Hale Elem School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
1,352nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 36%▼ Declining
6140 S Melvina Ave, Chicago, IL 60638
(773)535-2265NCES ID 170993000819Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Hale Elem School 1,352nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 36% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 45th in 2019 to 36th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (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.
Black (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 2024) 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 792 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 67.8% | 81.2% | ▲ 13.4 pts | |
| White | 28.0% | 12.0% | ▼ 16.0 pts | |
| Black | 1.0% | 5.2% | ▲ 4.2 pts | |
| Asian | 1.0% | 0.6% | ▼ 0.4 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.2% | 0.3% | ▼ 0.9 pts | |
| American Indian | 1.0% | 0.3% | ▼ 0.7 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 $323K in zip 60638 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 Hale Elem School
- #615Kinzie Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away615th of 2,105
ELA 72% ▲29 · Math 41% ▲14Compare - –Blair Early Childhood CenterChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi awayCompare
- #989Grimes Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away989th of 2,105
ELA 50% ▲7 · Math 40% ▲13Compare - #1319Byrne Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away1,319th of 2,105
ELA 46% ▲3 · Math 26% ▼1Compare - #1326Dore Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away1,326th of 2,105
ELA 42% ▼1 · Math 29% ▲2Compare - #1396Otis P Graves Elem SchoolSummit SD 104 · 1.4 mi away1,396th of 2,105
ELA 33% ▼10 · Math 34% ▲7Compare - #952Twain Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.6 mi away952nd of 2,105
ELA 61% ▲18 · Math 32% ▲5Compare - #813Dr Donald Wharton Elem SchoolSummit SD 104 · 1.7 mi away813th of 2,105
ELA 60% ▲17 · Math 40% ▲13Compare
What school district is Hale Elem School in?
Hale Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Hale Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Hale Elem School 1,352nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 36% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Hale Elem School?
Hispanic 81%, White 12%, Black 5% (792 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Hale Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60638 is $323K 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.