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Minnie Minoso Academy

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Minnie Minoso Academy ranks 1260 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1260^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Minnie Minoso Academy is a Chicago Public Schools PK–8 school serving 304 students in Chicago. Its latest SchoolDigger rating is 27th percentile statewide, with 1 star. The clearest concern is math: 16% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 29% across Chicago Public Schools District 299 and 40% statewide.

ELA is closer to the district result but trails the state and nearby-school average: 46% were proficient, just 0.1 point above the district, compared with 56% statewide and a 57% average at nearby schools. Grade results show an important exception: eighth-grade ELA proficiency was 68%, above both the district (56%) and state (63%). Fourth-grade ELA was 43%, while fifth grade was 39%, the lowest among nearby schools with reported results. Eighth-grade Science was another relative strength against the district, at 44% versus 41%, though below the state’s 52% and the nearby-school average of 66%.

ELA has improved over three years, rising from 30% in 2023–2024 to 42% in 2024–2025 and 46% in 2025–2026, a gain of 16 points; its gap with the state narrowed from 12 points to 11. The SchoolDigger statewide percentile rose to 27 from 24 the prior year, but remained the third-lowest among the ten schools compared. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 10.5, the group’s second-lowest, and 90% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves student groups showed a sharp contrast: Hispanic Students ranked at the 63rd percentile in 2024–2025, versus 24th overall, while African American Students ranked at the 10th percentile, down from the 62nd percentile in 2023–2024.

304

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,475

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

91.4%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

3527 S Wallace St
Chicago, IL 60609-1737

(773) 535-1732

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Minnie Minoso Academy usually attend:

High:

Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.1%

Hispanic:

32.2%

White:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (35% vs 49% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 24% Illinois)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

Illinois avg49%

Elementary school

1,260^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

670^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

151^st of 280Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

568^th of 738Chicago Public Schools District 299 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	1260 of 1737	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	1568 of 2056	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1542 of 2067	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1178 of 2077	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1359 of 2082	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1562 of 1948	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	1242 of 2086	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	1207 of 2037	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.5	954 of 2044	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.7	938 of 2046	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.1	799 of 2052	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	34.8	1430 of 2093	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.3	1416 of 2167	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.8	1449 of 2166	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.7	1426 of 2147	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.3	1765 of 2139	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.1	1579 of 2120	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	54.3	1177 of 2092	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.3	1500 of 2095	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.9	1566 of 2086	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	52.3	1175 of 2022	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.9	1711 of 2030	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	14.9	1726 of 2020	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	617 of 688	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.3	250 of 655	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	163 of 692	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	38.0	384 of 684	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	251 of 711	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	222 of 698	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1446 of 1942	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1514 of 1942	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	1106 of 1957	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1278 of 1970	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	948 of 2019	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	952 of 1964	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	368 of 982	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	231 of 970	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	279 of 954	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	196 of 955	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	309 of 938	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	669 of 1001	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.4	1176 of 1800	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1161 of 1793	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	638 of 1808	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	887 of 1763	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	1124 of 1514	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	861 of 1816	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	647 of 1765	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1426 of 1947	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1360 of 1959	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	1137 of 1984	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1300 of 1977	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	1243 of 2019	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1381 of 1972	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	670 of 1126	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	781 of 1368	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	717 of 1363	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	624 of 1367	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	841 of 1369	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	734 of 1241	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	815 of 1356	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	898 of 1293	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.5	706 of 1293	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.7	683 of 1294	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.2	562 of 1302	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	31.3	960 of 1322	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.4	936 of 1367	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	13.7	1228 of 1365	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.4	907 of 1344	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.0	960 of 1327	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.0	997 of 1318	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.0	960 of 1293	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.1	876 of 1287	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.6	869 of 1272	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.9	826 of 1209	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.9	915 of 1204	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	49.9	671 of 1185	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	158 of 574	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	125 of 548	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	217 of 573	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	215 of 565	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	710 of 1248	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	813 of 1251	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	595 of 1275	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	726 of 1286	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	800 of 1276	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	700 of 1226	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	310 of 669	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	258 of 643	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	145 of 661	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	230 of 639	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	352 of 590	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	279 of 788	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	539 of 1229	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	420 of 1219	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	390 of 1234	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	593 of 1221	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	636 of 1019	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	562 of 1217	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	595 of 1161	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	755 of 1271	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	524 of 1264	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	523 of 1292	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.3	971 of 1286	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	736 of 1296	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	924 of 1223	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

African American (2025)10th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)72nd percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%-10 vs state

Science44%-6 vs state

Mathematics16%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Minnie Minoso Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3527 S Wallace St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1732	304	29	10.5	89.8%	38 (12.5%)	137 (45.1%)	98 (32.2%)	18 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	25.6	1260^th of 1737 public elementary schools	27.5%		24.6	1568^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.7%	308		44.0		42.9	38.9	53.3	48.0	68.0	45.8							16.3	91.4%		$30,475	$1,581	$28,894
Armour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	950 W 33rd Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4530	255	28	9.1	77.3%	32 (12.5%)	20 (7.8%)	172 (67.5%)	17 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	57.8	700^th of 1737 public elementary schools	59.7%		47	1065^th of 2056 public elementary schools	48.2%	365				52.2	54.5	84.0	55.6	90.0	63.6	47.6			56.0		50.0	38.8	97.4%		$28,885	$2,299	$26,586
Healy Elementary School	Public	K-8	3010 S Parnell Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9190	1,194	71	16.8	79.2%	61 (5.1%)	40 (3.4%)	190 (15.9%)	886 (74.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.1%)	74.2	385^th of 1737 public elementary schools	77.8%		87.2	241^st of 2056 public elementary schools	88.3%	144	71.2	72.5	61.3	60.3	65.8	78.3	78.2	73.8	69.5	70.1	48.9	64.4	63.6	65.4	72.5	64.3	98.8%		$16,362	$1,068	$15,294
Holden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1104 W 31st St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7200	407	33	12.3	71.5%	83 (20.4%)	54 (13.3%)	212 (52.1%)	50 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	40.8	985^th of 1737 public elementary schools	43.3%		43.3	1135^th of 2056 public elementary schools	44.8%	150	39.4	55.3	48.8	61.3	50.0	44.7	41.7	60.0	50.9	53.7	50.0		35.1	41.7	35.9	40.3	97.7%		$21,488	$1,219	$20,269
Sheridan Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	K-8	533 W 27th St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-9120	528	32	16.5	53.8%	38 (7.2%)	56 (10.6%)	104 (19.7%)	312 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	82.8	241^st of 1737 public elementary schools	86.1%		89.1	201^st of 2056 public elementary schools	90.2%	40	71.2	72.2	62.5	72.1	76.3	76.7	71.9	92.6	75.2	73.2	72.1	57.6	73.3	69.6	74.1	69.9	99.6%		$17,863	$1,271	$16,593
Ward J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2701 S Shields Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9050	500	33	15.1	79.0%	22 (4.4%)	32 (6.4%)	52 (10.4%)	384 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	66.7	542^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	68.8%		77.6	446^th of 2056 public elementary schools	78.3%	96	65.9	76.4	64.0	50.0	70.7	63.2	71.1	81.8	67.0	72.0	58.7	48.8	49.1	71.1	60.0	59.9	98.9%		$20,704	$1,156	$19,548
Bronzeville Classical Elementary School	Public	K-8	8 W Root St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-8085	458	26	17.6	16.6%	23 (5.0%)	340 (74.2%)	22 (4.8%)	41 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	97.8	9^th of 1737 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.1	23^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	98.9%	14	87.7	94.7	90.9	94.4	100.0	96.4	95.5	97.4	95.7	98.2	92.6	75.4	85.5	90.9	76.3	86.5	96.8%		$17,096	$352	$16,745
Hendricks Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4316 S Princeton Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1696	217	19	11.7	97.2%	3 (1.4%)	184 (84.8%)	27 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)							55.6		22.5								95.2%		$30,871	$2,022	$28,849
Drake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2710 S Dearborn St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9129	302	25	12.3	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	285 (94.4%)	15 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						46.7	35.7	52.2	29.3							15.7	90.7%		$27,155	$2,226	$24,929
Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	249 E 37th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1204	308	22	14.0	82.8%	2 (0.6%)	296 (96.1%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)				37.0		60.6	60.0	69.2	42.0							16.0	91.2%		$24,969	$1,995	$22,975

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What schools do graduates of Minnie Minoso Academy attend?

Students who attend Minnie Minoso Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

What district is Minnie Minoso Academy in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is Minnie Minoso Academy a good school?

Minnie Minoso Academy ranks 1260^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Minnie Minoso Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Minnie Minoso Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Minnie Minoso Academy?

Students at Minnie Minoso Academy are 45% African American, 32% Hispanic, 13% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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