U S Grant Elem School
South Chicago Heights, IL · Chicago Heights SD 170
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large
873rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 59%▲ Improving
2712 Miller Ave, South Chicago Heights, IL 60411
(708)756-4156NCES ID 170996001226Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks U S Grant Elem School 873rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 59% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 16th in 2019 to 59th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2019) 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.
White (last reported 2019) 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.
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 163 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 61.5% | 74.2% | ▲ 12.7 pts | |
| Black | 16.2% | 17.2% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| White | 11.9% | 4.9% | ▼ 7.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 10.4% | 3.1% | ▼ 7.3 pts | |
| Asian | 0.0% | 0.6% | ▲ 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 $177K in zip 60411 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 U S Grant Elem School
- #1384Garfield Elem SchoolChicago Heights SD 170 · 0.6 mi away1,384th of 2,105
ELA 33% ▼19 · Math 34% ▼11Compare - –Steger Primary CenterSteger SD 194 · 0.8 mi awayCompare
- #1525Washington-McKinley Elem SchChicago Heights SD 170 · 0.9 mi away1,525th of 2,105
ELA 30% ▼22 · Math 30% ▼15Compare - #869Lincoln Elem SchoolChicago Heights SD 170 · 1.2 mi away869th of 2,105
ELA 50% ▼2 · Math 47% ▲2Compare - #1482Barack Obama Sch of Leadership and STEMPark Forest - Chicago Heights School District 163 · 1.3 mi away1,482nd of 2,105
ELA 44% ▼8 · Math 19% ▼26Compare - #1115Wilson Elem SchoolChicago Heights SD 170 · 1.3 mi away1,115th of 2,105
ELA 47% ▼5 · Math 36% ▼9Compare - #1390Roosevelt Elem SchoolChicago Heights SD 170 · 1.3 mi away1,390th of 2,105
ELA 43% ▼9 · Math 25% ▼20Compare - #1459Steger Intermediate CenterSteger SD 194 · 1.6 mi away1,459th of 2,105
ELA 32% ▼20 · Math 32% ▼13Compare
What school district is U S Grant Elem School in?
U S Grant Elem School is part of the Chicago Heights SD 170 district in South Chicago Heights, Illinois.
Is U S Grant Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks U S Grant Elem School 873rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 59% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of U S Grant Elem School?
Hispanic 74%, Black 17%, White 5%, Two or more races 3% (163 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near U S Grant Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60411 is $177K 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.