Darwin Elem School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
1,460th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 31%▲ Improving
3116 W Belden Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
(773)534-4110NCES ID 170993000679Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Darwin Elem School 1,460th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 31% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 13th in 2019 to 31th in 2025 — improving.
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.
White (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2023) 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 2023) and Black (last reported 2023) 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.
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 500 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 82.8% | 83.0% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| White | 2.8% | 8.2% | ▲ 5.4 pts | |
| Black | 12.6% | 6.8% | ▼ 5.8 pts | |
| Asian | 0.3% | 1.0% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.1% | 0.8% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| American Indian | 1.3% | 0.2% | ▼ 1.1 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 $571K in zip 60647 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 Darwin Elem School
- #992Goethe Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away992nd of 2,105
ELA 55% ▲9 · Math 35% ▲17Compare - #1899Yates Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away1,899th of 2,105
ELA 23% ▼23 · Math 13% ▼5Compare - #1087Chase Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away1,087th of 2,105
ELA 54% ▲8 · Math 30% ▲12Compare - #676Brentano Elem Math & Science AcadChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away676th of 2,105
ELA 64% ▲18 · Math 45% ▲27Compare - #1897Funston Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away1,897th of 2,105
ELA 26% ▼20 · Math 10% ▼8Compare - #1554Avondale - Logandale Elementary SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,554th of 2,105
ELA 40% ▼6 · Math 19% ▲1Compare - #1848Logan Square ElementaryChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,848th of 2,105
ELA 25% ▼21 · Math 14% ▼4Compare - #1739Moos Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,739th of 2,105
ELA 33% ▼13 · Math 14% ▼4Compare
What school district is Darwin Elem School in?
Darwin Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Darwin Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Darwin Elem School 1,460th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 31% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Darwin Elem School?
Hispanic 83%, White 8%, Black 7%, Asian 1% (500 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Darwin Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60647 is $571K 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.