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Acero Charter - Carlos Fuentes Elementary

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1847^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Acero Charter - Carlos Fuentes Elementary is a public charter school in Chicago, Illinois that serves 391 students in grades K-8. Despite being part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Acero Charter - Carlos Fuentes Elementary significantly underperforms the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.8% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 14.6%, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's performance has also declined over time, with ELA proficiency dropping from 34.5% in 2023-2024 to 25.8% in 2024-2025, and Mathematics proficiency decreasing from 11.3% to 14.6% during the same period. Additionally, the school struggles to support the academic achievement of its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 50% of Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs.

Interestingly, the nearby Bell Elementary School and Audubon Elementary School, which are within a mile of Acero Charter - Carlos Fuentes Elementary, rank in the top 5% and top 3% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively, with 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. These high-performing schools serve similar student populations, suggesting that Acero Charter - Carlos Fuentes Elementary may have room for improvement in its educational practices and support systems.

370

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,016

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2845 W Barry Ave
Chicago, IL 60618-7015

(773) 279-9826

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.5%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2019 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,847^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 34 pts since 2019

From bottom 44% (2019) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,097^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 34 pts since 2019

From top 46% (2019) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

342^nd of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

698^th of 811Chicago 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
2025	13.0	1847 of 2056	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1786 of 2067	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1654 of 2077	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1868 of 2082	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1622 of 1948	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	1173 of 2086	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	710 of 788	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	786 of 826	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	611 of 788	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	737 of 768	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	506 of 537	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	558 of 743	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1742 of 1942	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1702 of 1942	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1520 of 1957	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1705 of 1970	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1272 of 1680	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1080 of 2019	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	899 of 982	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	814 of 959	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	753 of 970	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	896 of 954	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	599 of 742	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.7	345 of 955	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1604 of 1800	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1477 of 1793	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1268 of 1808	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1501 of 1763	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	1076 of 1514	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.7	511 of 1816	71.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	1748 of 1947	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1658 of 1959	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1595 of 1984	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1840 of 1977	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1630 of 1707	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	1152 of 2019	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	20.2	1053 of 1156	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	806 of 1113	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	898 of 1194	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1097 of 1368	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	998 of 1363	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	909 of 1367	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	698 of 1369	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	766 of 1241	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	621 of 1356	54.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	437 of 483	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	380 of 486	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.6	196 of 480	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	257 of 454	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	201 of 339	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	977 of 1248	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	932 of 1251	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	724 of 1275	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	624 of 1286	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	623 of 1017	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	632 of 1276	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	529 of 669	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	449 of 643	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	393 of 661	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	277 of 662	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	291 of 517	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	223 of 639	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	865 of 1229	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	744 of 1219	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	651 of 1234	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.0	362 of 1221	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	332 of 1019	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	262 of 1217	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1028 of 1271	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	889 of 1264	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1044 of 1292	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	684 of 1286	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	801 of 1048	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	551 of 1296	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	477 of 802	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	539 of 805	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	792 of 792	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)9th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)41st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Mathematics15%-24 vs state

Science13%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Acero Charter - Carlos Fuentes Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	2845 W Barry Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 279-9826	370	29	12.9	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	368 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13	1847^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.2%		16.3	1786^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.6%	61	6.5	20.0	28.6	21.1	19.4	31.0	25.0	27.7	25.8	14.3	15.8	3.2	9.5	12.5	27.7	14.6										$23,016	$1,160	$21,855
Linne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3221 N Sacramento Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5262	687	46	14.9	52.5%	143 (20.8%)	18 (2.6%)	481 (70.0%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.1%)	42.7	1151^st of 2056 public elementary schools	44.0%		41.4	1121^st of 2067 public elementary schools	45.8%	30	50.7	48.3	33.3	43.3	53.4	56.5	51.7	50.9	47.6	42.3	20.6	24.7	16.1	37.9	31.6	29.0	85.9	86.2	86.2	86.2	94.4	85.6	85.5	5.3	20.0	$16,580	$2,153	$14,427
Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2723 N Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-4100	763	57	13.5	34.9%	315 (41.3%)	37 (4.8%)	331 (43.4%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.8%)	73.3	522^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	74.6%		49.9	940^th of 2067 public elementary schools	54.5%	418	64.6	48.5	53.9	58.2	75.6	64.5	62.3	69.7	64.0	48.7	43.6	53.8	50.0	39.3	31.8	45.1	93.3	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.1	96.3	94.8	9.1	19.4	$17,413	$1,345	$16,068
Avondale - Logandale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3212 W George St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5350	459	39	11.9	89.8%	8 (1.7%)	47 (10.2%)	396 (86.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	22.2	1614^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.5%		30.5	1384^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.0%	230	17.6	32.8	28.9	37.5	41.2	24.4	52.8	47.5	39.8	20.0	16.7	19.6	17.1	28.3	11.5	18.7	95.7	98.0	98.0	98.0	99.0	98.2	96.5	6.5	32.1	$21,716	$2,654	$19,062
Darwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3116 W Belden Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4110	502	37	13.5	74.9%	60 (12.0%)	29 (5.8%)	401 (79.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	28.2	1482^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	27.9%		30.6	1378^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.3%	104	24.4	20.0	36.6	37.8	53.3	39.0	53.7	56.0	46.4	27.5	20.0	13.3	10.0	17.5	18.4	17.8	94.0	96.4	96.2	96.2	98.2	96.4	95.2	13.2	24.7	$20,491	$2,400	$18,090
Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3121 W Byron St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5130	507	49	10.3	74.6%	58 (11.4%)	26 (5.1%)	389 (76.7%)	13 (2.6%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	35.4	1305^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.5%		23.1	1593^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	22.9%	288	15.4	28.2	37.8	42.9	43.6	53.1	54.8	74.4	50.9	40.0	34.3	13.5	21.9	19.0	7.7	23.0	85.3	87.9	87.9	87.9	93.9	85.9	83.8	14.3	19.0	$21,491	$2,557	$18,935
Goethe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2236 N Rockwell St	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4135	711	53	13.5	42.9%	159 (22.4%)	45 (6.3%)	456 (64.1%)	17 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.4%)	50.2	1001^st of 2056 public elementary schools	51.3%		40.7	1137^th of 2067 public elementary schools	45.0%	136	39.2	43.3	49.3	45.7	56.0	51.4	67.9	70.0	55.6	49.3	25.9	32.0	31.9	39.6	36.1	35.4	83.5	86.8	86.8	86.8	93.6	87.2	86.3	6.6	16.9	$17,791	$1,545	$16,245
Reilly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3650 W School St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5250	539	45	11.9	67.7%	16 (3.0%)	11 (2.0%)	487 (90.4%)	11 (2.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	14.3	1811^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.1	1802^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	12.8%	9	11.3	22.4	25.6	13.5	22.6	39.6	35.5	51.5	32.6	23.3	13.5	3.7	7.5	21.0	17.6	14.5	87.5	90.7	90.7	90.7	95.5	90.2	89.0	5.1	20.3	$20,149	$2,496	$17,654
Bell Elementary School	Public	K-8	3730 N Oakley Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5150	902	61	14.7	10.1%	505 (56.0%)	21 (2.3%)	153 (17.0%)	104 (11.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	117 (13.0%)	94.9	67^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.7%		95.8	78^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.2%	11	84.0	79.5	83.3	89.0	90.6	79.3	85.6	79.5	84.8	81.3	83.8	78.1	53.3	73.1	69.3	73.5	91.7	94.3	94.3	94.3	97.5	94.3	93.9		24.7	$17,959	$1,418	$16,541
Audubon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3500 N Hoyne Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5470	606	45	13.6	9.1%	410 (67.7%)	5 (0.8%)	106 (17.5%)	36 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.1%)	95.5	55^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.3%		96.7	53^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	97.4%	2	66.7	75.5	80.0	84.3	84.6	90.7	91.4	92.0	86.6	86.2	78.4	82.1	76.7	86.5	52.0	76.8	82.2	84.0	84.0	84.1	87.9	83.8	81.3	16.4	18.0	$18,513	$1,164	$17,349

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Acero Charter - Carlos Fuentes Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Acero Charter - Carlos Fuentes Elementary.

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Students at Acero Charter - Carlos Fuentes Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

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