Armour Elem School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
1,025th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 51%▲ Improving
950 W 33rd Pl, Chicago, IL 60608
(773)535-4530NCES ID 170993001001Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Armour Elem School 1,025th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 51% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 21th in 2019 to 51th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2023) 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 2023) 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.
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 238 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 86.4% | 72.3% | ▼ 14.1 pts | |
| Black | 3.9% | 10.1% | ▲ 6.2 pts | |
| White | 6.4% | 7.6% | ▲ 1.2 pts | |
| Asian | 1.5% | 6.3% | ▲ 4.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.5% | 3.4% | ▲ 1.9 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 $359K in zip 60608 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 Armour Elem School
- #1070Holden Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away1,070th of 2,105
ELA 43% ▼17 · Math 42% ▲14Compare - #1651Minnie Minoso AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away1,651st of 2,105
ELA 38% ▼22 · Math 14% ▼14Compare - #250Healy Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away250th of 2,105
ELA 73% ▲13 · Math 67% ▲39Compare - #208Sheridan Elem Math & Science AcadChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away208th of 2,105
ELA 75% ▲15 · Math 70% ▲42Compare - #422Ward J Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away422nd of 2,105
ELA 63% ▲3 · Math 63% ▲35Compare - #1289Namaste Elem Charter SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away · charter1,289th of 2,105
ELA 47% ▼13 · Math 27% ▼1Compare - #1071Greene N Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away1,071st of 2,105
ELA 49% ▼11 · Math 36% ▲8Compare - #1923Drake Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.3 mi away1,923rd of 2,105
ELA 25% ▼35 · Math 10% ▼18Compare
What school district is Armour Elem School in?
Armour Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Armour Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Armour Elem School 1,025th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 51% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Armour Elem School?
Hispanic 72%, Black 10%, White 8%, Asian 6% (238 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Armour Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60608 is $359K 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.