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If you could change one rule at Catalyst Charter - Maria ES, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,107
Combined
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 737
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006243
Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School
6727 S California Ave, Chicago, IL 60629 · (773) 993-1770 · Cook County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,107 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
1,068 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 152 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 151 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 133 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 138 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (65).
Student demographics
52%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
36.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
25.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.2% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 11.5% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,107
+9 (+1%) 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 | 1,107 | 78 | 14.2:1 | 96% (1,068) |
| 2023-24 | 1,102 | 93 | 11.8:1 | 97% (1,065) |
| 2022-23 | 1,095 | 94 | 11.7:1 | 95% (1,037) |
| 2020-21 | 1,098 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,071 | N/A | N/A | 96% (1,026) |
| 2015-16 | 1,093 | 34 | 32.1:1 | 94% (1,025) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School.
About Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School
Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School is a combined-grade school in Chicago, Illinois, and it is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It covers kindergarten through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,107 students. Statewide, combined schools in Illinois average about 737 students each.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 is responsible for 622 schools, Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School included, with 324,396 students in all.
Hispanic students are the majority at Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School, with 55% of enrollment. Other groups include 43% Black. The county population is about 27% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School total 78 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.2:1. That is 2.2 students per teacher above the 12.0:1 average for combined schools in Illinois. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 96%. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
On BeatsExpectations, Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School is 9.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
In the county around the school, Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in Cook County, enrolling about 697,934 students in all.
ACE Amandla Charter School is located about 0.1 miles from Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School. The five-mile area around Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School as a charter school.
Federal data show 1,098 students in 2020-21 and 1,107 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Discussions about Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- ACE Amandla Charter School0.1 mi · 137
- McKay Elementary School0.2 mi · 616
- Marquette Elementary School0.3 mi · 1,030
- Fairfield Elementary Academy0.7 mi · 492
- Claremont Magnet Elementary School0.7 mi · 335
- Tarkington Elementary School0.8 mi · 791
Frequently asked questions
About Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School?
Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,107 students in grades KG-12.
Is Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (78 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School?
At Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 55% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School?
Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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