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Minnie Minoso Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

3527 S Wallace St, Chicago, IL 60609 · (773) 535-1732 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

Chicago’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
304
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Minnie Minoso Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Chicago kids: 87 high schools

On the path

Where Chicago kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Minnie Minoso AcademyYou are here
9–1287 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3527 S Wallace St, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K16
Kindergarten26
Grade 132
Grade 228
Grade 335
Grade 434
Grade 537
Grade 627
Grade 728
Grade 840
Grade 111
Enrollment over time
304’20
279’21
299’22
315’23
304’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 45%Hispanic 32%White 13%Asian 6%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Minnie Minoso Academy from Chicago families.

Other schools in Chicago Public School District 299

The district →
Disney Elem Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A−
1,384 students16:1
Armstrong G Elem IntL Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,304 students14:1
Dirksen Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,263 students17:1
Edwards Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
D
1,209 students15:1
Stevenson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
C−
1,206 students14:1
Mount Greenwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A
1,182 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Chicago’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.