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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60638

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Schools

7,904

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedHancock College Preparatory High School10^th of 698 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Grimes Elementary School up 307 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Blair Early Childhood Center 6.3 students per teacher

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

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Summary:

The 60638 zip code area of Chicago, Illinois is home to 10 schools, including 9 elementary schools and 1 high school. The data reveals a mix of strong-performing and struggling schools in the area, with significant disparities in academic achievement and resource allocation.

Among the standout schools are Kinzie Elementary School, which consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, and Charles J Sahs Elementary School, which is part of the Central Stickney School District and also performs well above state averages. In contrast, Hearst Elementary School struggles with low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

The data also reveals concerning trends, such as a consistently high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% across all schools and significant variations in spending per student, ranging from $16,325 at Twain Elementary School to $39,156 at Blair Early Childhood Center. These disparities suggest the need to address equity and resource allocation issues within the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

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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
Byrne Elementary School	Public	K-8	5329 S Oak Park Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2170	619	43	14.3	47.2%	146 (23.6%)	23 (3.7%)	446 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36.2	1291^st of 2056 public elementary schools	37.2%		38	1200^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.9%	91										39.1	37.5	25.4	39.2	54.7	48.4	56.8	60.0	47.5	39.0	22.8	18.8	18.8	33.3	23.6	26.1	91.2	95.0	94.8	95.0	98.5	95.2	95.2		31.6	$18,752	$2,131	$16,621
Dore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7134 W 65Th St	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-2080	745	58	12.9	47.7%	122 (16.4%)	17 (2.3%)	590 (79.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	25.7	1544^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.9%		34	1289^th of 2067 public elementary schools	37.6%	255										21.2	41.3	23.1	29.4	36.5	49.2	68.1	58.7	44.1	38.5	11.9	19.0	16.4	51.4	40.0	30.5	90.6	92.8	92.7	92.7	95.5	92.4	91.6	10.6	21.5	$20,574	$1,965	$18,609
Grimes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5450 W 64th Pl	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2364	368	33	11.1	72.0%	19 (5.2%)	10 (2.7%)	336 (91.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56	887^th of 2056 public elementary schools	56.9%		38.3	1194^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.2%	307										32.6	28.9	43.3	71.1	50.0	55.1	32.4	47.4	50.4	40.0	60.5	32.6	32.7	40.5	39.5	40.3	95.4	97.8	97.6	97.8	99.2	97.0	96.2	5.5	24.8	$20,231	$1,829	$18,402
Hale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6140 S Melvina Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2265	791	51	15.5	67.5%	86 (10.9%)	38 (4.8%)	653 (82.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	36.6	1286^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.5%		36.9	1221^st of 2067 public elementary schools	40.9%	65										47.7	35.3	35.8	27.0	52.3	42.7	51.8	45.5	42.7	26.9	25.8	22.1	25.8	33.7	27.7	27.0	95.5	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.6	97.6	96.1	2.5	33.5	$16,562	$2,055	$14,507
Hearst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4640 S Lamon Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2376	285	32	8.9	84.6%	8 (2.8%)	90 (31.6%)	185 (64.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.9	1914^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.9%		14.4	1872^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	9.4%	42										0.0	18.8	3.6	27.3	17.6	23.8	22.2	36.4	22.3	3.6	22.7	5.9	10.0	5.6	15.2	10.9	97.3	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.3	98.6	96.3	18.6	28.1	$29,372	$3,182	$26,190
Kinzie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5625 S Mobile Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2425	637	51	12.4	61.5%	101 (15.9%)	29 (4.6%)	501 (78.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	71.7	558^th of 2056 public elementary schools	72.9%		73.8	494^th of 2067 public elementary schools	76.1%	64										45.8	50.7	59.7	75.9	61.1	75.6	75.7	82.2	71.9	48.4	62.1	37.5	38.5	32.4	35.6	41.5	97.9	98.7	98.5	98.5	98.2	98.1	98.4	5.8	33.1	$21,709	$2,588	$19,121
Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	6325 W 56th St	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2325	1,647	109	15.1	65.8%	191 (11.6%)	81 (4.9%)	1,358 (82.5%)	12 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	26.6	524^th of 698 public high schools	24.9%		22.3	522^nd of 697 public high schools	25.1%	2	44.1	38.3	16.8	15.9	25.1	34.2	36.9	16.0	33.4																	93.3	96.8	96.8	96.8	89.3	96.2	96.4		80.0	$17,550	$2,215	$15,335
Twain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5134 S Lotus Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2290	850	58	14.5	74.6%	61 (7.2%)	18 (2.1%)	764 (89.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49.3	1015^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.6%		50.5	924^th of 2067 public elementary schools	55.3%	91										26.4	34.6	43.4	55.2	50.5	69.6	79.8	72.6	61.3	48.5	45.8	15.2	23.9	36.9	25.5	32.3	95.8	98.3	98.3	98.3	97.7	98.2	97.4	3.8	32.7	$16,918	$1,867	$15,051
Hancock College Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	5437 W 64Th Pl	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2410	1,050	60	17.5	64.7%	72 (6.9%)	14 (1.3%)	938 (89.3%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.5%)	98.8	10^th of 698 public high schools	98.6%		98.6	22^nd of 697 public high schools	96.8%	12	96.5	93.4	85.4	71.7	86.5	85.7	92.6	70.7	86.9																	96.3	99.2	99.2	99.2	94.2	99.0	99.5		77.2	$16,339	$1,899	$14,440
Blair Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-1	6751 W 63rd Pl	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2076	164	26	6.3	59.8%	22 (13.4%)	5 (3.0%)	130 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)																										96.9	96.1	96.1	96.1	97.3	96.9	90.3	69.8		$38,905	$2,769	$36,136
Academy for Global Citizenship	Public, Charter	K-8	4942 W 44Th St	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 582-1100	486	35	13.8	57.6%	12 (2.5%)	12 (2.5%)	447 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	23.1	1593^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	22.5%		21.2	1650^th of 2067 public elementary schools	20.2%	57										26.4	19.6	32.8	29.1	52.8	34.5	42.2	31.9	37.1	15.5	5.5	5.7	16.4	15.6	6.4	10.9										$23,019	$1,870	$21,148
Charles J Sahs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5001 S Long Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Central Stickney School District 110	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 458-1152	262	29	9.1	66.8%	21 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	241 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.6	697^th of 2056 public elementary schools	66.1%		64	663^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	67.9%	34										38.5	27.6	55.2	42.3	50.0	71.0	63.3	75.9	60.2	69.0	53.8	46.2	41.9	50.0	37.9	49.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	99.0	98.7	99.0	8.4	34.2	$27,693	$1,502	$26,191

Cities Near Zip Code 60638

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chicago	0.16 mi	661	682^nd
Summit	1.57 mi	5	514^th
Burbank	1.94 mi	10	581^st
Bedford Park	2.22 mi	1	696^th
Stickney	2.38 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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.