Piccolo Elem Specialty School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
1,841st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 13%▲ Improving
1040 N Keeler Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
(773)534-4425NCES ID 170993001011Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Piccolo Elem Specialty School 1,841st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 13% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 5th in 2019 to 13th in 2025 — improving.
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.
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 635 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 32.5% | 67.7% | ▲ 35.2 pts | |
| Black | 66.2% | 31.3% | ▼ 34.9 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 $284K in zip 60651 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 Piccolo Elem Specialty School
- #1908Nobel Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away1,908th of 2,105
ELA 26% ▼4 · Math 10% =Compare - #1723West Park Elem AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away1,723rd of 2,105
ELA 35% ▲5 · Math 13% ▲3Compare - #1639KIPP Chicago Charter School - KIPP One AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away · charter1,639th of 2,105
ELA 32% ▲2 · Math 21% ▲11Compare - #1836Cameron Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,836th of 2,105
ELA 26% ▼4 · Math 14% ▲4Compare - #1970McNair Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,970th of 2,105
ELA 19% ▼11 · Math 12% ▲2Compare - #1957Ward L Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,957th of 2,105
ELA 16% ▼14Compare - #519Casals Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away519th of 2,105
ELA 66% ▲36 · Math 53% ▲43Compare - #1918KIPP Academy Chicago CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away · charter1,918th of 2,105
ELA 24% ▼6 · Math 11% ▲1Compare
What school district is Piccolo Elem Specialty School in?
Piccolo Elem Specialty School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Piccolo Elem Specialty School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Piccolo Elem Specialty School 1,841st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 13% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Piccolo Elem Specialty School?
Hispanic 68%, Black 31% (635 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Piccolo Elem Specialty School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60651 is $284K 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.