Skinner Elem School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Test-in admissions · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
199th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 91%▼ Declining
111 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60607
(773)534-7790NCES ID 170993001096Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Skinner Elem School 199th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 91% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 98th in 2019 to 91th in 2025 — declining.
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
American Indian (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.
American Indian (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.
Two or more races (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 1,049 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 20.0% | 29.6% | ▲ 9.6 pts | |
| White | 17.1% | 25.4% | ▲ 8.3 pts | |
| Black | 45.7% | 24.3% | ▼ 21.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 11.6% | 13.0% | ▲ 1.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 5.1% | 6.5% | ▲ 1.4 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.4% | 1.0% | ▲ 0.6 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 $417K in zip 60607 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 Skinner Elem School
- #2Skinner North Elem SchChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.1 mi away2nd of 2,105
ELA 97% ▲21 · Math 96% ▲26Compare - #2017Manierre Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away2,017th of 2,105
ELA 14% ▼62Compare - #819Franklin Elem Fine Arts CenterChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away819th of 2,105
ELA 65% ▼11 · Math 35% ▼35Compare - #1511Newberry Elem Math & Science AcadChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away1,511th of 2,105
ELA 39% ▼37 · Math 22% ▼48Compare - #440LaSalle Elem Language AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away440th of 2,105
ELA 68% ▼8 · Math 57% ▼13Compare - #1778Salazar Elem Bilingual CenterChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away1,778th of 2,105
ELA 27% ▼49 · Math 17% ▼53Compare - #1607Ogden Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away1,607th of 2,105
ELA 33% ▼43 · Math 22% ▼48Compare - #2011Rowe ElementaryChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away · charter2,011th of 2,105
ELA 21% ▼55 · Math 8% ▼62Compare
What school district is Skinner Elem School in?
Skinner Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Skinner Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Skinner Elem School 199th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 91% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Skinner Elem School?
Asian 30%, White 25%, Black 24%, Hispanic 13% (1,049 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Skinner Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60607 is $417K 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.