Gale Elem Community Academy
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
2,063rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 2%· Stable
1631 W Jonquil Ter, Chicago, IL 60626
(773)534-2100NCES ID 170993000782Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Gale Elem Community Academy 2,063rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 2% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 3th in 2019 to 2th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023), White (last reported 2019) and Two or more races (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.
Two or more races (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.
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 299 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 65.3% | 56.9% | ▼ 8.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 26.7% | 29.1% | ▲ 2.4 pts | |
| Asian | 2.6% | 6.4% | ▲ 3.8 pts | |
| White | 2.8% | 5.7% | ▲ 2.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.7% | 2.0% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.7% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.7 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 $259K in zip 60626 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 Gale Elem Community Academy
- #1635Jordan Elem Community SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away1,635th of 2,105
ELA 29% ▲17 · Math 24%Compare - #236Sor Juana Ines de la CruzChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away236th of 2,105
ELA 78% ▲66 · Math 64%Compare - #860Oakton Elem SchoolEvanston CCSD 65 · 0.8 mi away860th of 2,105
ELA 51% ▲39 · Math 47%Compare - #1334New Field Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away1,334th of 2,105
ELA 35% ▲23 · Math 35%Compare - #570Lincoln Elem SchoolEvanston CCSD 65 · 1 mi away570th of 2,105
ELA 61% ▲49 · Math 55%Compare - #804Armstrong G Elem IntL StudiesChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away804th of 2,105
ELA 56% ▲44 · Math 44%Compare - #1692Kilmer Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away1,692nd of 2,105
ELA 30% ▲18 · Math 20%Compare - #768Rogers Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi away768th of 2,105
ELA 61% ▲49 · Math 43%Compare
What school district is Gale Elem Community Academy in?
Gale Elem Community Academy is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Gale Elem Community Academy a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Gale Elem Community Academy 2,063rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 2% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Gale Elem Community Academy?
Black 57%, Hispanic 29%, Asian 6%, White 6% (299 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Gale Elem Community Academy cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60626 is $259K 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.