Enrollment
137
High
STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACE AMANDLA CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 170142606424
ACE Amandla Charter School
6820 S Washtenaw Ave, Chicago, IL 60629 · (773) 535-7150 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Illinois public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
130 students
STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 33 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 23% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ACE Amandla Charter School
ACE Amandla Charter School's state test result (13.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACE Amandla Charter School this school | 137 | 94.9% | 13.8% |
| EPIC Academy High School Chicago | 255 | 94.1% | 18.5% |
| Air Force Academy High School Chicago | 131 | 87.8% | 19.6% |
| Orr Academy High School Chicago | 361 | 87.8% | 2.8% |
| Bowen High School Chicago | 278 | 92.4% | 1.6% |
| Tilden Career Communty Academy High School Chicago | 288 | 86.8% | 8.1% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ACE Amandla Charter School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #492 of 573 | #102 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 137 | #612 of 708 | #189 of 206 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #23 of 578 | #16 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.1% | #10 of 358 | #9 of 101 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
137
-34 (-20%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 137 | 13 | 10.5:1 | 95% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 137 | 13 | 10.5:1 | 92% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 140 | 6.5 | 21.5:1 | 94% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 171 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 245 | 13.6 | 18.0:1 | 88% (215) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACE Amandla Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (245 to 137); teachers down 4% (13.6 to 13).
About ACE Amandla Charter School
A small high school in Chicago, Illinois, ACE Amandla Charter School is part of ACE Amandla Charter School. The school counts 137 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students.
Federal records list ACE Amandla Charter School as its own district.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at ACE Amandla Charter School. The largest is Black students, at 50%. Next come 47% Hispanic. That compares with about 22% Black among all Cook County residents. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 13 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at ACE Amandla Charter School was 10.5:1. On average, high schools in Illinois have 13.8:1, compared with 10.5:1 here. ACE Amandla Charter School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 95%. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.
The allk12 Grade for ACE Amandla Charter School is C. Compared with Illinois public high schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
ACE Amandla Charter School scores 13.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 16.7%.
Cook County has about 5,182,090 residents, and the median household income is $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
The nearest public school is McKay Elementary School, at about 0.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. ACE Amandla Charter School places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, ACE Amandla Charter School is City: Large. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Enrollment at ACE Amandla Charter School dropped 20% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 171 to 137 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at ACE Amandla Charter School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
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Frequently asked questions
About ACE Amandla Charter SchoolHow many students attend ACE Amandla Charter School?
ACE Amandla Charter School enrolls approximately 137 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does ACE Amandla Charter School serve?
ACE Amandla Charter School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ACE Amandla Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ACE Amandla Charter School is approximately 10.5:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ACE Amandla Charter School?
At ACE Amandla Charter School, the student body is approximately 47% Hispanic, 50% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is ACE Amandla Charter School public or private?
ACE Amandla Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by ACE Amandla Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.