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Enrollment
797
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001127
Monarcas Academy
5815 S Homan Ave, Chicago, IL 60629 · (773) 535-9280 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL797 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
729 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 117 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
8%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Monarcas Academy→Solorio Academy High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
47.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
37.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.8% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 30.8% | 23.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 19% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Monarcas Academy
Monarcas Academy's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monarcas Academy this school | 797 | 91.5% | 40.3% |
| Peck Elementary School Chicago | 777 | 91.4% | 28.8% |
| Lloyd Elementary School Chicago | 844 | 91.7% | 21.7% |
| Sandoval Elementary School Chicago | 736 | 91.7% | 29.5% |
| Hurley Elementary School Chicago | 748 | 89.7% | 37.0% |
| Falconer Elementary School Chicago | 846 | 90.4% | 29.5% |
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 Monarcas Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #907 of 1,925 | #241 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #1,038 of 2,077 ▲ 18 | #303 of 829 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #1,076 of 2,077 ▲ 73 | #352 of 829 ▲ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 797 | #57 of 2,419 | #41 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,231 of 2,035 | #547 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.8% | #1,938 of 2,042 | #752 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #242 of 2,132 | #174 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #310 of 1,461 | #196 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
797
-69 (-8%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 662
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 | 797 | 57 | 14.0:1 | 91% (729) |
| 2023-24 | 805 | 56.5 | 14.3:1 | 93% (750) |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 54 | 14.7:1 | 91% (720) |
| 2020-21 | 866 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,052 | 54.2 | 19.4:1 | 94% (993) |
| 2015-16 | 1,103 | 57 | 19.4:1 | 96% (1,059) |
| 2010-11 | 933 | 46 | 20.3:1 | 99% (928) |
| 2000-01 | 1,033 | 45 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 662 | 27 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monarcas Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,052 to 797); teachers up 5% (54.2 to 57).
About Monarcas Academy
Monarcas Academy is a high-enrollment elementary school found in Chicago, Illinois. It serves 797 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has 324,396 students in 622 schools, and Monarcas Academy is one of those schools.
The student body at Monarcas Academy is 96% Hispanic. Among all residents of Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. Monarcas Academy's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Monarcas Academy is 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 91%. The rate at public schools in Cook County averages 66%, lower than here.
After accounting for student poverty, Monarcas Academy is in the top 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.3% is 21.6 points above the 18.7% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Federal survey data 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 people live in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in Cook County, enrolling about 697,934 students in all.
Sandoval Elementary School is the public school closest to Monarcas Academy, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Monarcas Academy's average proficiency of 40.3% compares with 29.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 8% from its 2020-21 level of 866.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Sandoval Elementary School0.5 mi · 736
- Hernandez Middle School0.5 mi · 720
- Solorio Academy High School0.6 mi · 1,287
- Peck Elementary School0.6 mi · 777
- Sawyer Elementary School0.7 mi · 885
- Hubbard High School0.8 mi · 1,710
Frequently asked questions
About Monarcas AcademyHow many students attend Monarcas Academy?
Monarcas Academy enrolls approximately 797 students in grades PK-05.
Is Monarcas Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monarcas Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Monarcas Academy?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Monarcas Academy.
How diverse is Monarcas Academy?
Monarcas Academy reports a student body of 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 2% Black.
What district is Monarcas Academy in?
Monarcas Academy is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.