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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 60632

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At a glance

Schools

10,372

Students

Top rankedTalman Elementary School916^th of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Acero Charter School Network - Officer Donald J Marquez Elementary up 266 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Christopher Elementary School 8.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 60632 has 19 elementary schools, most serving PK/K–8; Shields Elementary School serves PK–4. In 2025–2026, the schools averaged 38% proficient in ELA and 21% in math, compared with state figures of 56% and 40%. The most important finding is how widely results differ: school scores span 47 percentage points in ELA and 29 points in math, so the area average does not describe any one school.

Columbia Explorers Elementary Academy leads in both all-grade subjects, with 64% proficient in ELA and 39% in math; its ELA result is 7 points above the state figure, while its math result is just below the state’s 39.6%. Burroughs Elementary School and Talman Elementary School also stand out in ELA, at about 60% each, and both exceed the group’s math average. Talman’s grade 3 math result is especially high: 82%, versus 49% statewide. At the lower end, Davis N Elementary School has the lowest all-grade ELA result, 16%, while Acero Officer Donald J. Marquez Elementary has the lowest math result, 10%. No school exceeds the state’s all-grade math result.

Average scores rose from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA increased by 2 percentage points and math by 2 points. However, state ELA proficiency rose faster, so the group’s ELA gap widened by about 1 point; school results varied, with Talman gaining 7 points in ELA and 8 in math, while Marquez’s math fell 6 points. SchoolDigger ranking history also shows relative gains for Gunsaulus and Talman, and declines for Sawyer and Jovita Idar. All schools report free/reduced lunch eligible, sy 2024–2025; shares range from 76% at Edwards to 96% at Sawyer. Ratios also do not sort neatly with scores: Christopher has a ratio of 8.4 students per teacher but relatively low results, while Columbia performs strongly at 13.4.

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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
Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3542 S Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7226	303	29	10.4	92.4%	9 (3.0%)	11 (3.6%)	276 (91.1%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.8	1062^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	38.9%		45.2	1104^th of 2056 public elementary schools	46.3%	42		68.8		36.7	50.0	65.9	72.2	87.5	59.7		33.3		41.5	36.1	41.9	35.8	98.2%		$26,581	$1,917	$24,664
Davis N Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3014 W 39th Pl	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4540	540	38	14.3	87.6%	19 (3.5%)	15 (2.8%)	502 (93.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		28.3						24.1	16.4	23.4					30.2	15.4	99.4%		$22,033	$2,162	$19,871
Edwards Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4815 S Karlov Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4875	1,209	83	14.5	76.1%	28 (2.3%)	13 (1.1%)	1,161 (96.0%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8.9	1623^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	6.6%		15	1782^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	13.3%	159	30.7	43.6	32.0	39.4	29.1	22.9	49.6	62.0	40.1	22.3	13.1	12.5		16.8	19.6	14.8	98.7%		$19,314	$1,359	$17,954
Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4420 S Sacramento Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7215	658	49	13.4	86.0%	15 (2.3%)	11 (1.7%)	619 (94.1%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	28	1215^th of 1737 public elementary schools	30.1%		37.7	1260^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.7%	45	39.4	45.3	44.4	39.5	50.0	45.0	31.0	66.7	46.2	38.9	38.2	36.6	28.8	21.1	29.3	31.9	99%		$19,043	$991	$18,052
Nightingale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5250 S Rockwell St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9270	917	65	14.1	90.6%	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	893 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	1518^th of 1737 public elementary schools	12.6%		19.3	1687^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.9%	169	20.7	39.2	28.4	31.9	37.2	43.3	31.0	48.0	37.0	41.9	13.8	29.1	19.1	26.0	25.5	25.3	97.9%		$19,318	$1,134	$18,184
Sawyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5248 S Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0440	885	58	15.3	95.9%	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	857 (96.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	5.2	1697^th of 1737 public elementary schools	2.3%		16.8	1745^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.1%	48	19.2	31.9	13.3	33.7	17.2	27.8	34.4	40.4	27.7	16.9	14.6	16.2	14.4	19.1	20.2	16.9	98.8%		$19,254	$1,386	$17,868
Shields Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4250 S Rockwell St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7285	439	36	12.1	93.8%	12 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	420 (95.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12.3	1556^th of 1737 public elementary schools	10.4%		17.6	1726^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.1%	170			29.6	28.8					29.2	35.2						24.6	98.2%		$24,462	$1,308	$23,154
Columbia Explorers Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4520 S Kedzie Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4050	718	54	13.4	86.2%	9 (1.3%)	6 (0.8%)	695 (96.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38.2	1046^th of 1737 public elementary schools	39.8%		44.7	1114^th of 2056 public elementary schools	45.8%	68	35.1	61.7	60.7	55.3	52.6	63.5	72.3	78.3	63.6	55.9	36.0	17.5	27.0	53.8	46.7	39.2	98.7%		$21,453	$1,601	$19,852
Christopher Elementary School	Public	K-8	5042 S Artesian Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9375	315	38	8.4	95.9%	6 (1.9%)	50 (15.9%)	257 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									23.4							14.4	97%		$36,904	$3,701	$33,202
Talman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5450 S Talman Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7850	332	28	11.8	89.8%	24 (7.2%)	4 (1.2%)	300 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	45.5	916^th of 1737 public elementary schools	47.3%		51.1	984^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.1%	68	27.8	41.2	52.9	51.6	52.8	72.0	64.7	64.7	59.3	82.4	32.3	36.1		35.3		38.1	98.8%		$25,072	$1,646	$23,426
Brighton Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3825 S Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7237	298	26	11.4	90.6%	13 (4.4%)	3 (1.0%)	276 (92.6%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1579^th of 1737 public elementary schools	9.1%		15.3	1778^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.5%	199	29.3		29.4		31.7		37.0	69.2	33.5							10.7	95.7%		$25,256	$2,610	$22,647
Calmeca Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3456 W 38th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7000	605	43	14.2	82.6%	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	589 (97.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.2	1638^th of 1737 public elementary schools	5.7%		12.4	1861^st of 2056 public elementary schools	9.5%	223	28.3	25.3		24.6	18.3	41.3	57.4	49.3	34.6	19.6			17.5	27.8	22.7	16.5	99%		$21,849	$1,467	$20,382
Acero Charter School Network- Sandra Cisneros Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	2744 W Pershing Rd	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 376-8830	326	27	12.3	90.2%	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	319 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		23.9			41.4	45.9	34.5		31.0							12.4	97.8%		$13,416	$1,272	$12,143
Acero Charter School Network - SPC Daniel Zizumbo Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	4248 W 47th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 579-3470	532	32	16.6	86.3%	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	515 (96.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18.2	1424^th of 1737 public elementary schools	18.0%		29.5	1445^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.7%	21	30.5	37.5	37.3	43.4	23.7	56.5	39.0	50.0	41.8	25.5	26.4		24.2	23.7		21.2	96.7%		$12,329	$785	$11,544
Acero Charter School Network - Rufino Tamayo Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	5135 S California Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 434-6355	266	19	14.0	90.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	265 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.9	1316^th of 1737 public elementary schools	24.2%		37.4	1265^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.5%	51	36.7	46.7		37.9	43.3	41.4	67.9	90.0	50.9			36.7			33.3	25.1	99.6%		$11,339	$864	$10,475
Acero Charter School Network - Brighton Park Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	4420 S Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 455-5434	465	31	15.2	93.1%	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	457 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.7	1709^th of 1737 public elementary schools	1.6%		10.5	1927^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.3%	218	24.1	27.6		23.1	20.7	27.3	18.2	46.6	25.0					18.2		11.6	97.2%		$13,063	$891	$12,171
Acero Charter School Network - Officer Donald J Marquez Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	2916 W 47th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 321-2200	508	36	14.1	93.1%	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	502 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.5	1690^th of 1737 public elementary schools	2.7%		9.6	1956^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.9%	266	21.1	28.8		20.7	33.3	22.8	26.3	44.1	26.5					19.3	16.9	10.3	97.8%		$9,285	$769	$8,516
Acero Charter School Network - Jovita Idar Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	5050 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 455-5450	528	29	18.5	88.4%	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	518 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.9	1607^th of 1737 public elementary schools	7.5%		22.6	1603^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	22.0%	4	25.4	63.3	19.0	25.7	37.3	41.7	45.0	55.0	36.9			17.9		18.3	26.7	16.1	99.6%		$12,473	$1,065	$11,407
Acero Charter School Network - PFC Omar E Torres Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	4248 W 47th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 579-3475	528	29	18.5	88.4%	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	518 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.6	1531^st of 1737 public elementary schools	11.9%		15.6	1772^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	13.8%	241		25.3	31.1	44.8		19.3	40.0	38.1	31.1					23.1		10.5	98.5%		$12,993	$992	$12,002

Cities Near Zip Code 60632

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chicago	0.41 mi	659	682^nd
Cicero	2.74 mi	18	722^nd
Stickney	3.9 mi	2	483^rd
Berwyn	4.06 mi	13	524^th
Burbank	4.46 mi	10	581^st

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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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