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Enrollment
666
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006467
Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia
4248 W 47th St, Chicago, IL 60632 · (773) 579-3480 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL666 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Illinois public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.9:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
597 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 173 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 167 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 161 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 165 | 25% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
14.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia
Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia's state test result (14.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia this school | 666 | 89.6% | 14.5% |
| IHSCA Charter High School Chicago | 567 | 92.2% | 11.8% |
| J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr Cicero | 941 | 92.5% | N/A |
| Intrinsic Charter High School Chicago | 993 | 91.2% | 26.4% |
| Noble St Chtr - Mansueto Chicago | 1,106 | 91.0% | 26.8% |
| Infinity Math Science & Tech High School Chicago | 427 | 92.0% | 26.3% |
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 Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #488 of 573 | #98 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 666 | #282 of 708 | #116 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #160 of 528 | #41 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.3% | #523 of 537 | #168 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #57 of 578 | #48 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #61 of 191 | #30 of 86 |
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
666
+27 (+4%) 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 | 666 | 51.5 | 12.9:1 | 90% (597) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 51 | 12.3:1 | 89% (557) |
| 2022-23 | 652 | 51 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 639 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 94% (562) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (600 to 666); teachers up 39% (37 to 51.5).
About Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia
Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia is a small high school located in Chicago, Illinois. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 666 students. That is 20% below the average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
Federal data list 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 324,396 students enrolled.
At Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia, 97% of students are Hispanic. Census figures show Cook County is about 27% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia scores 5%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. The school has 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois is 0.9 students per teacher. In all, 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 24 points.
Among Illinois public high schools, Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia would score about 19.8%. It scores 14.5%, 5.3 points below that figure.
For Cook County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in the county, enrolling about 697,934, Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia among them.
Acero Chtr Network - PFC Torress is less than a tenth of a mile from Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia is 7th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment increased 4% over 4 years, reaching 666 in 2024-25.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Acero Chtr Network - PFC Torress0.0 mi · 528
- Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elementary School0.0 mi · 532
- Edwards Elementary School0.3 mi · 1,209
- YCCS-Youth Connection Leadership0.6 mi · 100
- Curie Metropolitan High School0.6 mi · 3,099
- Hearst Elementary School0.8 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Acero Chtr Netrk - Major GarciaWhat is the total enrollment at Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia?
Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia enrolls approximately 666 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia serve?
Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia.
How diverse is Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia?
Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia in?
Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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