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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 60623

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At a glance

Schools

9,046

Students

Top rankedCardenas Elementary School1146^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Crown Elementary Community Acd Fine Arts Center up 244 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hammond Elementary School 8.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

0★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 60623 zip code area of Chicago is home to 22 elementary schools that are part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has an overall 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade and face significant challenges, including high rates of economic disadvantage and chronic absenteeism.

A few schools stand out in the data, with Cardenas Elementary School ranking the highest in the area and demonstrating the strongest academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Hammond Elementary School and Telpochcalli Elementary School also show promising results, with higher-than-average proficiency rates in English Language Arts. However, the data also reveals significant performance gaps between the top-performing schools and the lower-performing ones, suggesting a need for targeted interventions and support to address these disparities.

Across the schools, chronic absenteeism rates are consistently high, ranging from 25.4% for the 2024-2025 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools have very high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. While per-student spending varies widely, there does not appear to be a clear correlation between funding and academic outcomes, highlighting the complex challenges these schools face in improving student performance.

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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 (2025)	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
Corkery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2510 S Kildare Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1650	442	37	11.9	88.9%	8 (1.8%)	52 (11.8%)	380 (86.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	2007^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.4%		9.8	2041^st of 2067 public elementary schools	1.3%	34	6.1	39.5	11.4	9.4	6.1	14.3	7.0	23.1	12.0	6.7	12.5	6.1	9.5	7.0	15.4	9.4	88.6	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	91.3	89.6	2.7	26.8	$21,701	$3,261	$18,441
Crown Elementary Community Acd Fine Arts Center	Public	K-8	2128 S Saint Louis Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1680	92	14	6.5	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	68 (73.9%)	23 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	19.4	1685^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.0%		13.4	1929^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.7%	244	18.2				27.3	46.7	38.5		31.7			9.1	0.0	7.7		6.3	85.3	92.7	92.7	92.7	93.6	90.8	89.9		18.4	$36,771	$6,981	$29,790
Dvorak Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3615 W 16th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1690	276	25	11.2	88.8%	2 (0.7%)	219 (79.3%)	52 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	8	1992^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	3.1%		11.3	2003^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	3.1%	11	7.4	2.9	9.5	9.7	22.2	30.0	29.6	25.7	21.6	4.8	6.5	3.7	0.0	11.1	0.0	4.1	89.8	90.1	90.1	90.1	96.1	90.8	86.9	6.7	23.3	$21,487	$3,207	$18,279
Kanoon Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	2233 S Kedzie Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1736	389	31	12.4	93.8%	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.1%)	365 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.6	1826^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.2%		13.6	1913^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.5%	87	17.8	20.0	25.0	20.6	20.0	23.5	8.3	27.8	20.7	25.0	2.9	17.8	2.9	0.0	13.9	10.6	81.6	84.0	84.0	84.0	91.2	81.3	83.4		18.2	$20,801	$3,011	$17,790
Hammond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2819 W 21st Pl	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4580	259	31	8.3	94.2%	6 (2.3%)	30 (11.6%)	221 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22.2	1612^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.6%		16.1	1804^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.7%	192	23.5	10.7	33.3	15.4	47.1	22.2	45.5	18.5	30.4	15.8	15.4	29.4	11.1	18.2	0.0	13.7	92.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	95.1	95.6	92.9	8.4	35.4	$24,714	$3,431	$21,284
Herzl Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3711 W Douglas Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1480	429	34	12.6	97.2%	5 (1.2%)	379 (88.3%)	41 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4.7	2053^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	0.1%		8.4	2059^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.4%	6	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	4.7	8.6	17.1	6.7	6.8	10.7	0.0	2.4	2.9	5.0	0.0	3.3	70.5	76.0	76.0	76.3	86.7	76.0	74.8	2.4	13.8	$22,215	$3,445	$18,770
Hughes C Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4247 W 15th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1762	169	19	9.1	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	122 (72.2%)	45 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	20.6	1657^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.4%		20	1684^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.5%	27	30.8	0.0	23.1	28.6	30.8	0.0	31.3	7.7	21.3	18.2	7.1	38.5	9.1	23.5	0.0	16.5	83.0	86.8	86.8	86.8	93.1	85.5	76.1	14.5	18.9	$28,245	$3,993	$24,252
Johnson STEAM Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 S Albany Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1829	209	20	10.4	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	187 (89.5%)	20 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1852^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	9.9%		11.7	1987^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.9%	135	7.7	11.5	30.0	33.3	14.8	27.3	14.3	23.1	23.1	20.0	11.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.5	6.8	82.6	90.3	90.3	90.3	94.2	90.3	85.0	5.8	26.6	$26,243	$4,742	$21,501
Lawndale Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3500 W Douglas Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1635	191	18	10.4	80.6%	0 (0.0%)	165 (86.4%)	26 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	2028^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.4%		11	2012^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.7%	16	10.5	5.3	16.7	6.7	10.5	15.4	15.0	15.8	13.6	12.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	4.5	86.8	88.4	88.4	88.4	96.3	89.0	87.9	8.4	16.8	$27,642	$4,468	$23,175
Mason Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1856 S Keeler Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1530	241	20	11.9	95.0%	3 (1.2%)	197 (81.7%)	41 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	1980^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.7%		13	1940^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.1%	40	5.0	4.5	15.4	35.0	5.6	12.0	14.3	30.4	19.0	7.7	4.8	5.0	0.0	14.3	9.1	6.3	92.6	96.3	96.3	96.3	98.4	96.3	90.2	12.7	23.4	$27,274	$4,256	$23,018
McCormick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2712 S Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7252	502	39	12.8	96.6%	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	488 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	14.6	1800^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.5%		11.9	1976^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.4%	176	21.3		22.4	24.6	31.1				26.1	20.7	12.3	3.3				11.9	83.0	85.6	85.6	85.6	95.2	82.6	83.5	13.3		$21,967	$3,031	$18,935
Penn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1616 S Avers Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1665	218	24	9.1	85.3%	0 (0.0%)	192 (88.1%)	25 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.3	2033^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	1.1%		17.2	1764^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.7%	269		0.0	18.8	4.8	20.0	5.3	18.2	6.3	11.5	6.3	5.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	0.0	3.9	85.3	87.2	87.2	87.2	93.4	87.2	84.4	14.7	20.9	$30,694	$4,349	$26,345
Cardenas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2345 S Millard Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1465	764	56	13.6	95.8%	27 (3.5%)	21 (2.7%)	714 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42.7	1146^th of 2056 public elementary schools	44.3%		32.6	1329^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.7%	183	26.0	30.3	37.9	38.9	61.0	45.8	68.9	44.7	49.9	38.5	27.8	40.3	27.8	30.7	19.7	30.7	95.2	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.3	95.9	94.3	5.7	29.1	$19,889	$2,275	$17,614
Spry Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 S Marshall Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1700	317	35	8.9	78.9%	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	302 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	9.9	1951^st of 2056 public elementary schools	5.1%		11.6	1990^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.7%	39	12.0	13.0	25.0	8.1	20.0	28.6	19.4	28.3	21.3	17.9	5.4	0.0	0.0	9.7	13.0	8.6	94.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	98.0	93.8	95.1	10.2	32.1	$24,204	$2,990	$21,214
Whitney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2815 S Komensky Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1560	559	44	12.8	94.6%	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	549 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.4	1834^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.8%		14.7	1864^th of 2067 public elementary schools	9.8%	30	22.6	33.8	15.6	13.9	30.2	18.6	37.5	37.9	27.4	8.9	19.4	17.0	2.3	14.3	28.8	16.1	87.0	88.5	88.5	88.5	93.8	86.4	85.7	6.8	26.4	$19,635	$2,406	$17,229
Little Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2620 S Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1880	575	55	10.5	91.3%	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	562 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	1721^st of 2056 public elementary schools	16.3%		14.8	1859^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.1%	138	23.1	29.4	21.3	26.5	21.5	33.3	23.3	47.1	29.6	23.4	20.4	20.0	4.5	3.3	2.9	11.5	91.6	95.8	95.8	95.8	98.2	94.4	94.5	4.2	33.5	$21,763	$3,400	$18,363
Zapata Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2728 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1390	524	46	11.3	91.0%	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	507 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22.8	1599^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.2%		23	1596^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.8%	3	24.4	30.2	19.6	37.0	35.7	31.5	48.1	62.3	38.9	21.4	26.1	23.8	9.4	15.4	22.6	19.5	95.9	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.8	97.5	97.1	5.5	33.9	$21,259	$2,132	$19,128
Ortiz De Dominguez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3000 S Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1600	404	32	12.6	87.4%	6 (1.5%)	5 (1.2%)	393 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	98.2	93.9	91.8	26.9		$23,594	$2,481	$21,113
Telpochcalli Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2832 W 24th Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1402	209	24	8.8	87.1%	10 (4.8%)	10 (4.8%)	187 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	21.6	1625^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.0%		15.3	1833^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	11.3%	208	16.7	26.9	9.5	29.2	27.8	55.0	46.2	38.5	33.6	19.0	25.0	22.2	5.0	15.4	7.7	15.6	87.2	93.8	93.8	93.8	96.9	92.0	88.9	6.6	29.7	$28,909	$4,618	$24,290
Maria Saucedo STEAM Magnet Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2850 W 24th Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1770	922	69	13.3	91.2%	20 (2.2%)	51 (5.5%)	844 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	12.9	1848^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.1%		15.8	1818^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.0%	30	11.1	23.7	20.7	21.4	23.2	26.5	26.2	31.3	24.8	27.2	15.7	5.0	4.9	18.1	7.5	13.3	94.5	97.1	97.1	97.1	96.2	95.9	93.9	12.7	26.8	$20,224	$3,683	$16,541
Legacy Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3318 W Ogden Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 542-1640	458	26	17.6	92.4%	3 (0.7%)	417 (91.0%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	16.1	1762^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	14.3%		17.7	1746^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.5%	16	7.8	26.9	28.6	32.7	29.4	32.0	56.0	55.8	39.2	16.7	12.2	11.8	8.0	14.0	7.7	11.7										$22,085	$2,353	$19,732
KIPP Chicago Charters - Ascend Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1616 S Avers Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 521-4399	897	8	112.1	94.8%	1 (0.1%)	802 (89.4%)	86 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	16.4	1753^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	14.7%		13.5	1915^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.4%	162	18.2	29.1	20.2	24.5	25.0	36.7	28.0	46.5	29.6	32.3	12.1	4.5	8.9	8.0	7.0	12.7										$20,058	$1,410	$18,648

Cities Near Zip Code 60623

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chicago	0.13 mi	659	682^nd
Cicero	1.54 mi	18	722^nd
Berwyn	3.33 mi	13	524^th
Oak Park	3.7 mi	11	62^nd
Stickney	4.12 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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