Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elem

Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elem is a K-5 school of moderately sized scale in Chicago, Illinois, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, teacheing 532 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elem sits 40% bigger than that benchmark.

Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elem is one of 622 schools operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district that serves 324,396 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elem reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). Beyond that, the school records 2% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 86% of students at Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.7%; this one delivers 26.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household income runs about $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elem is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elem at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 15.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. As a public charter, Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elem runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elem's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 625 (now 532). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.