Durkin Park Elem School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
1,318th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 37%▼ Declining
8445 S Kolin Ave, Chicago, IL 60652
(773)535-2322NCES ID 170993005690Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Durkin Park Elem School 1,318th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 37% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 45th in 2019 to 37th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (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.
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.
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 677 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2003, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 78.6% | 85.2% | ▲ 6.6 pts | |
| Black | 12.3% | 10.5% | ▼ 1.8 pts | |
| White | 6.4% | 3.1% | ▼ 3.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.7% | 1.0% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| American Indian | 1.5% | 0.1% | ▼ 1.4 pts | |
| Asian | 0.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2003. 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 $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 Durkin Park Elem School
- #1548Stevenson Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,548th of 2,105
ELA 38% ▼5 · Math 21% ▼8Compare - #878Hometown Elem SchoolOak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 · 0.6 mi away878th of 2,105
ELA 63% ▲20 · Math 33% ▲4Compare - #1479Dawes Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,479th of 2,105
ELA 41% ▼2 · Math 22% ▼7Compare - #1091Richard Byrd Elementary SchoolBurbank SD 111 · 0.8 mi away1,091st of 2,105
ELA 56% ▲13 · Math 28% ▼1Compare - #1780Ashburn Community Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away1,780th of 2,105
ELA 34% ▼9 · Math 10% ▼19Compare - #621Northwest SchoolEvergreen Park ESD 124 · 1.2 mi away621st of 2,105
ELA 56% ▲13 · Math 57% ▲28Compare - #1436Owen Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.3 mi away1,436th of 2,105
ELA 45% ▲2 · Math 20% ▼9Compare - #1154J Covington Elem SchoolOak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 · 1.4 mi away1,154th of 2,105
ELA 52% ▲9 · Math 30% ▲1Compare
What school district is Durkin Park Elem School in?
Durkin Park Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Durkin Park Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Durkin Park Elem School 1,318th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 37% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Durkin Park Elem School?
Hispanic 85%, Black 11%, White 3%, Two or more races 1% (677 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Durkin Park Elem School 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.