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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 60651

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At a glance

Schools

4,867

Students

Top rankedCasals Elementary School609^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Piccolo Elementary Specialty School up 257 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lowell Elementary School 9.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The 11 elementary schools located in the 60651 zip code area of Chicago, Illinois are part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 school districts in the state. While the district as a whole has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, a few standout schools in the 60651 area are performing better than the others.

Casals Elementary School is the top-performing school in the data set, ranked 609 out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools with a 4-star rating. It significantly outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In contrast, West Park Elementary Academy and Hay Elementary Community Academy are ranked 1,765 and 1,736 respectively, with 1-star ratings, but still manage to outperform the district average in certain subject areas.

A concerning trend across all 11 schools is the consistently high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the majority of the schools have very high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. The data also reveals wide variations in spending per student, from $16,924 at Nobel Elementary School to $28,046 at McNair Elementary School, raising questions about resource allocation across the district.

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	932 N Central Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6025	452	35	13.1	94.0%	7 (1.5%)	320 (70.8%)	117 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5.6	2041^st of 2056 public elementary schools	0.7%		13	1946^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.9%	95	0.0	11.1	8.3	19.4	2.7	12.1	19.4	21.6	13.4	6.1	6.7	0.0	0.0	6.5	2.8	3.7	80.2	82.3	82.3	82.3	90.9	82.1	78.6	14.9	17.3	$21,450	$3,852	$17,598
Cameron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1234 N Monticello Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4290	671	52	12.8	97.5%	6 (0.9%)	101 (15.1%)	555 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	17.5	1728^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.0%		12.3	1965^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.9%	237	11.3	17.1	33.3	26.7	24.5	30.6	10.9	30.0	26.3	35.1	21.7	3.8	1.6	16.4	8.6	14.3	68.7	72.7	72.7	72.7	86.9	70.8	69.7	2.9	16.8	$18,976	$2,973	$16,003
Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1431 N Leamington Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3060	427	34	12.7	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	197 (46.1%)	225 (52.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	7.4	2015^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.0%		14.1	1888^th of 2067 public elementary schools	8.7%	127	2.3	11.9	8.9	8.8	15.9	27.6	34.7	18.6	19.3	15.6	5.9	2.3	0.0	12.2	4.7	7.4	79.0	83.1	82.9	82.9	91.8	81.4	77.3	2.7	17.4	$22,483	$3,368	$19,115
Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3320 W Hirsch St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4300	311	33	9.5	88.7%	2 (0.6%)	75 (24.1%)	233 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.9	1821^st of 2056 public elementary schools	11.4%		21.9	1629^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.2%	192	25.9	20.0	9.5	39.3	25.9	26.3	26.3	45.0	29.1	0.0	0.0	11.1	0.0	5.3	10.0	4.7	81.7	85.6	85.6	85.6	94.1	84.6	81.1	10.8	16.0	$27,387	$3,397	$23,990
Nobel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4127 W Hirsch St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4365	592	37	16.0	96.3%	5 (0.8%)	63 (10.6%)	515 (87.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14.5	1807^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.1%		18.3	1729^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.4%	78	16.4	15.7	16.7	28.0	18.2	41.1	35.2	16.9	25.7	12.5	14.0	3.6	8.9	9.1	11.3	9.9	82.5	86.0	86.0	86.0	92.2	84.8	84.0	4.1	15.4	$17,670	$2,316	$15,354
Piccolo Elementary Specialty School	Public	PK, KG-8	1040 N Keeler Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4425	643	57	11.3	92.2%	7 (1.1%)	198 (30.8%)	434 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19.3	1688^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.9%		13	1945^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.9%	257	32.8	12.1	23.5	18.6	37.5	27.8	35.3	32.8	29.9	34.0	11.6	4.7	7.4	5.9	1.6	10.2	83.0	87.1	87.1	87.3	93.7	85.9	82.9	12.2	22.5	$19,319	$2,868	$16,451
Young Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1434 N Parkside Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6200	417	29	14.3	96.2%	3 (0.7%)	277 (66.4%)	130 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.2	1755^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.6%		14.9	1854^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.3%	99	18.2	17.9	51.4	19.0	23.8	20.5	9.8	17.9	22.7	24.3	4.7	0.0	0.0	5.7	10.5	7.8	89.5	91.8	91.8	91.8	97.3	90.5	87.5	7.5	27.3	$19,385	$2,411	$16,973
McNair Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4820 W Walton St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-8980	328	32	10.2	89.3%	5 (1.5%)	236 (72.0%)	83 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	18.6	1701^st of 2056 public elementary schools	17.3%		16.2	1795^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.2%	94	0.0	10.5	37.1	37.0	6.3	9.5	19.4	15.0	21.7	14.3	48.1	0.0	4.8	9.4	0.0	13.3	93.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	99.1	94.6	92.5	7.2	27.3	$29,395	$3,130	$26,265
Hay Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1018 N Laramie Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6000	247	23	10.9	97.6%	5 (2.0%)	158 (64.0%)	82 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	17.3	1736^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.6%		23.8	1579^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.6%	157	17.4	20.0	26.1	34.6	34.8	21.1	50.0	40.0	34.6	21.7	26.9	4.3	0.0	15.0	12.0	14.0	78.9	86.9	86.9	86.9	92.7	84.6	77.3	6.9	18.5	$25,626	$4,037	$21,589
West Park Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1425 N Tripp Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4940	442	42	10.6	97.7%	12 (2.7%)	73 (16.5%)	353 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15.9	1765^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.2%		27.3	1476^th of 2067 public elementary schools	28.6%	289	12.2	23.3	12.5	31.6	34.1	32.7	55.3	44.2	34.9	20.0	18.4	2.4	12.2	18.9	9.3	13.3	86.9	91.2	91.2	91.2	96.4	88.8	88.1	4.8	21.9	$20,940	$2,838	$18,102
Casals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3501 W Potomac Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4444	337	30	11.4	90.2%	12 (3.6%)	83 (24.6%)	233 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	69.6	609^th of 2056 public elementary schools	70.4%		59.1	749^th of 2067 public elementary schools	63.8%	140	17.5	36.4	68.6	57.1	59.0	75.0	71.0	69.7	66.3	71.4	67.9	33.3	50.0	54.8	45.5	53.2	68.9	74.4	74.4	74.4	83.1	74.4	70.6	7.1	14.2	$20,298	$2,402	$17,896

Cities Near Zip Code 60651

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chicago	0.29 mi	659	682^nd
Oak Park	2.08 mi	11	62^nd
Cicero	2.48 mi	18	722^nd
Berwyn	3.52 mi	13	524^th
River Forest	3.75 mi	3	13^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.

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.