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Decatur Classical Elem School

Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299

Regular public school · Test-in admissions · Grades K - 8 · City, large

3rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 99%· Stable

7030 N Sacramento Ave, Chicago, IL 60645

(773)534-2201NCES ID 170993000692Directory 202324

329
Students
2023–24 enrollment
15:1
Student / teacher ratio
12%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
10.0%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Decatur Classical Elem School 3rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 99% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 100th in 2019 to 100th in 2025.

Selective admissions: students are admitted by application or exam, so this ranking reflects an admitted cohort — not open-enrollment neighborhood performance.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%100%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Decatur Classical Elem School
96%
IL average
52%
Math
Decatur Classical Elem School
97%
IL average
38%
Science
Decatur Classical Elem School
95%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Decatur Classical Elem School IL average
25%50%75%96%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Decatur Classical Elem School IL average
25%50%75%97%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Decatur Classical Elem School IL average
25%50%75%95%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%98%96%95%93%80%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%100%100%95%93%90%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%100%97%92%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2024) 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 329 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic13%White43%Asian30%9%
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categories changedHispanic 13%White 43%Asian 30%Two or more races 9%10%38%30%20%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White39.6%43.2% 3.6 pts
Asian23.7%29.8% 6.1 pts
Hispanic16.6%13.1% 3.5 pts
Two or more races10.6%9.4% 1.2 pts
Black9.5%4.0% 5.5 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 $309K in zip 60645 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$77K$154K$231K$308K$294K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Decatur Classical Elem School in?

Decatur Classical Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.

Is Decatur Classical Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Decatur Classical Elem School 3rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 99% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Decatur Classical Elem School?

White 43%, Asian 30%, Hispanic 13%, Two or more races 9% (329 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Decatur Classical Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60645 is $309K 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.