Polaris Elem Charter Academy
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Charter · Grades K - 8 · City, large
1,987th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 6%▼ Declining
620 N Sawyer Ave, Chicago, IL 60624
(773)534-0820NCES ID 170993005919Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Polaris Elem Charter Academy 1,987th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 6% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 16th in 2019 to 6th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (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 336 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2007, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 92.2% | 89.0% | ▼ 3.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 7.5% | 10.1% | ▲ 2.6 pts | |
| White | 0.0% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2007. 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 $226K in zip 60624 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 Polaris Elem Charter Academy
- #1683Morton Elem Career AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away1,683rd of 2,105
ELA 32% ▲8 · Math 18% ▲12Compare - #953LEARN Charter Excel CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away · charter953rd of 2,105
ELA 53% ▲29 · Math 40% ▲34Compare - #1735LEARN Chtr - 7th CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away · charter1,735th of 2,105
ELA 24% = · Math 23% ▲17Compare - #1961Beidler Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away1,961st of 2,105
ELA 25% ▲1 · Math 7% ▲1Compare - #1957Ward L Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,957th of 2,105
ELA 16% ▼8Compare - #1843Cather Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,843rd of 2,105
ELA 25% ▲1 · Math 16% ▲10Compare - #1825Faraday Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away1,825th of 2,105
ELA 28% ▲4 · Math 13% ▲7Compare - #519Casals Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away519th of 2,105
ELA 66% ▲42 · Math 53% ▲47Compare
What school district is Polaris Elem Charter Academy in?
Polaris Elem Charter Academy is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Polaris Elem Charter Academy a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Polaris Elem Charter Academy 1,987th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 6% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Polaris Elem Charter Academy?
Black 89%, Hispanic 10% (336 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Polaris Elem Charter Academy cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60624 is $226K 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.