Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60637

Summary:

The 60637 zip code of Chicago, Illinois is home to 16 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 3 high schools, and no middle schools or alternative schools. The schools in this area face significant challenges, with most students coming from low-income households and high rates of chronic absenteeism.

A few schools stand out in the data. CICS - Washington Pk Campus, a public charter elementary school, has the strongest academic performance, with 53% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 27.9% in Mathematics. Ray Elementary School and South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School also have above-average performance, with 36.5% and 41.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, respectively.

However, the majority of schools in the 60637 zip code underperform compared to the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The data also reveals significant disparities in resource allocation, with spending per student ranging from $17,427 at Dulles Elementary School to $33,912 at South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School. These challenges suggest the need for targeted interventions and additional resources to address the equity gaps and improve educational outcomes for the students in this community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	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	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	% 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
Brownell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6741 S Michigan Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3030	165	13	12.6	85.5%	1 (0.6%)	149 (90.3%)	13 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	22.1	1615^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.4%		32.8	1320^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.1%	295										5.6		13.6	46.7	33.3	52.4			35.5	27.3	13.3	0.0	14.3			14.5	88.5	92.3	92.3	93.1	96.2	92.3	83.9	10.8	7.7	$23,841	$2,955	$20,885
Carnegie Elementary School	Public	K-8	1414 E 61st Pl	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0530	389	31	12.5	79.7%	2 (0.5%)	375 (96.4%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	32.4	1374^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.2%		38.9	1179^th of 2067 public elementary schools	43.0%	195										23.9	17.2	35.7	30.5	47.8	43.1	39.5	29.6	38.0	35.7	27.1	21.7	23.5	28.9	11.1	25.5	89.7	92.5	92.5	92.7	96.2	92.5	93.0		24.8	$20,761	$2,919	$17,842
Carter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5740 S Michigan Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0860	279	16	17.4	70.6%	0 (0.0%)	264 (94.6%)	12 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10.9	1913^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.0%		13.4	1924^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.9%	11										20.7	0.0	4.9	3.0	24.1	27.3	22.2	36.4	18.6	4.9	6.1	17.2	4.3	11.1	3.0	7.7	78.3	80.8	80.8	80.8	92.0	80.8	78.3		19.9	$19,728	$3,123	$16,605
Dulles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6311 S Calumet Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0690	651	37	17.8	95.7%	1 (0.2%)	611 (93.9%)	39 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.6	2030^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.3%		9.9	2039^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.4%	9										9.2	11.3	6.3	10.3	17.9	20.9	10.0	15.5	13.8	3.3	0.0	3.0	3.1	8.0	7.0	3.9	78.1	82.3	82.3	82.3	95.2	82.6	80.4	5.6	11.5	$16,197	$2,378	$13,819
Fiske Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6020 S Langley Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0990	373	30	12.4	75.1%	1 (0.3%)	345 (92.5%)	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	6	2040^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.8%		15.2	1840^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.0%	200										5.6	11.1	12.5	12.5	9.4	11.5	17.6	25.0	14.7	1.8	5.3	0.0	4.0	18.2	0.0	4.5	71.7	74.5	74.5	74.5	89.2	74.8	73.2		8.9	$21,061	$3,582	$17,480
Bret Harte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1556 E 56th St	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0870	339	27	12.6	75.2%	14 (4.1%)	263 (77.6%)	43 (12.7%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	21.7	1624^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.0%		26.5	1503^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	27.3%	121										33.3	13.2	17.8	39.1	39.3	28.0	39.0	36.8	32.5	15.6	22.7	14.8	4.0	22.0	5.3	14.1	85.3	87.3	87.3	87.3	92.1	85.6	83.3	13.0	22.4	$22,120	$3,010	$19,110
Hyde Park Academy High School	Public	9-12	6220 S Stony Island Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0880	838	56	14.9	96.8%	1 (0.1%)	807 (96.3%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	6.1	662^nd of 698 public high schools	5.2%		10	679^th of 697 public high schools	2.6%	17	19.1	17.3	3.7	3.6	13.0	16.8	11.4	0.6	11.0																	93.2	96.0	96.0	96.0	88.1	95.4	95.0		78.8	$20,482	$2,614	$17,868
Park Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7037 S Rhodes Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3070	313	23	13.9	92.0%	0 (0.0%)	276 (88.2%)	37 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11	1906^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.3%		12.2	1967^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.8%	61										13.2	3.8	10.0	24.0	31.6	24.0	38.2	30.8	27.0	20.7	0.0	7.9	0.0	8.8	0.0	6.8	83.7	87.5	87.1	87.1	91.3	85.6	83.0	4.2	23.5	$21,822	$2,567	$19,255
Ray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5631 S Kimbark Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-0970	613	42	14.7	44.9%	79 (12.9%)	364 (59.4%)	108 (17.6%)	33 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.9%)	41	1191^st of 2056 public elementary schools	42.1%		32.7	1325^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.9%	134										45.3	19.4	32.6	26.9	39.6	50.0	33.8	34.8	36.5	58.1	17.3	36.5	23.3	14.9	11.9	24.7	74.2	78.2	78.2	78.2	89.1	78.0	75.3	6.6	19.9	$17,993	$1,771	$16,222
Wadsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6650 S Ellis Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0730	487	27	18.0	87.5%	1 (0.2%)	432 (88.7%)	48 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	10.1	1944^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.4%		15.7	1822^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	11.9%	122										7.3	7.1	10.0	15.2	21.4	36.6	39.2	37.8	27.2	12.8	8.9	0.0	5.0	9.8	13.6	8.4	73.4	79.8	79.8	79.8	89.8	79.2	74.6	7.3	15.0	$18,326	$3,225	$15,100
Till Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6543 S Champlain Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0570	370	24	15.2	97.0%	0 (0.0%)	327 (88.4%)	41 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.8	2004^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.5%		8.8	2054^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.6%	50										14.3	10.3	4.2	15.8	5.7	18.5	4.3	15.4	11.0	0.0	8.3	5.7	7.1	4.3	3.2	5.1	74.3	77.7	77.7	78.0	85.8	76.8	72.8	8.4	10.2	$19,511	$2,602	$16,909
Woodlawn Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	6657 S Kimbark Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0801	167	15	11.1	89.2%	0 (0.0%)	160 (95.8%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.5	1546^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.8%		33	1312^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.5%	234										28.6		27.8	28.0	52.4	50.0			39.0	11.1	16.0	9.5	11.1			12.2	95.2	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.0	97.6	94.0	15.1	12.1	$26,094	$3,006	$23,088
South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1415 E 70th St	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8340	224	24	9.3	63.4%	0 (0.0%)	214 (95.5%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.1	1061^st of 2056 public elementary schools	48.4%		31.1	1364^th of 2067 public elementary schools	34.0%	303										40.0	23.1	28.6	40.0	60.0	57.1	20.0	61.5	41.9	46.2	40.0	50.0	0.0	5.0	15.4	23.5	98.0	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.8	98.0	97.5	17.6	28.3	$35,750	$4,702	$31,048
YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	6620 S Dr Martin L King Jr Dr	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 363-3837	122	2	61.0	84.4%	1 (0.8%)	121 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.2	697^th of 698 public high schools	0.1%		10.3	672^nd of 697 public high schools	3.6%	25		0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7																										$22,768	$1,479	$21,289
Univ of Chicago Charter-Woodlawn	Public, Charter	6-12	6300 S University Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 752-8101	591	44	13.4	72.4%	0 (0.0%)	577 (97.6%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	17.1	574^th of 698 public high schools	17.8%		18.9	558^th of 697 public high schools	19.9%	16	32.7	32.5	5.7	5.2	16.3	22.1	37.0	4.9	37.0		7.6				35.5	31.1	20.3	29.2				8.0	8.1	3.0	6.5										$21,810	$961	$20,849
CICS - Washington Pk Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	110 E 61st St	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 347-0200	493	18	27.3	95.3%	2 (0.4%)	476 (96.6%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42.4	1155^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.8%		20.2	1677^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.9%	522										3.8	13.9	54.5	47.5	46.2	52.9	55.8	66.7	53.0	70.9	23.0	17.3	19.6	9.3	19.4	27.9										$16,864	$1,770	$15,094

Cities Near Zip Code 60637

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chicago	0.31 mi	661	682^nd
Evergreen Park	5.86 mi	6	374^th
Hometown	7.48 mi	1	424^th
Oak Lawn	7.55 mi	13	345^th
Burbank	7.8 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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