Poe Elem Classical School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Test-in admissions · Grades K - 8 · City, large
24th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 99%· Stable
10538 S Langley Ave, Chicago, IL 60628
(773)535-5525NCES ID 170993000888Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Poe Elem Classical School 24th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 99% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 99th in 2019 to 99th 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 2024) 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 2024) 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 227 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 93.8% | 85.0% | ▼ 8.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.0% | 8.4% | ▲ 7.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.6% | 3.5% | ▼ 0.1 pts | |
| White | 1.0% | 3.1% | ▲ 2.1 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 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 $155K in zip 60628 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 Poe Elem Classical School
- #1636Cullen Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away1,636th of 2,105
ELA 38% ▼56 · Math 15% ▼65Compare - #1917Smith W Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away1,917th of 2,105
ELA 26% ▼68 · Math 9% ▼71Compare - #1578Bennett Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,578th of 2,105
ELA 44% ▼50 · Math 14% ▼66Compare - #1750Pullman Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away1,750th of 2,105
ELA 35% ▼59 · Math 12% ▼68Compare - #1960Lavizzo Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away1,960th of 2,105
ELA 26% ▼68 · Math 6% ▼74Compare - #1935Schmid Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away1,935th of 2,105
ELA 22% ▼72 · Math 12% ▼68Compare - #1985Hughes L Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away1,985th of 2,105
ELA 25% ▼69 · Math 6% ▼74Compare - #1784CICS - Prairie CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi away · charter1,784th of 2,105
ELA 28% ▼66 · Math 16% ▼64Compare
What school district is Poe Elem Classical School in?
Poe Elem Classical School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Poe Elem Classical School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Poe Elem Classical School 24th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 99% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Poe Elem Classical School?
Black 85%, Hispanic 8%, Two or more races 4%, White 3% (227 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Poe Elem Classical School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60628 is $155K 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.