Dirksen Elem School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
822nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 61%▼ Declining
8601 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60656
(773)534-1090NCES ID 170993001174Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Dirksen Elem School 822nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 61% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 79th in 2019 to 61th 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.
Hispanic (last reported 2024), Asian (last reported 2024) and Black (last reported 2022) 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 1,213 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 71.0% | 64.7% | ▼ 6.3 pts | |
| Asian | 7.1% | 21.8% | ▲ 14.7 pts | |
| Hispanic | 15.9% | 9.8% | ▼ 6.1 pts | |
| Black | 4.2% | 2.9% | ▼ 1.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.5% | 0.6% | ▼ 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 $386K in zip 60656 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 Dirksen Elem School
- #986Pennoyer Elem SchoolPennoyer SD 79 · 0.2 mi away986th of 2,105
ELA 54% ▲4 · Math 37% ▼13Compare - #327J Leigh Elem SchoolNorridge SD 80 · 0.8 mi away327th of 2,105
ELA 66% ▲16 · Math 67% ▲17Compare - #785Washington Elem SchoolSchiller Park SD 81 · 1.4 mi away785th of 2,105
ELA 61% ▲11 · Math 41% ▼9Compare - #353Oriole Park Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.5 mi away353rd of 2,105
ELA 70% ▲20 · Math 61% ▲11Compare - #133Theodore Roosevelt Elem SchoolPark Ridge CCSD 64 · 1.8 mi away133rd of 2,105
ELA 79% ▲29 · Math 75% ▲25Compare - #980Rosemont Elem SchoolRosemont ESD 78 · 1.8 mi away980th of 2,105
ELA 55% ▲5 · Math 36% ▼14Compare - #605Canty Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.9 mi away605th of 2,105
ELA 64% ▲14 · Math 49% ▼1Compare - #562Edison Park Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2 mi away562nd of 2,105
ELA 70% ▲20 · Math 47% ▼3Compare
What school district is Dirksen Elem School in?
Dirksen Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Dirksen Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Dirksen Elem School 822nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 61% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Dirksen Elem School?
White 65%, Asian 22%, Hispanic 10%, Black 3% (1,213 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Dirksen Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60656 is $386K 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.