Penn Elem School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
2,066th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 2%▼ Declining
1616 S Avers Ave, Chicago, IL 60623
(773)534-1665NCES ID 170993001028Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Penn Elem School 2,066th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 2% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 9th in 2019 to 2th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2022) 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 2022) stops before 2023: 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 213 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 82.4% | 93.0% | ▲ 10.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 17.4% | 6.6% | ▼ 10.8 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 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 $223K in zip 60623 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 Penn Elem School
- #1799KIPP Chicago Charters - Ascend AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0 mi away · charter1,799th of 2,105
ELA 30% ▲18 · Math 13%Compare - #2102Herzl Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away2,102nd of 2,105
ELA 7% ▼5Compare - #1800Dvorak Technology Acad Elem SchChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away1,800th of 2,105
ELA 22% ▲10Compare - #1865Mason Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away1,865th of 2,105
ELA 19% ▲7Compare - #1876Hughes C Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away1,876th of 2,105
ELA 21% ▲9 · Math 16%Compare - #2029Lawndale Elem Community AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away2,029th of 2,105
ELA 14% ▲2Compare - #1462Crown Elem Comm Acd Fine Arts CtrChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,462nd of 2,105
ELA 32% ▲20Compare - #1303Frazier Perspectives Magnet ESChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,303rd of 2,105
ELA 36% ▲24Compare
What school district is Penn Elem School in?
Penn Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Penn Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Penn Elem School 2,066th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 2% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Penn Elem School?
Black 93%, Hispanic 7% (213 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Penn Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60623 is $223K 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.