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Goethe Elem School

Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299

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

992nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 53% Improving

2236 N Rockwell St, Chicago, IL 60647

(773)534-4135NCES ID 170993000794Directory 202324

731
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14.3:1
Student / teacher ratio
43%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
25.7%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Goethe Elem School 992nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 53% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 46th in 2019 to 53th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%53%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Goethe Elem School
55%
IL average
52%
Math
Goethe Elem School
35%
IL average
38%
Science
Goethe Elem School
41%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Goethe Elem School IL average
25%50%75%55%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Goethe Elem School IL average
25%50%75%35%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Goethe Elem School IL average
25%50%75%41%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%87%73%45%36%5%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) and American Indian (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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%63%36%25%10%8%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023), Two or more races (last reported 2023) and American Indian (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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%75%32%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 731 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic64%White21%6%5%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 64%White 21%83%9%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic83.8%64.4% 19.4 pts
White9.2%21.1% 11.9 pts
Black3.2%6.4% 3.2 pts
Two or more races1.9%5.2% 3.3 pts
Asian0.3%2.3% 2.0 pts
American Indian1.5%0.5% 1.0 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 $571K in zip 60647 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$145K$290K$435K$580K$536K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Goethe Elem School in?

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

Is Goethe Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Goethe Elem School 992nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 53% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Goethe Elem School?

Hispanic 64%, White 21%, Black 6%, Two or more races 5% (731 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Goethe Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60647 is $571K 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.