CICS - Avalon/South Shore
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Charter · Grades K - 8 · City, large
914th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 57%· Stable
1501 E 83rd Pl, Chicago, IL 60619
(773)721-0858NCES ID 170993006507Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks CICS - Avalon/South Shore 914th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 57% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 58th in 2019 to 57th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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 435 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2017, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2017 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 98.1% | 99.1% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.3% | 0.9% | ▼ 0.4 pts |
Typical home value $171K in zip 60619 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 CICS - Avalon/South Shore
- #1807Avalon Park Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away1,807th of 2,105
ELA 30% ▼29 · Math 13% ▼23Compare - #1689Daisy Bates Academy of Social JusticeChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away1,689th of 2,105
ELA 39% ▼20 · Math 11% ▼25Compare - #1457McDowell Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away1,457th of 2,105
ELA 41% ▼18 · Math 22% ▼14Compare - #1708Ashe Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away1,708th of 2,105
ELA 24% ▼35Compare - #1633Mann Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,633rd of 2,105
ELA 38% ▼21 · Math 15% ▼21Compare - #1275Betty Shabazz International Charter SchoolBetty Shabazz International Charter School · 0.9 mi away · charter1,275th of 2,105
ELA 49% ▼10 · Math 25% ▼11Compare - #1900Pirie Elem Fine Arts & Academic CChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away1,900th of 2,105
ELA 25% ▼34 · Math 11% ▼25Compare - #1412Washington H Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away1,412th of 2,105
ELA 33% ▼26Compare
What school district is CICS - Avalon/South Shore in?
CICS - Avalon/South Shore is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is CICS - Avalon/South Shore a good school?
SchoolRow ranks CICS - Avalon/South Shore 914th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 57% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of CICS - Avalon/South Shore?
Black 99% (435 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near CICS - Avalon/South Shore cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60619 is $171K 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.