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Congress Park Elem School

Brookfield, IL · La Grange SD 102

Regular public school · Grades K - 6 · Suburb, large

861st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 59%· Stable

9311 Shields Ave, Brookfield, IL 60513

(708)215-6007NCES ID 172160002420Directory 202324

411
Students
2023–24 enrollment
11.4:1
Student / teacher ratio
41%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
11.0%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Congress Park Elem School 861st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 59% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 56th in 2019 to 59th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%59%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Congress Park Elem School
53%
IL average
52%
Math
Congress Park Elem School
45%
IL average
38%
Science
Congress Park Elem School
48%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Congress Park Elem School IL average
25%50%75%53%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Congress Park Elem School IL average
25%50%75%45%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Congress Park Elem School IL average
25%50%75%48%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%62%62%50%31%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) 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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%65%46%36%25%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) 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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%55%50%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 411 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic50%White35%7%
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categories changedHispanic 50%White 35%Black 7%73%25%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic30.2%50.4% 20.2 pts
White49.3%34.5% 14.8 pts
Black16.1%7.3% 8.8 pts
Two or more races3.0%4.6% 1.6 pts
Asian1.1%2.9% 1.8 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 $355K in zip 60513 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$87K$174K$261K$347K$331K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Congress Park Elem School in?

Congress Park Elem School is part of the La Grange SD 102 district in Brookfield, Illinois.

Is Congress Park Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Congress Park Elem School 861st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 59% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Congress Park Elem School?

Hispanic 50%, White 35%, Black 7%, Two or more races 5% (411 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Congress Park Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60513 is $355K 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.