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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006508

Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la

7416 N Ridge Blvd, Chicago, IL 60645 · (312) 455-5440 · Cook County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
432
Combined
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 737
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
388 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten205%
Grade 1286%
Grade 2368%
Grade 3419%
Grade 44410%
Grade 5389%
Grade 6286%
Grade 74410%
Grade 8338%
Grade 9266%
Grade 10286%
Grade 11307%
Grade 12368%

This year's kindergarten class (20) is 39% smaller than its 8th grade class (33).

Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
113%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
18242%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
22051%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
72%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
92%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
23153%
Female
20147%

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
18.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
10.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 19 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2518.8%10.2%
2023-2415.0%4.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
15.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 16% 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 →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
432
-133 (-24%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25432459.6:190% (388)
2023-245014610.9:193% (466)
2022-235135110.1:1N/A
2020-21565N/AN/AN/A
2017-186914914.1:194% (647)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la.

Since 2017-18: students down 37% (691 to 432); teachers down 8% (49 to 45).

About Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la

Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la is a small combined-grade school for students in Chicago, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 432 students covers kindergarten through 12. Statewide, combined schools in Illinois average about 737 students each.

Across its 622 schools, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 enrolls 324,396 students. Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la is one of those schools.

Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la is 51% Black by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 42% Hispanic, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. In Cook County overall, about 22% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school reported 45 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.0:1 average for combined schools in Illinois. Eligible students account for 90% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la would score about 19.6%. It scores 15.8%, 3.9 points below that figure.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Cook County show that the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la is one of 1,406 public schools in the county.

The next-closest public school is Jordan Elementary Community School, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la ranks 8th on average proficiency.

Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is 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.

Enrollment at Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la dropped 24% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 565 to 432 students.

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Cook County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la
District
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Address
7416 N Ridge Blvd, Chicago, IL 60645
Phone
(312) 455-5440
County
Cook County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
432
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
9.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
388 (90%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
170993006508
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la
How many students attend Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la?
Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la enrolls approximately 432 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la serve?
Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la is approximately 9.6:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la?
Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la reports a student body of 3% White, 42% Hispanic, 51% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la?
Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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