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Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006436
Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School
2744 W Pershing Rd, Chicago, IL 60632 · (773) 376-8830 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
294 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 53% smaller than its 8th grade class (40).
Student demographics
4%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
26.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
9.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 9.9% |
| 2023-24 | 16.6% | 3.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School
Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School's state test result (17.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School this school | 326 | 90.2% | 17.8% |
| Brighton Park Elementary School Chicago | 298 | 90.6% | 24.3% |
| Talman Elementary School Chicago | 332 | 89.8% | 39.2% |
| Lara Elementary Academy Chicago | 362 | 91.4% | 20.8% |
| Pickard Elementary School Chicago | 319 | 90.6% | 39.8% |
| Acero Chtr - Carlos Fuentes Elementary School Chicago | 370 | 87.0% | 18.2% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #1,681 of 1,925 | #616 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #1,909 of 2,077 ▲ 59 | #714 of 829 ▲ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #1,772 of 2,077 ▼ 86 | #675 of 829 ▼ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #1,384 of 2,419 | #574 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #646 of 2,035 | #305 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.2% | #2,015 of 2,042 | #805 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #275 of 2,132 | #199 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.2% | #62 of 1,461 | #41 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
326
-165 (-34%) 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 | 326 | 26.5 | 12.3:1 | 90% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 92% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 491 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 27 | 19.9:1 | 95% (511) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (536 to 326); teachers down 2% (27 to 26.5).
About Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School
Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Chicago, Illinois. It had 326 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 8.
A total of 622 schools make up Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 324,396 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School, about 98 are Hispanic. That is higher than the 27% Hispanic share among all Cook County residents. A diversity index of 4% means there is a 4% chance two randomly chosen students at Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School totals 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School is about 90%. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Cook County, the school's rate is higher.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School is 1.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 17.8%. Predicted: 19.4%.
In Cook County, home to about 5,182,090 people, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Brighton Park Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 27.3% on proficiency, and Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School is below that at 17.8%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School had a net loss of 165 students, or 34%.
The allk12 page for Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
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- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Brighton Park Elementary School0.1 mi · 298
- Davis N Elementary School0.3 mi · 540
- Thomas Kelly College Preparatory0.3 mi · 1,762
- Burroughs Elementary School0.4 mi · 303
- Shields Elementary School0.5 mi · 439
- Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk0.6 mi · 873
Frequently asked questions
About Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School?
Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School enrolls approximately 326 students in grades KG-08.
Is Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School have?
Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School?
Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School public or private?
Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.