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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60636

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At a glance

Schools

4,370

Students

5-star school

Top rankedLindblom Math & Science Academy High School47^th of 620 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School up 5 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Davis M Magnet Elementary School 7.8 students per teacher

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Summary:

ZIP code 60636 has 11 schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299: 10 elementary schools serving through grade 8 and one high school serving grades 7–12. The schools’ results vary widely, and the most important distinction is that Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School stands well above the elementary-school results, while all 10 elementary schools are below state averages in both reported IAR subjects.

Lindblom leads the area with 91% proficient in ELA and 57% in math in 2025–2026, respectively 35 and 17 percentage points above state results. Its eighth-grade ELA result, 93%, also exceeds the next-highest reported result, 77% at Providence-Englewood Elementary Charter. Among elementary schools, Providence leads in All Grades ELA at 40%, while Davis M Magnet Elementary School leads in math at 37%, just 3 points below the state. At the lower end, Wentworth Elementary School has the lowest reported ELA result, 15%, and Montessori of Englewood Charter Elementary School the lowest math result, 5%.

Average results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: across all 11 schools, ELA rose about 5 percentage points and math about 2, though the averages remain below state results. Most schools’ ELA scores rose, but Davis’s fell 12 points; math declined at Claremont STEM Magnet Elementary School, OToole Elementary School, Langford A Elementary School, and Davis. SchoolDigger ranks Lindblom 47th of 620 schools, in the 92nd percentile, with five stars; its rankings also show Claremont rising from the 12th to the 20th percentile, while Providence fell from the 33rd to the 6th. As context, for sy 2024–2025, Wentworth and Providence were 98% and 97% free/reduced lunch eligible, yet Providence’s ELA result was 25 points higher; Earle Elementary School and Montessori report that all students receive free meals through Community Eligibility.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	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
Earle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2040 W 62nd St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9130	286	26	11.0	—	1 (0.3%)	194 (67.8%)	86 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)								(n/a)											41.7				42.3	62.1	58.3	36.2							11.5	97.1%		$26,492	$3,497	$22,995
Randolph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7316 S Hoyne Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9015	367	25	14.8	92.1%	6 (1.6%)	272 (74.1%)	84 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)												36.4				31.4	37.9	27.6							11.5	92.2%		$26,774	$2,310	$24,464
Henderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5650 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9080	246	16	15.6	76.0%	2 (0.8%)	113 (45.9%)	131 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																50.0	55.0	28.2							10.7	90.6%		$28,692	$2,332	$26,360
OToole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6550 S Seeley Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9040	309	23	13.7	93.9%	13 (4.2%)	172 (55.7%)	124 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															35.3		30.8	19.8							6.1	88.6%		$21,703	$2,012	$19,691
Wentworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1340 W 71st St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3394	433	37	11.7	97.5%	3 (0.7%)	325 (75.1%)	105 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											28.2							15.1							5.6	90%		$22,946	$2,273	$20,673
Langford A Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6010 S Throop St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9180	181	19	9.4	95.6%	4 (2.2%)	133 (73.5%)	43 (23.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	50.0	33.9							9.2	91.8%		$29,330	$2,605	$26,725
Claremont STEM Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 W 64th St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8110	335	29	11.4	96.4%	2 (0.6%)	237 (70.7%)	93 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)																	40.6	31.1							12.7	98.2%		$32,054	$3,472	$28,582
Southside Occupational Academy High School	Public	11-12	7342 S Hoyne Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9100	0	48	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																										99%
Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School	Public	7-12	6130 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9300	1,316	85	15.4	57.8%	33 (2.5%)	862 (65.5%)	394 (29.9%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.3%)	90	47^th of 620 public high schools	92.4%		90.9	52^nd of 698 public high schools	92.6%	5	88.0	80.9	50.9	51.1	68.2	70.6	83.1	55.8	77.9		64.7					88.9	92.6	90.8					61.5	51.6	56.5	98.2%		$18,016	$1,010	$17,006
Providence-Englewood Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6515 S Ashland Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 434-0202	428	31	13.9	97.0%	1 (0.2%)	393 (91.8%)	31 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8.3	1637^th of 1737 public elementary schools	5.8%		21.1	1639^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.3%	2											48.8	24.4	30.6	22.4	40.5	46.8	76.7	40.1	22.2				23.4	27.9	19.8	97%		$20,732	$1,051	$19,682
Davis M Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6740 S Paulina St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9120	120	15	7.8	81.7%	0 (0.0%)	97 (80.8%)	23 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		33.3							36.5	98.3%		$39,525	$1,459	$38,067
Montessori of Englewood Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6936 S Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9255	349	7	49.8	—	4 (1.1%)	269 (77.1%)	75 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)															28.9		33.3	19.6							5.2	86.5%		$20,935	$1,081	$19,854
Ombudsman Chicago South	Public	9-12	6057 S Western Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 498-5085	0	5	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																										92.9%

Cities Near Zip Code 60636

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chicago	0.27 mi	659	682^nd
Evergreen Park	3.36 mi	6	374^th
Hometown	4.37 mi	1	424^th
Burbank	4.46 mi	10	581^st
Oak Lawn	4.59 mi	15	345^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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