Lenart Elem Regional Gifted Ctr
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Test-in admissions · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
90th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 96%· Stable
8101 S La Salle St, Chicago, IL 60620
(773)535-0040NCES ID 170993005269Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Lenart Elem Regional Gifted Ctr 90th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 96% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 100th in 2019 to 96th in 2025.
Selective admissions: students are admitted by application or exam, so this ranking reflects an admitted cohort — not open-enrollment neighborhood performance.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2019) 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 2019) 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 296 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 61.3% | 64.9% | ▲ 3.6 pts | |
| Asian | 9.3% | 13.9% | ▲ 4.6 pts | |
| White | 21.1% | 12.8% | ▼ 8.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 5.6% | 5.1% | ▼ 0.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.9% | 3.0% | ▲ 1.1 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 $183K in zip 60620 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 Lenart Elem Regional Gifted Ctr
- #2044Westcott Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away2,044th of 2,105
ELA 19% ▼70 · Math 7% ▼64Compare - #1834Neil Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,834th of 2,105
ELA 20% ▼69Compare - #1627Ruggles Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,627th of 2,105
ELA 41% ▼48 · Math 13% ▼58Compare - #1912Harvard Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,912th of 2,105
ELA 27% ▼62 · Math 8% ▼63Compare - #1339Dixon Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away1,339th of 2,105
ELA 47% ▼42 · Math 24% ▼47Compare - #18McDade Elem Classical SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away18th of 2,105
ELA 92% ▲3 · Math 87% ▲16Compare - #1895Ryder Elem Math & Sci Spec SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away1,895th of 2,105
ELA 25% ▼64 · Math 12% ▼59Compare - #1591Gresham Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away1,591st of 2,105
ELA 41% ▼48 · Math 16% ▼55Compare
What school district is Lenart Elem Regional Gifted Ctr in?
Lenart Elem Regional Gifted Ctr is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Lenart Elem Regional Gifted Ctr a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Lenart Elem Regional Gifted Ctr 90th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 96% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Lenart Elem Regional Gifted Ctr?
Black 65%, Asian 14%, White 13%, Hispanic 5% (296 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Lenart Elem Regional Gifted Ctr cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60620 is $183K 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.