Ray Elem School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
1,507th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 28%▼ Declining
5631 S Kimbark Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
(773)535-0970NCES ID 170993001047Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Ray Elem School 1,507th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 28% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 42th in 2019 to 28th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) stop 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 2023), Asian (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) stop 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 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 596 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 51.5% | 60.2% | ▲ 8.7 pts | |
| Hispanic | 10.6% | 17.8% | ▲ 7.2 pts | |
| White | 18.6% | 12.1% | ▼ 6.5 pts | |
| Asian | 13.1% | 5.5% | ▼ 7.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 5.2% | 3.5% | ▼ 1.7 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.9% | 0.5% | ▼ 0.4 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 $238K in zip 60637 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 Ray Elem School
- #1745Bret Harte Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away1,745th of 2,105
ELA 33% ▼4 · Math 14% ▼11Compare - #1378Murray Elem Language AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away1,378th of 2,105
ELA 53% ▲16 · Math 16% ▼9Compare - #1655Kozminski Elem Community AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,655th of 2,105
ELA 38% ▲1 · Math 14% ▼11Compare - #1461Carnegie Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,461st of 2,105
ELA 38% ▲1 · Math 26% ▲1Compare - #1661Shoesmith Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away1,661st of 2,105
ELA 33% ▼4 · Math 18% ▼7Compare - #2093Fiske Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away2,093rd of 2,105
ELA 15% ▼22 · Math 5% ▼20Compare - #1910Wadsworth Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away1,910th of 2,105
ELA 27% ▼10 · Math 8% ▼17Compare - #2001Reavis Elem Math & Sci Spec SchlChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away2,001st of 2,105
ELA 22% ▼15 · Math 7% ▼18Compare
What school district is Ray Elem School in?
Ray Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Ray Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Ray Elem School 1,507th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 28% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Ray Elem School?
Black 60%, Hispanic 18%, White 12%, Asian 6% (596 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Ray Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60637 is $238K 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.