Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia

Set in Chicago, Illinois, Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia is a cozy secondary school, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It works with 666 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia sits 20% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (324,396 students total), Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia tighter than the state norm the norm. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Cook County's rate of about 66%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 19.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 14.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cook County) records that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia is one campus in the mix.

Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 17.1%.

Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia operates from an inner-city location. As a public charter, Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 11%: 600 students in 2018 compared to 666 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.