Higgins Elem Community Academy
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
1,772nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 16%· Stable
11710 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60643
(773)535-5625NCES ID 170993000855Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Higgins Elem Community Academy 1,772nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 16% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 18th in 2019 to 16th in 2025.
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 271 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 99.0% | 93.0% | ▼ 6.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.5% | 7.0% | ▲ 6.5 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 $231K in zip 60643 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 Higgins Elem Community Academy
- #1710Whistler Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away1,710th of 2,105
ELA 35% ▲1 · Math 14% ▲3Compare - #1125Colemon J Elem AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,125th of 2,105
ELA 51% ▲17 · Math 32% ▲21Compare - #1102White Elem Career AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,102nd of 2,105
ELA 42% ▲8Compare - #1857Haley Elem AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,857th of 2,105
ELA 27% ▼7 · Math 12% ▲1Compare - #1798Shoop Math-Sci Tech Elem AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away1,798th of 2,105
ELA 30% ▼4 · Math 13% ▲2Compare - –Burr Oak AcademyCalumet Public SD 132 · 1 mi awayCompare
- #1964Metcalfe Elem Community AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away1,964th of 2,105
ELA 20% ▼14 · Math 12% ▲1Compare - #1889Burr Oak Elem SchoolCalumet Public SD 132 · 1.1 mi away1,889th of 2,105
ELA 26% ▼8 · Math 11% =Compare
What school district is Higgins Elem Community Academy in?
Higgins Elem Community Academy is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Higgins Elem Community Academy a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Higgins Elem Community Academy 1,772nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 16% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Higgins Elem Community Academy?
Black 93%, Hispanic 7% (271 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Higgins Elem Community Academy cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60643 is $231K 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.