Pickard Elem School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
976th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 54%▲ Improving
2301 W 21st Pl, Chicago, IL 60608
(773)535-7280NCES ID 170993001034Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Pickard Elem School 976th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 54% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 36th in 2019 to 54th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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 293 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 95.2% | 92.8% | ▼ 2.4 pts | |
| Black | 2.6% | 4.8% | ▲ 2.2 pts | |
| White | 1.4% | 2.4% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 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 $359K in zip 60608 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 Pickard Elem School
- #1849Finkl Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away1,849th of 2,105
ELA 26% ▼35 · Math 13% ▼17Compare - #1720Ruiz Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away1,720th of 2,105
ELA 32% ▼29 · Math 16% ▼14Compare - #1615Acero Chtr Sch Network - Octavio Paz Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away · charter1,615th of 2,105
ELA 27% ▼34 · Math 28% ▼2Compare - #2002Whittier Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away2,002nd of 2,105
ELA 17% ▼44 · Math 12% ▼18Compare - #1129Orozco Elem Fine Arts & SciencesChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,129th of 2,105
ELA 48% ▼13 · Math 34% ▲4Compare - #1795Hammond Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,795th of 2,105
ELA 30% ▼31 · Math 13% ▼17Compare - #1721Plamondon Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away1,721st of 2,105
ELA 29% ▼32 · Math 19% ▼11Compare - #1695Telpochcalli Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,695th of 2,105
ELA 34% ▼27 · Math 15% ▼15Compare
What school district is Pickard Elem School in?
Pickard Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Pickard Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Pickard Elem School 976th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 54% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Pickard Elem School?
Hispanic 93%, Black 5%, White 2% (293 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Pickard Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60608 is $359K 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.