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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 School9^th of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts up 697 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:

ZIP code 60609 has 19 elementary schools, most serving through eighth grade; Greene serves through fifth grade. In 2025–2026, the schools’ average results were 38% in all-grades ELA and 23% in math, compared with state results of 56% and 40%. Because schools serve different grade spans, all-grades comparisons are not perfectly like-for-like. The clearest finding is the sharp divide between a few standout schools and many schools with results well below the state.

Bronzeville Classical Elementary School leads across subjects: its ELA and math results were 96% and 87%, and its fifth- and eighth-grade science results were 88% and 95%. Those were 39 and 47 percentage points above the state in ELA and math, respectively. Chavez Elementary Multicultural Academy Ct is another strong option, scoring above the state in ELA and math, at 60% and 55%. Greene N Elementary School stands out in math, at 43%, above the state’s 40%. Results are far lower at the bottom: Graham A Elementary School had the lowest ELA result, 12%, 44 points below the state; Beethoven Elementary School had the lowest math result, 6%, 34 points below. CICS – Basil Campus had a mixed profile: ELA was above the state, but math was just below it.

Average results improved over the two years, but the change differed by subject: ELA rose 3 percentage points, slightly less than the state’s 3-point increase, while math rose 2 points against the state’s 1-point increase. SchoolDigger ranked Bronzeville in the 99th percentile in 2025–2026, continuing its high standing. Other context varies: the 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 17% at Bronzeville and 96% at Chavez, yet both schools performed above the state in both IAR subjects. Reported student-teacher ratios also ranged from 9.7 at Dewey to 41.6 at CICS. These measures offer context, not an explanation for test results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	57.2	710^th of 1737 public elementary schools	59.1%		66.4	680^th of 2056 public elementary schools	66.9%	30	45.2	56.8	57.3	36.4	51.4	70.7	64.7	80.0	60.0	78.7	44.2	63.9	53.7	39.7	43.2	54.8	98.1%		$21,343	$1,866	$19,477
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%)								(n/a)								44.4	19.3							5.7	97.7%		$23,838	$2,329	$21,509
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%)	24.1	1291^st of 1737 public elementary schools	25.7%		42.2	1160^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.6%	131	30.5	22.5	48.3	43.9	38.1	51.0	45.7	57.8	47.2	36.4	28.0	31.4	29.8		24.4	27.1	93.6%		$18,936	$1,113	$17,824
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%)	58.5	694^th of 1737 public elementary schools	60.0%		31.7	1391^st of 2056 public elementary schools	32.3%	697	40.0	54.5			68.0	73.9	50.0	72.7	54.1							21.1	95.8%		$25,965	$2,318	$23,648
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	—	3 (0.9%)	60 (18.7%)	254 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)									15.7							8.5	89.6%		$23,078	$1,909	$21,170
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%)								(n/a)									12.2							8.2	89.3%		$25,115	$1,973	$23,143
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%)	38.9	1028^th of 1737 public elementary schools	40.8%		42.3	1158^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.7%	130	44.4		43.8	47.6	60.0				50.4	46.8	33.3	46.7				42.5	98.3%		$24,882	$1,928	$22,954
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%)								(n/a)							55.6		22.5								95.2%		$30,871	$2,022	$28,849
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%)								(n/a)		18.6	29.3			30.4	30.6	27.1	23.2							12.5	94.3%		$22,736	$2,057	$20,679
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%)	5.8	1687^th of 1737 public elementary schools	2.9%		9.2	1961^st of 2056 public elementary schools	4.6%	274		41.8		22.9	25.0	33.3	39.4	58.2	33.2					30.3		17.9	94.6%		$21,315	$1,471	$19,844
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%)								(n/a)		48.3			38.2		50.0	69.0	36.5							9.5	92.9%		$25,167	$2,576	$22,591
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%)	25.6	1260^th of 1737 public elementary schools	27.5%		24.6	1568^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.7%	308		44.0		42.9	38.9	53.3	48.0	68.0	45.8							16.3	91.4%		$30,475	$1,581	$28,894
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%)								(n/a)	23.3	35.3					35.9	41.2	21.9							9.0	98.7%		$21,988	$1,647	$20,341
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%)								(n/a)						62.5		53.8	32.2							9.5	96.6%		$26,018	$2,684	$23,333
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%)								(n/a)		45.8				28.9		54.2	26.3							12.4	96.1%		$27,657	$1,777	$25,879
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%)	5.1	1702^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	2.0%		11.3	1899^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.6%	197	22.6	41.9			17.7	30.8	25.5	44.2	23.2							11.2	94.9%		$20,035	$1,727	$18,308
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%)	31.8	1159^th of 1737 public elementary schools	33.3%		35.9	1296^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.0%	137	36.2	30.2	48.6		44.7	55.8	62.3	53.5	49.6	37.8		43.5	23.8	34.0		30.1	95.1%		$22,631	$680	$21,951
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%)	36.2	1074^th of 1737 public elementary schools	38.2%		43	1141^st of 2056 public elementary schools	44.5%	67	25.8	50.0	44.4	51.7	56.1	70.0	54.0	81.4	58.2	38.1	43.1	28.8	38.0	28.0	60.5	38.5	92.9%		$21,263	$896	$20,367
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%)	97.8	9^th of 1737 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.1	23^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	98.9%	14	87.7	94.7	90.9	94.4	100.0	96.4	95.5	97.4	95.7	98.2	92.6	75.4	85.5	90.9	76.3	86.5	96.8%		$17,096	$352	$16,745

Cities Near Zip Code 60609

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chicago	0.5 mi	659	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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