CICS - Wrightwood
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Charter · Grades K - 8 · City, large
1,907th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 9%▼ Declining
8130 S California Ave, Chicago, IL 60652
(773)434-4575NCES ID 170993006465Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks CICS - Wrightwood 1,907th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 9% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 15th in 2019 to 9th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (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.
Hispanic (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 622 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2017, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2017 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 94.9% | 95.7% | ▲ 0.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 3.4% | 2.7% | ▼ 0.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.9% | 0.6% | ▼ 0.3 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.5% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.1 pts |
Typical home value $272K in zip 60652 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 - Wrightwood
- #1577Carroll Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away1,577th of 2,105
ELA 41% ▲13 · Math 16% ▲8Compare - #1436Owen Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away1,436th of 2,105
ELA 45% ▲17 · Math 20% ▲12Compare - #1780Ashburn Community Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away1,780th of 2,105
ELA 34% ▲6 · Math 10% ▲2Compare - #1831Hampton Elem Fine & Perf Arts SchChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away1,831st of 2,105
ELA 31% ▲3 · Math 10% ▲2Compare - #1252Northeast Elem SchoolEvergreen Park ESD 124 · 1.1 mi away1,252nd of 2,105
ELA 43% ▲15 · Math 32% ▲24Compare - #1524Joplin Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.3 mi away1,524th of 2,105
ELA 38% ▲10 · Math 22% ▲14Compare - #1479Dawes Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.3 mi away1,479th of 2,105
ELA 41% ▲13 · Math 22% ▲14Compare - #2082Barton Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.3 mi away2,082nd of 2,105
ELA 15% ▼13 · Math 6% ▼2Compare
What school district is CICS - Wrightwood in?
CICS - Wrightwood is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is CICS - Wrightwood a good school?
SchoolRow ranks CICS - Wrightwood 1,907th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 9% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of CICS - Wrightwood?
Black 96%, Hispanic 3% (622 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near CICS - Wrightwood cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60652 is $272K 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.