Garfield Elem School
Chicago Heights, IL · Chicago Heights SD 170
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large
1,384th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 34%▲ Improving
140 E 23rd St, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
(708)756-4150NCES ID 170996001220Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Garfield Elem School 1,384th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 34% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 27th in 2019 to 34th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) stops 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.
Black (last reported 2023) stops 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.
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 219 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 85.5% | 87.2% | ▲ 1.7 pts | |
| Black | 10.7% | 11.4% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| White | 0.2% | 1.4% | ▲ 1.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.4% | 0.0% | ▼ 3.4 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 $177K in zip 60411 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Garfield Elem School
- #873U S Grant Elem SchoolChicago Heights SD 170 · 0.6 mi away873rd of 2,105
ELA 52% ▲19 · Math 45% ▲11Compare - #869Lincoln Elem SchoolChicago Heights SD 170 · 0.7 mi away869th of 2,105
ELA 50% ▲17 · Math 47% ▲13Compare - #1525Washington-McKinley Elem SchChicago Heights SD 170 · 0.7 mi away1,525th of 2,105
ELA 30% ▼3 · Math 30% ▼4Compare - –Steger Primary CenterSteger SD 194 · 1.2 mi awayCompare
- #1483Jefferson Elem SchoolChicago Heights SD 170 · 1.2 mi away1,483rd of 2,105
ELA 46% ▲13 · Math 16% ▼18Compare - #1390Roosevelt Elem SchoolChicago Heights SD 170 · 1.4 mi away1,390th of 2,105
ELA 43% ▲10 · Math 25% ▼9Compare - #1115Wilson Elem SchoolChicago Heights SD 170 · 1.6 mi away1,115th of 2,105
ELA 47% ▲14 · Math 36% ▲2Compare - #1482Barack Obama Sch of Leadership and STEMPark Forest - Chicago Heights School District 163 · 1.6 mi away1,482nd of 2,105
ELA 44% ▲11 · Math 19% ▼15Compare
What school district is Garfield Elem School in?
Garfield Elem School is part of the Chicago Heights SD 170 district in Chicago Heights, Illinois.
Is Garfield Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Garfield Elem School 1,384th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 34% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elem School?
Hispanic 87%, Black 11%, White 1% (219 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Garfield Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60411 is $177K 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.