Shields Middle School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · City, large
586th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 14%▲ Improving
2611 W 48th St, Chicago, IL 60632
(773)535-7115NCES ID 170993006207Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Shields Middle School 586th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 14% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 7th in 2019 to 14th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2019) and Black (last reported 2019) 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.
White (last reported 2019) and Black (last reported 2019) 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.
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 376 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2012, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2012 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 97.5% | 96.3% | ▼ 1.2 pts | |
| Black | 0.5% | 2.7% | ▲ 2.2 pts | |
| White | 1.2% | 0.5% | ▼ 0.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.7% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.7 pts |
Typical home value $283K in zip 60632 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 Shields Middle School
- #588Hernandez Middle SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi away588th of 685
ELA 32% ▼6 · Math 18% ▲5Compare - #457Evergreen Academy Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.9 mi away457th of 685
ELA 54% ▲16 · Math 19% ▲6Compare - #566Richardson Middle SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.4 mi away566th of 685
ELA 36% ▼2 · Math 19% ▲6Compare - #605Madero Middle SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.6 mi away605th of 685
ELA 33% ▼5 · Math 12% ▼1Compare - #593Gary Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.6 mi away593rd of 685
ELA 30% ▼8 · Math 19% ▲6Compare - #533Cicero East Elem SchoolCicero SD 99 · 3.8 mi away533rd of 685
ELA 35% ▼3 · Math 26% ▲13Compare - #577Columbus East Elem SchoolCicero SD 99 · 4.1 mi away577th of 685
ELA 33% ▼5 · Math 20% ▲7Compare - #604Unity Jr High SchoolCicero SD 99 · 4.7 mi away604th of 685
ELA 30% ▼8 · Math 17% ▲4Compare
What school district is Shields Middle School in?
Shields Middle School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Shields Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Shields Middle School 586th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 14% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Shields Middle School?
Hispanic 96%, Black 3% (376 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Shields Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60632 is $283K 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.