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Garcia Lorca Elem School

Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299

Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large

1,376th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 35% Declining

3231 N Springfield Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

(773)534-0950NCES ID 170993006139Directory 202324

615
Students
2023–24 enrollment
12.3:1
Student / teacher ratio
87%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
27.7%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Garcia Lorca Elem School 1,376th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 35% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 40th in 2019 to 35th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%35%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Garcia Lorca Elem School
41%
IL average
52%
Math
Garcia Lorca Elem School
27%
IL average
38%
Science
Garcia Lorca Elem School
30%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Garcia Lorca Elem School IL average
25%50%75%41%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Garcia Lorca Elem School IL average
25%50%75%27%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Garcia Lorca Elem School IL average
25%50%75%30%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%40%25%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%27%17%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%54%30%201920202025no testing 2020–21

White (last reported 2019) 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 615 students (202324, NCES) — history since 2010, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic92%
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Hispanic 92%92%20102023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic91.7%92.4% 0.7 pts
White3.3%4.9% 1.6 pts
Asian0.8%0.8% 0.0 pts
Black1.9%0.8% 1.1 pts
Two or more races1.0%0.5% 0.5 pts
American Indian1.1%0.5% 0.6 pts

Typical home value $577K in zip 60618 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$140K$281K$421K$562K$535K200020052010201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Garcia Lorca Elem School in?

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

Is Garcia Lorca Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Garcia Lorca Elem School 1,376th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 35% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Garcia Lorca Elem School?

Hispanic 92%, White 5% (615 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Garcia Lorca Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60618 is $577K 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.