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Acero Chtr - Esmera Santiago Cmps

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

2510 W Cortez St, Chicago, IL 60622 · (312) 455-5410

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

Directions
Students
224
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Acero Chtr - Esmera Santiago Cmps

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
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 ↗

2510 W Cortez St, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten23
Grade 123
Grade 216
Grade 323
Grade 425
Grade 529
Grade 625
Grade 730
Grade 830
Enrollment over time
249’20
237’21
219’22
223’23
224’24

Down 10% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 89%Black 8%White 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Acero Chtr - Esmera Santiago Cmps from Chicago families.

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.