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 2023–24
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.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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.
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.
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 (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 83.8% | 64.4% | ▼ 19.4 pts | |
| White | 9.2% | 21.1% | ▲ 11.9 pts | |
| Black | 3.2% | 6.4% | ▲ 3.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.9% | 5.2% | ▲ 3.3 pts | |
| Asian | 0.3% | 2.3% | ▲ 2.0 pts | |
| American Indian | 1.5% | 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
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Goethe Elem School
- #1087Chase Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away1,087th of 2,105
ELA 54% ▼1 · Math 30% ▼5Compare - #658Pulaski Intl Sch of ChicagoChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away658th of 2,105
ELA 63% ▲8 · Math 47% ▲12Compare - #676Brentano Elem Math & Science AcadChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away676th of 2,105
ELA 64% ▲9 · Math 45% ▲10Compare - #1460Darwin Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,460th of 2,105
ELA 46% ▼9 · Math 18% ▼17Compare - #1647CICS - Bucktown CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away · charter1,647th of 2,105
ELA 32% ▼23 · Math 21% ▼14Compare - #1899Yates Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away1,899th of 2,105
ELA 23% ▼32 · Math 13% ▼22Compare - #1739Moos Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away1,739th of 2,105
ELA 33% ▼22 · Math 14% ▼21Compare - #1826Acero Chtr Sch Network - Carlos Fuentes Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away · charter1,826th of 2,105
ELA 26% ▼29 · Math 15% ▼20Compare
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.