Howe Elementary School
Beach Park, IL · Beach Park CCSD 3
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large
2,009th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 5%▼ Declining
10271 W Beach Rd, Beach Park, IL 60087
(847)599-5362NCES ID 170001000212Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Howe Elementary School 2,009th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 5% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 11th in 2019 to 5th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2019) stop before 2024: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 334 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 45.8% | 78.4% | ▲ 32.6 pts | |
| White | 36.9% | 9.0% | ▼ 27.9 pts | |
| Black | 11.3% | 7.8% | ▼ 3.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.8% | 4.2% | ▲ 0.4 pts | |
| Asian | 0.8% | 0.3% | ▼ 0.5 pts | |
| American Indian | 1.3% | 0.3% | ▼ 1.0 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $269K in zip 60087 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Howe Elementary School in?
Howe Elementary School is part of the Beach Park CCSD 3 district in Beach Park, Illinois.
Is Howe Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Howe Elementary School 2,009th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 5% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Howe Elementary School?
Hispanic 78%, White 9%, Black 8%, Two or more races 4% (334 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Howe Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60087 is $269K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.