CICS - West Belden Campus
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Charter · Grades K - 8 · City, large
1,609th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 24%▼ Declining
2245 N McVicker Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
(773)637-9430NCES ID 170993006475Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks CICS - West Belden Campus 1,609th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 24% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 30th in 2019 to 24th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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 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.
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 521 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2017, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2017 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 91.5% | 91.4% | ▼ 0.1 pts | |
| Black | 7.0% | 6.7% | ▼ 0.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.2% | 1.0% | ▲ 0.8 pts | |
| White | 0.9% | 0.8% | ▼ 0.1 pts |
Typical home value $330K in zip 60639 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 - West Belden Campus
- #1840Burbank Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away1,840th of 2,105
ELA 24% ▼10 · Math 16% ▼5Compare - #1813Acero Chtr Sch Newtwork - Roberto Clemente Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away · charter1,813th of 2,105
ELA 30% ▼4 · Math 12% ▼9Compare - #1642Prieto Math-Science Elem SchChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away1,642nd of 2,105
ELA 38% ▲4 · Math 15% ▼6Compare - #1564Hanson Park Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away1,564th of 2,105
ELA 34% = · Math 24% ▲3Compare - #1283Lovett Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,283rd of 2,105
ELA 50% ▲16 · Math 23% ▲2Compare - #1269Lyon Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,269th of 2,105
ELA 48% ▲14 · Math 26% ▲5Compare - #1853Christopher House Chrt ESChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away · charter1,853rd of 2,105
ELA 27% ▼7 · Math 12% ▼9Compare - #1943Belmont-Cragin Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away1,943rd of 2,105
ELA 17% ▼17 · Math 16% ▼5Compare
What school district is CICS - West Belden Campus in?
CICS - West Belden Campus is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is CICS - West Belden Campus a good school?
SchoolRow ranks CICS - West Belden Campus 1,609th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 24% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of CICS - West Belden Campus?
Hispanic 91%, Black 7%, Two or more races 1% (521 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near CICS - West Belden Campus cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60639 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.