1732	304	29	10.5	89.8%	38 (12.5%)	137 (45.1%)	98 (32.2%)	18 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	24.6	1568^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.7%		25.1	1542^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	25.4%	26	35.7	27.8	27.3	18.2	46.4	46.2	52.0	58.3	41.8	4.5	6.1	17.9	15.4	20.0	22.2	14.7	79.3	83.1	83.1	83.1	93.4	82.5	81.5		22.6	$29,628	$2,694	$26,934
Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac	Public	PK, KG-8	4600 S Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4890	390	31	12.4	97.4%	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	376 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10	1949^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.2%		10.5	2024^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.1%	75	6.7	17.1	6.1	17.1	13.8	31.3	25.5	41.5	23.5	18.2	14.3	3.4	6.1	18.0	22.0	14.5	91.9	93.1	93.1	93.1	94.1	92.4	90.2	4.7	22.6	$21,101	$2,913	$18,188
Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1000 W 52nd St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1757	225	20	11.2	97.8%	5 (2.2%)	159 (70.7%)	59 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16.2	1756^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.6%		13	1941^st of 2067 public elementary schools	6.1%	185	14.3	16.0	13.0	36.4	42.9	5.9	20.0	20.0	22.3	13.0	14.3	21.4	0.0	5.0	12.0	10.8	93.8	94.3	94.3	94.3	95.7	93.8	92.3	4.8	27.8	$25,164	$4,910	$20,254
Lara Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4619 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4389	362	34	10.6	91.4%	4 (1.1%)	18 (5.0%)	335 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	14.6	1799^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.5%		13.5	1921^st of 2067 public elementary schools	7.1%	122	28.1	34.6	14.3	34.4	25.0	27.3	17.4	42.9	27.2	10.7	0.0	5.6	9.1	13.0	21.4	9.5	81.4	83.5	83.2	83.2	90.2	81.7	82.6		16.2	$24,606	$2,957	$21,648
Daley Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5024 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9091	511	36	14.1	94.1%	10 (2.0%)	53 (10.4%)	446 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.3	1899^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.6%		13.2	1935^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.4%	36	13.8	23.1	14.6	21.6	19.0	15.1	37.2	34.0	23.2	18.8	11.8	8.6	11.3	18.6	9.4	12.7	86.1	89.0	89.0	89.0	95.8	85.9	87.6	3.6	17.7	$18,225	$2,597	$15,627
Namaste Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3737 S Paulina St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 715-9558	364	31	11.7	83.2%	20 (5.5%)	12 (3.3%)	325 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	35.9	1296^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.0%		21.6	1638^th of 2067 public elementary schools	20.8%	342	19.5	36.8	41.2	35.6	43.9	42.6	50.0	63.2	46.9	50.0	33.3	14.6	25.9	17.1	22.8	26.5										$22,029	$1,003	$21,027
CICS - Basil Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	1816 W Garfield Blvd	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 778-9455	541	13	41.6	92.8%	1 (0.2%)	403 (74.5%)	133 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43	1141^st of 2056 public elementary schools	44.5%		27.6	1472^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	28.8%	331	22.6	17.4	47.2	50.8	56.6	49.1	69.6	61.7	55.3	52.8	36.1	13.2	14.8	43.5	23.4	30.6										$17,804	$2,081	$15,724
Bronzeville Classical Elementary School	Public	K-8	8 W Root St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-8085	458	26	17.6	16.6%	23 (5.0%)	340 (74.2%)	22 (4.8%)	41 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	97.1	23^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.3	42^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	98.0%	19	75.4	84.0	76.8	92.7	98.2	94.6	97.4	100.0	92.4	89.3	89.3	73.7	82.1	71.8	60.0	79.9	94.1	96.2	96.2	96.2	97.2	95.7	95.5		13.7	$15,884	$963	$14,921

Cities Near Zip Code 60609

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chicago	0.5 mi	661	682^nd
Cicero	5.39 mi	18	722^nd
Evergreen Park	6.14 mi	6	374^th
Burbank	6.71 mi	10	581^st
Stickney	6.83 mi	2	483^rd

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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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