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Taylor Elem School

Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299

Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large

1,817th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 14%· Stable

9912 S Avenue H, Chicago, IL 60617

(773)535-6240NCES ID 170993001120Directory 202324

325
Students
2023–24 enrollment
11.6:1
Student / teacher ratio
88%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
34.9%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Taylor Elem School 1,817th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 14% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 15th in 2019 to 14th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%14%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Taylor Elem School
26%
IL average
52%
Math
Taylor Elem School
16%
IL average
38%
Science
Taylor Elem School
17%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Taylor Elem School IL average
25%50%75%26%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Taylor Elem School IL average
25%50%75%16%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Taylor Elem School IL average
25%50%75%17%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%23%14%6%201920202025no testing 2020–21

White (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2023) 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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%18%16%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

White (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2023) 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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%17%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 325 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic81%9%Black10%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 81%White 9%Black 10%63%33%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic85.8%80.6% 5.2 pts
Black10.9%10.2% 0.7 pts
White1.4%8.9% 7.5 pts
American Indian1.7%0.3% 1.4 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 $180K in zip 60617 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$47K$94K$141K$188K$175K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Taylor Elem School in?

Taylor Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.

Is Taylor Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Taylor Elem School 1,817th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 14% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Taylor Elem School?

Hispanic 81%, Black 10%, White 9% (325 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Taylor Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60617 is $180K 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.