Budlong Elem School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
845th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 60%▼ Declining
2701 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
(773)534-2591NCES ID 170993000625Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Budlong Elem School 845th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 60% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 65th in 2019 to 60th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2024) 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.
Black (last reported 2022) 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 743 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 44.0% | 38.9% | ▼ 5.1 pts | |
| White | 29.0% | 34.1% | ▲ 5.1 pts | |
| Asian | 18.6% | 16.8% | ▼ 1.8 pts | |
| Black | 4.5% | 5.4% | ▲ 0.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.4% | 4.3% | ▲ 1.9 pts | |
| American Indian | 1.3% | 0.5% | ▼ 0.8 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 60625 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 Budlong Elem School
- #807Jamieson Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away807th of 2,105
ELA 60% ▲1 · Math 41% ▲1Compare - #630Chappell Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away630th of 2,105
ELA 64% ▲5 · Math 48% ▲8Compare - #6Edison Elem Regional Gifted CntrChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away6th of 2,105
ELA 97% ▲38 · Math 94% ▲54Compare - #1705Hibbard Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,705th of 2,105
ELA 26% ▼33 · Math 23% ▼17Compare - #337Waters Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away337th of 2,105
ELA 69% ▲10 · Math 64% ▲24Compare - #1047Peterson Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away1,047th of 2,105
ELA 49% ▼10 · Math 37% ▼3Compare - #1922North River Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away1,922nd of 2,105
ELA 23% ▼36 · Math 12% ▼28Compare - #1107McPherson Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away1,107th of 2,105
ELA 49% ▼10 · Math 35% ▼5Compare
What school district is Budlong Elem School in?
Budlong Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Budlong Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Budlong Elem School 845th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 60% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Budlong Elem School?
Hispanic 39%, White 34%, Asian 17%, Black 5% (743 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Budlong Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60625 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.