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 2023–24
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.
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) 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 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 (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2010, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 91.7% | 92.4% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| White | 3.3% | 4.9% | ▲ 1.6 pts | |
| Asian | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0 pts | |
| Black | 1.9% | 0.8% | ▼ 1.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.0% | 0.5% | ▼ 0.5 pts | |
| American Indian | 1.1% | 0.5% | ▼ 0.6 pts |
Typical home value $577K in zip 60618 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 Garcia Lorca Elem School
- #1748Reilly Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away1,748th of 2,105
ELA 32% ▼9 · Math 14% ▼13Compare - #1504Scammon Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away1,504th of 2,105
ELA 38% ▼3 · Math 23% ▼4Compare - #1848Logan Square ElementaryChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,848th of 2,105
ELA 25% ▼16 · Math 14% ▼13Compare - #1038Murphy Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,038th of 2,105
ELA 51% ▲10 · Math 36% ▲9Compare - #448Disney II Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away448th of 2,105
ELA 70% ▲29 · Math 54% ▲27Compare - #1697Barry Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away1,697th of 2,105
ELA 31% ▼10 · Math 19% ▼8Compare - #1554Avondale - Logandale Elementary SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away1,554th of 2,105
ELA 40% ▼1 · Math 19% ▼8Compare - #1094CICS - Irving Park CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away · charter1,094th of 2,105
ELA 51% ▲10 · Math 33% ▲6Compare
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.