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Belding Elem School

Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299

Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large

636th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 70% Improving

4257 N Tripp Ave, Chicago, IL 60641

(773)534-3590NCES ID 170993000604Directory 202324

563
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14.1:1
Student / teacher ratio
47%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
19.4%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Belding Elem School 636th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 70% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 3th in 2019 to 70th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%70%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Belding Elem School
63%
IL average
52%
Math
Belding Elem School
49%
IL average
38%
Science
Belding Elem School
46%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Belding Elem School IL average
25%50%75%63%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Belding Elem School IL average
25%50%75%49%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Belding Elem School IL average
25%50%75%46%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%75%71%53%52%50%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Asian (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2024) 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%58%53%53%46%36%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Asian (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%49%41%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 563 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic36%White51%
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categories changedHispanic 36%White 51%21%55%12%11%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White35.3%51.2% 15.9 pts
Hispanic49.8%36.2% 13.6 pts
Black6.2%4.3% 1.9 pts
Asian6.0%3.7% 2.3 pts
Two or more races2.1%3.6% 1.5 pts
Pacific Islander0.3%0.5% 0.2 pts
American Indian0.3%0.5% 0.2 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 $413K in zip 60641 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

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What school district is Belding Elem School in?

Belding Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.

Is Belding Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Belding Elem School 636th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 70% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Belding Elem School?

White 51%, Hispanic 36%, Black 4%, Asian 4% (563 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Belding Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60641 is $413K 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.