Great Lakes Academy Charter ES
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Charter · Grades K - 8 · City, large
1,260th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 40%▲ Improving
8401 S Saginaw Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
(773)503-3040NCES ID 170993006328Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Great Lakes Academy Charter ES 1,260th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 40% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 33th in 2019 to 40th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (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.
Hispanic (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.
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 535 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2014, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2014 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 88.8% | 90.8% | ▲ 2.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 10.4% | 7.1% | ▼ 3.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.8% | 1.3% | ▲ 0.5 pts |
Typical home value $180K in zip 60617 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 Great Lakes Academy Charter ES
- #1671Coles Elem Language AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away1,671st of 2,105
ELA 25% ▼25 · Math 26% ▲1Compare - #1854Ninos Heroes Elem Academic CtrChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away1,854th of 2,105
ELA 28% ▼22 · Math 11% ▼14Compare - #1244Hoyne Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,244th of 2,105
ELA 47% ▼3 · Math 28% ▲3Compare - #2053Mireles Elem AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away2,053rd of 2,105
ELA 19% ▼31 · Math 6% ▼19Compare - #1972Bradwell Comm Arts & Sci Elem SchChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,972nd of 2,105
ELA 16% ▼34Compare - #2039Sullivan Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away2,039th of 2,105
ELA 21% ▼29 · Math 6% ▼19Compare - #1633Mann Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away1,633rd of 2,105
ELA 38% ▼12 · Math 15% ▼10Compare - #1375LEARN Chtr - South Chicago CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away · charter1,375th of 2,105
ELA 39% ▼11 · Math 30% ▲5Compare
What school district is Great Lakes Academy Charter ES in?
Great Lakes Academy Charter ES is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Great Lakes Academy Charter ES a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Great Lakes Academy Charter ES 1,260th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 40% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Great Lakes Academy Charter ES?
Black 91%, Hispanic 7%, Two or more races 1% (535 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Great Lakes Academy Charter ES cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60617 is $180K 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.