Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
1,921st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 9%▼ Declining
4420 N Beacon St, Chicago, IL 60640
(773)534-5790NCES ID 170993000914Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr 1,921st 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 24th in 2019 to 9th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and White (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.
White (last reported 2019) stops before 2023: 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 2024: 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 303 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 64.3% | 49.8% | ▼ 14.5 pts | |
| Black | 14.9% | 38.3% | ▲ 23.4 pts | |
| White | 15.4% | 5.6% | ▼ 9.8 pts | |
| Asian | 4.5% | 3.3% | ▼ 1.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.0% | 2.3% | ▲ 2.3 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.0% | 0.7% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.9% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.9 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 $357K in zip 60640 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 Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr
- #298Ravenswood Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away298th of 2,105
ELA 80% ▲58 · Math 56% ▲43Compare - #1816Brennemann Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,816th of 2,105
ELA 26% ▲4 · Math 16% ▲3Compare - #1107McPherson Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,107th of 2,105
ELA 49% ▲27 · Math 35% ▲22Compare - #82Blaine Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away82nd of 2,105
ELA 84% ▲62 · Math 78% ▲65Compare - #1777McCutcheon Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,777th of 2,105
ELA 30% ▲8 · Math 14% ▲1Compare - #1438Greeley Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away1,438th of 2,105
ELA 37% ▲15 · Math 28% ▲15Compare - #868Disney Elem Magnet SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away868th of 2,105
ELA 58% ▲36 · Math 39% ▲26Compare - #1020Goudy Technology AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away1,020th of 2,105
ELA 50% ▲28 · Math 39% ▲26Compare
What school district is Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr in?
Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr 1,921st 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 Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr?
Hispanic 50%, Black 38%, White 6%, Asian 3% (303 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60640 is $357K 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.