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What's the most underrated thing about Acero Chtr Sch Netwrk- Victoria that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
561
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006483
Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria
5025 S St Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60632 · (312) 455-5446 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL561 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% 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.
- 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
13.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
552 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 | 137 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 140 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 142 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 142 | 25% |
Student demographics
1%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
11.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 School Netwrk- Victoria
Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria's state test result (11.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria this school | 561 | 98.4% | 11.7% |
| IHSCA Charter High School Chicago | 567 | 92.2% | 11.8% |
| World Language High School Chicago | 389 | 93.6% | 16.3% |
| Infinity Math Science & Tech High School Chicago | 427 | 92.0% | 26.3% |
| J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr Cicero | 941 | 92.5% | N/A |
| Noble St Chtr-Pritzker Col Prep Chicago | 993 | 94.1% | 33.0% |
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 School Netwrk- Victoria ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #503 of 573 | #110 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 561 | #309 of 708 | #128 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #189 of 528 | #47 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.7% | #537 of 537 | #180 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #6 of 578 | #2 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #174 of 191 | #80 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
561
+47 (+9%) 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 | 561 | 42 | 13.4:1 | 98% (552) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 95% (542) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 39 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 514 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 96% (529) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (551 to 561); teachers up 8% (39 to 42).
About Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria
Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria is a public small high school in Chicago, Illinois. The school counted 561 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 33% fewer students than the average for high schools in Illinois (about 834).
The 622 schools of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, including Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria, enroll 324,396 students.
Hispanic students account for 100% of the school's enrollment. Cook County's residents are about 27% Hispanic, 73 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 1, compared with 70 nationally.
Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria reports a ratio of 13.4 students per teacher, from 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Illinois is about 13.8:1. Lunch program data show 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 32 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria lands at C, ahead of 33% of Illinois public high schools.
Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 11.7%, compared with a predicted 14.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Cook County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
About 0.1 miles separate Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria from the closest public school, Acero Chtr Network - Jovita Idar. The five-mile area around Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria at 9th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria as a charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria had a net gain of 47 students, or 9%.
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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 - Jovita Idar0.1 mi · 528
- Sawyer Elementary School0.4 mi · 885
- Solorio Academy High School0.5 mi · 1,287
- Hernandez Middle School0.6 mi · 720
- Curie Metropolitan High School0.6 mi · 3,099
- Sandoval Elementary School0.6 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Acero Chtr School Netwrk- VictoriaHow large is Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria?
Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria enrolls approximately 561 students in grades 09-12.
Is Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria an elementary, middle, or high school?
Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria.
How diverse is Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria?
Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria reports a student body of 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Is Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria public or private?
Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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