Roosevelt Elem School
Chicago Heights, IL · Chicago Heights SD 170
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large
1,390th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 34%▲ Improving
1345 Sunnyside Ave, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
(708)756-4836NCES ID 170996001225Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Roosevelt Elem School 1,390th 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 9th in 2019 to 34th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2019) and Black (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.
White (last reported 2019) and Black (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.
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 348 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 64.3% | 76.1% | ▲ 11.8 pts | |
| Black | 26.0% | 18.7% | ▼ 7.3 pts | |
| White | 6.8% | 2.9% | ▼ 3.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.7% | 1.7% | ▼ 1.0 pts | |
| Asian | 0.2% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.4 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 Roosevelt Elem School
- #1115Wilson Elem SchoolChicago Heights SD 170 · 0.6 mi away1,115th of 2,105
ELA 47% ▲4 · Math 36% ▲11Compare - #1525Washington-McKinley Elem SchChicago Heights SD 170 · 0.6 mi away1,525th of 2,105
ELA 30% ▼13 · Math 30% ▲5Compare - #1088Kennedy Elem SchoolChicago Heights SD 170 · 0.8 mi away1,088th of 2,105
ELA 49% ▲6 · Math 36% ▲11Compare - #1482Barack Obama Sch of Leadership and STEMPark Forest - Chicago Heights School District 163 · 0.8 mi away1,482nd of 2,105
ELA 44% ▲1 · Math 19% ▼6Compare - #1483Jefferson Elem SchoolChicago Heights SD 170 · 1.1 mi away1,483rd of 2,105
ELA 46% ▲3 · Math 16% ▼9Compare - #869Lincoln Elem SchoolChicago Heights SD 170 · 1.2 mi away869th of 2,105
ELA 50% ▲7 · Math 47% ▲22Compare - #795Greenbriar Elem SchoolChicago Heights SD 170 · 1.3 mi away795th of 2,105
ELA 61% ▲18 · Math 40% ▲15Compare - #873U S Grant Elem SchoolChicago Heights SD 170 · 1.3 mi away873rd of 2,105
ELA 52% ▲9 · Math 45% ▲20Compare
What school district is Roosevelt Elem School in?
Roosevelt Elem School is part of the Chicago Heights SD 170 district in Chicago Heights, Illinois.
Is Roosevelt Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Roosevelt Elem School 1,390th 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 Roosevelt Elem School?
Hispanic 76%, Black 19%, White 3%, Two or more races 2% (348 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Roosevelt 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.