Alcott Elem School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
128th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 94%▲ Improving
2625 N Orchard St, Chicago, IL 60614
(773)534-5460NCES ID 170993000804Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Alcott Elem School 128th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 94% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 85th in 2019 to 94th 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.
Hispanic (last reported 2024) and Black (last reported 2019) 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.
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 575 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 64.4% | 55.1% | ▼ 9.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 14.6% | 16.3% | ▲ 1.7 pts | |
| Asian | 5.1% | 13.6% | ▲ 8.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.1% | 8.3% | ▲ 5.2 pts | |
| Black | 12.4% | 6.3% | ▼ 6.1 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 $657K in zip 60614 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 Alcott Elem School
- #58Lincoln Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away58th of 2,105
ELA 86% ▲5 · Math 80% ▲7Compare - #611Harriet Tubman Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away611th of 2,105
ELA 69% ▼12 · Math 45% ▼28Compare - #156Mayer Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away156th of 2,105
ELA 84% ▲3 · Math 68% ▼5Compare - #399Nettelhorst Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away399th of 2,105
ELA 69% ▼12 · Math 59% ▼14Compare - #1511Newberry Elem Math & Science AcadChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away1,511th of 2,105
ELA 39% ▼42 · Math 22% ▼51Compare - #5Hawthorne Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away5th of 2,105
ELA 96% ▲15 · Math 95% ▲22Compare - #440LaSalle Elem Language AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away440th of 2,105
ELA 68% ▼13 · Math 57% ▼16Compare - #162Prescott Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away162nd of 2,105
ELA 84% ▲3 · Math 67% ▼6Compare
What school district is Alcott Elem School in?
Alcott Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Alcott Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Alcott Elem School 128th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 94% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Alcott Elem School?
White 55%, Hispanic 16%, Asian 14%, Two or more races 8% (575 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Alcott Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60614 is $657K 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.