Swift Elem Specialty School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
1,510th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 28%▼ Declining
5900 N Winthrop Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
(773)534-2695NCES ID 170993001119Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Swift Elem Specialty School 1,510th 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 34th in 2019 to 28th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2019) 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 595 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 31.3% | 37.0% | ▲ 5.7 pts | |
| Black | 33.9% | 23.4% | ▼ 10.5 pts | |
| Asian | 12.3% | 23.2% | ▲ 10.9 pts | |
| White | 18.7% | 13.4% | ▼ 5.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.7% | 2.4% | ▼ 0.3 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.9% | 0.2% | ▼ 0.7 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 $294K in zip 60660 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 Swift Elem Specialty School
- #1024Peirce Elem Intl Studies SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,024th of 2,105
ELA 53% ▲16 · Math 35% ▲10Compare - #1484Hayt Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,484th of 2,105
ELA 39% ▲2 · Math 24% ▼1Compare - #1951Asian Human Services -Passage ChrtrChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away · charter1,951st of 2,105
ELA 24% ▼13 · Math 9% ▼16Compare - #1020Goudy Technology AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away1,020th of 2,105
ELA 50% ▲13 · Math 39% ▲14Compare - #1692Kilmer Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away1,692nd of 2,105
ELA 30% ▼7 · Math 20% ▼5Compare - #1777McCutcheon Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.3 mi away1,777th of 2,105
ELA 30% ▼7 · Math 14% ▼11Compare - #354Stone Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi away354th of 2,105
ELA 79% ▲42 · Math 52% ▲27Compare - #1334New Field Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.5 mi away1,334th of 2,105
ELA 35% ▼2 · Math 35% ▲10Compare
What school district is Swift Elem Specialty School in?
Swift Elem Specialty School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Swift Elem Specialty School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Swift Elem Specialty School 1,510th 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 Swift Elem Specialty School?
Hispanic 37%, Black 23%, Asian 23%, White 13% (595 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Swift Elem Specialty School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60660 is $294K 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.