Healy Elem School, Chicago IL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Healy Elem School

Healy Elementary School serves kindergarten through eighth grade in Chicago, located in the city's South Side. The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly Asian, with substantial Hispanic enrollment and smaller populations of Black and white students. The enrollment is small to mid-sized for an urban elementary-middle school.

Free and reduced-price lunch data were not available for this school. Special education and English learner enrollment counts were also not reported.

On Illinois state assessments (IAR for English language arts and mathematics, and ISA for science), Healy's proficiency rates show a consistent pattern across tested grades. In mathematics, proficiency ranges from the low 60s to low 70s depending on grade level, with sixth and third grades performing strongest. English language arts proficiency is notably stronger in the upper middle grades: sixth and seventh graders show proficiency rates in the high 70s and low 80s, while earlier grades sit in the 60s and low 70s. Science proficiency, assessed in fifth and eighth grades, falls in the low 60s in both grades. Participation rates are consistently high, near or at total, suggesting minimal testing absences or exemptions.

Across the suite of tested subjects and grades, Healy's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among districts in Cook County. This is a genuine strength. The pattern suggests the school is managing a solid academic program with particular strength in upper-grade English language arts and consistent though not outstanding performance in mathematics across the elementary and middle grades.

The school sits within Chicago Public Schools District 299, which has undergone significant structural changes. The district has transitioned from a mayor-appointed board to a hybrid and eventually fully elected board, shifting governance authority back toward voters. The district also adopted a five-year strategic plan in 2024 that emphasizes neighborhood schools and moves away from the decades-long school-choice model that had driven enrollment patterns across CPS. Additionally, CPS replaced its longtime numeric school ratings with new holistic accountability dashboards in late 2024, changing how families evaluate school performance. The district rolled out Skyline, a comprehensive PreK-12 curriculum, beginning in 2021-2022, standardizing instructional materials across schools that previously chose their own materials.

Chicago itself is a large, dense, mixed-use city with 77 community areas and extensive neighborhood variation. It is widely considered one of the most walkable major U.S. cities and operates a 24/7 transit system with rail and extensive bus service. The city has resumed population growth after nearly a decade of decline and has increased housing approvals, with recent construction concentrated downtown and along the North Lakefront. Housing values in the school's zip code are mid-range for the county; median rent is moderate. The area faces typical urban affordability pressures, though mortgage rates and housing supply have eased somewhat from their peaks.

The school does not serve high school, so no graduation rate data apply. State testing data for kindergarten through second grade are not available, as those grades are not tested under state assessment.

A parent should expect Healy to deliver solid-to-strong performance in ELA and mathematics, with room for growth in science proficiency. The school's strength relative to its county peers is real. The immediate institutional context is a district in transition toward elected governance and neighborhood-focused resource allocation, which may affect school-level staffing, programming, and enrollment dynamics over time. Families choosing this school should feel confident in its academic standing while staying informed about how district-level policy changes may shape the school's direction and priorities in the coming years.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 371%

School 71% · District 38% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 470%

School 70% · District 29% · ▲ 41 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 42 pts above county median

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 24% · ▲ 38 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Grade 667%

School 67% · District 23% · ▲ 45 pts above district

▲ 44 pts above state median · ▲ 50 pts above county median

Grade 762%

School 62% · District 27% · ▲ 35 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

Grade 870%

School 70% · District 23% · ▲ 47 pts above district

▲ 48 pts above state median · ▲ 53 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 364%

School 64% · District 36% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 471%

School 71% · District 39% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 567%

School 67% · District 43% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 684%

School 84% · District 45% · ▲ 39 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

Grade 777%

School 77% · District 46% · ▲ 31 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 876%

School 76% · District 48% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Science

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 29% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 31% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

This schoolChicago Public Schools Dist 299, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.