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Cassell Elem School

Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299

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

470th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 78% Improving

11314 S Spaulding Ave, Chicago, IL 60655

(773)535-2640NCES ID 170993000655Directory 202324

354
Students
2023–24 enrollment
11.1:1
Student / teacher ratio
19%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
16.4%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Cassell Elem School 470th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 78% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 55th in 2019 to 78th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%78%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Cassell Elem School
69%
IL average
52%
Math
Cassell Elem School
54%
IL average
38%
Science
Cassell Elem School
60%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Cassell Elem School IL average
25%50%75%69%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Cassell Elem School IL average
25%50%75%54%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Cassell Elem School IL average
25%50%75%60%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%72%70%63%30%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%58%45%30%5%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%67%50%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 354 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic24%White66%7%
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categories changedHispanic 24%White 66%Black 7%57%33%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White71.8%66.1% 5.7 pts
Hispanic8.7%23.7% 15.0 pts
Black16.1%7.1% 9.0 pts
Two or more races2.0%2.3% 0.3 pts
Asian0.8%0.6% 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 $330K in zip 60655 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$82K$164K$247K$329K$313K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Cassell Elem School in?

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

Is Cassell Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Cassell Elem School 470th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 78% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Cassell Elem School?

White 66%, Hispanic 24%, Black 7%, Two or more races 2% (354 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Cassell Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60655 is $330K 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.