Chicago city, IL
ZIP 60638 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Middle ClassLarge CommunityLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 60638
K-12 nearby
100
Public
84
Private
16
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60638 (Chicago, IL) is associated with Argo Community High School District 217 (LEA 1704020) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.
Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (84 public, 16 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.9 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.
The nearest college/university on US5 is City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College about 3.0 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Argo Community High School District 217
LEA ID
1704020
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College3.0 miles (4.8 km)2yr-public
- Morton College3.0 miles (4.8 km)2yr-public
- Northwestern College4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-private
- Saint Xavier University5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago6.3 miles (10.1 km)2yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College6.5 miles (10.5 km)2yr-public
- Moraine Valley Community College6.9 miles (11.1 km)2yr-public
- Trinity Christian College7.9 miles (12.7 km)4yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology8.1 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
- VanderCook College of Music8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College8.3 miles (13.3 km)2yr-public
- Rush University8.3 miles (13.4 km)4yr-private
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- Concordia University-Chicago8.3 miles (13.4 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry8.5 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-public
- Dominican University8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Chicago8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park9.2 miles (14.7 km)2yr-private
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary9.2 miles (14.9 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.9.2 miles (14.9 km)4yr-private
- Chicago State University9.4 miles (15.1 km)4yr-public
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-public
- East-West University9.7 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College9.8 miles (15.9 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University9.9 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University9.9 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
- Triton College10.0 miles (16.1 km)2yr-public
- American Academy of Art College10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-private
- Adler University10.1 miles (16.2 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University10.1 miles (16.3 km)4yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute10.1 miles (16.3 km)2yr-private
- Generations College10.1 miles (16.3 km)2yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago10.2 miles (16.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College10.2 miles (16.4 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-private
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office10.3 miles (16.6 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College10.3 miles (16.7 km)2yr-public
- Erikson Institute10.4 miles (16.7 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science10.4 miles (16.8 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College10.6 miles (17.0 km)2yr-public
- Moody Bible Institute10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University12.0 miles (19.4 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College12.3 miles (19.8 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College13.6 miles (21.8 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
- North Park University13.8 miles (22.1 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College13.9 miles (22.4 km)2yr-public
- Northeastern Illinois University14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-public
- St. Augustine College14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-private
- South Suburban College14.4 miles (23.2 km)2yr-public
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary14.8 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
- Fox College15.1 miles (24.2 km)2yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage16.1 miles (25.8 km)2yr-public
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph16.2 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago16.2 miles (26.1 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University16.8 miles (27.1 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc17.3 miles (27.8 km)2yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie18.2 miles (29.3 km)4yr-private
- Prairie State College18.9 miles (30.5 km)2yr-public
- Northwestern University19.2 miles (30.8 km)4yr-private
- North Central College19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
- CAAN Academy of Nursing19.2 miles (30.9 km)2yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
- Lewis University20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia20.1 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
- Oakton College20.2 miles (32.5 km)2yr-public
- Purdue University Northwest20.5 miles (32.9 km)4yr-public
- Governors State University23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-public
- University of St Francis24.1 miles (38.7 km)4yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College25.9 miles (41.7 km)2yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science26.6 miles (42.8 km)2yr-private
- Indiana University-Northwest27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-public
- Stellar Career College-Crown Point28.5 miles (45.9 km)2yr-private
- Joliet Junior College28.7 miles (46.3 km)2yr-public
- Trinity International University-Illinois29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
- Aurora University29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management32.5 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College32.7 miles (52.7 km)2yr-public
- Judson University33.0 miles (53.2 km)4yr-private
- Waubonsee Community College35.5 miles (57.2 km)2yr-public
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-private
- College of Lake County41.5 miles (66.7 km)2yr-public
- College of Court Reporting Inc42.3 miles (68.1 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST SYMPHOROSA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.1 miles (0.1 km) |
| Hale Elem School | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| Kinzie Elem School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Grimes Elem School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Hancock College Preparatory HS | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Kennedy High School | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| KID'Z COLONY | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Blair Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Twain Elem School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Byrne Elem School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Charles J Sahs Elem School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Dore Elem School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| PECKWAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.7 km) |
| Azuela Elem School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Heritage Middle School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Otis P Graves Elem School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Argo Community High School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| ST MARY STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Reavis High School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Pasteur Elem School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| J B Kennedy Elem School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| ST LAURENCE H.S. | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| A.E.R.O. Therapeutic Center | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Walsh Elem School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Dr Donald Wharton Elem School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Lee Elem School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Harry E Fry School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Hearst Elem School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Richardson Middle School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| STS. BRUNO AND RICHARD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| W W Walker Elem School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| ST ALBERT THE GREAT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Liberty Junior High School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Home Elem School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Academy for Global Citizenship | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| YCCS-Youth Connection Leadership | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Edison Elem School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Peck Elem School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Hubbard High School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| ST NICHOLAS TOLENTINE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elem | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Acero Chtr Network - PFC Torress | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Luther Burbank Elem School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Hurley Elem School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Edwards Elem School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Curie Metropolitan High School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Bridgeview Elem School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| LOS PEQUENOS ANGELITOS | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Robina Lyle Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Richard Byrd Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| J W Robinson Jr Elem School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Maddock Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| OUR LADY OF CHARITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Stevenson Elem School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| F B Mccord Elem School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Sandoval Elem School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Hernandez Middle School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Pershing Elem School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Edward J Tobin Elem School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Solorio Academy High School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Drexel Elem School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Eberhart Elem School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Abe Lincoln Elem School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Monarcas Academy | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| ST BEDE THE VENERABLE | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| District 99 Early Childhood Ctr | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Acero Chtr Sch Netwrk- Victoria | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Acero Chtr Network - Jovita Idar | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Bogan High School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Costello School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Irving Elem School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| ST GALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Tarkington Elem School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Sawyer Elem School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| ST LEONARD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Durkin Park Elem School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| PARKLAND PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Geo T Wilkins Jr High School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| George T Wilkins Elem School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Washington Middle School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Dawes Elem School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Hampton Elem Fine & Perf Arts Sch | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Marquette Elem School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Harnew Elem School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Columbus West Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Columbus East Elem School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Goode STEM Academy HS | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Frank A Brodnicki Elem School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Freedom Middle School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Heritage Middle School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Emerson Elem School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| J Covington Elem School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| George W Lieb Elem School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Pathways in Education Brighton Pa | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Columbia Explorers Elem Academy | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Hometown Elem School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 60638
What school district is ZIP code 60638 in?
ZIP 60638 (Chicago, IL) maps to Argo Community High School District 217 (LEA ID 1704020) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60638?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 84 public and 16 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60638 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60638 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 24.0% |
| High school | 31.1% |
| Less than HS | 15.5% |
| School district | Argo Community High School District 217 |