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Acero Charter Sor Juana Ines de la

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
1888th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Alternative Schools
Better than 8% of Illinois alternative schools
Summary

Acero Charter Sor Juana Ines de la is a public charter school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 501 students in grades K-12. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Acero Charter Sor Juana Ines de la has struggled academically, with graduation rates ranging from 80.9% to 89.0% over the past few years, lower than the state average of around 86%. The school's dropout rates have also been higher than the state average, ranging from 2.4% to 4.0% in recent years. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 48.3%, significantly higher than the state average. On standardized tests, such as the IAR and ACT, the school's performance has been significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

When compared to nearby charter schools, such as Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School and Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter, Acero Charter Sor Juana Ines de la generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. The school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $18,768 to $25,329 in recent years, suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and instructional practices to better support student learning and improve outcomes.

432
Students ?
9.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,048
Per pupil spending ?
89.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 7416 N Ridge Blvd
       Chicago, IL  60645

(312) 455-5440

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:
50.9%
Hispanic:
42.1%
White:
2.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 27th percentile in 2024 → 17th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (83% vs 89%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school20%
District avg35%
Illinois avg47%
Elementary school
1,888th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 8%▼ down 13 pts since 2019
From bottom 21% (2019) to bottom 8% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,136th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 17%▼ down 7 pts since 2019
From bottom 24% (2019) to bottom 17% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
576th of 698
Illinois public high schools ?
Bottom 17%▼ down 3 pts since 2019
From bottom 21% (2019) to bottom 17% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 4Alternative Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
698th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202511.61888 of 20568.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.51827 of 206711.6%★☆☆☆☆
202316.61806 of 207713.0%★☆☆☆☆
202224.61519 of 208227.0%★☆☆☆☆
202116.91681 of 194813.7%★☆☆☆☆
201922.21654 of 208620.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.8531 of 68822.8%★☆☆☆☆
202444.9319 of 65551.3%★★★☆☆
202349.1273 of 69260.5%★★★☆☆
202265.9132 of 68480.7%★★★★☆
202154.4112 of 42873.8%★★★★☆
201960.2190 of 71173.3%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.11029 of 10491.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.8841 of 8865.1%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.3775 of 7881.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202442.0444 of 82646.2%★★☆☆☆
202336.1526 of 78833.2%★★☆☆☆
202256.9216 of 76871.9%★★★★☆
202139.7299 of 53744.3%★★☆☆☆
201939.6460 of 74338.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.61780 of 19428.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.41821 of 19426.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.51686 of 195713.8%★☆☆☆☆
202220.01594 of 197019.1%★☆☆☆☆
202118.71418 of 168015.6%★☆☆☆☆
201923.51593 of 201921.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202510.8961 of 9822.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.0903 of 9595.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.2884 of 9708.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.4879 of 9547.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.5901 of 9555.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.31630 of 18009.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.71510 of 179315.8%★☆☆☆☆
202326.61436 of 180820.6%★☆☆☆☆
202238.01068 of 176339.4%★★☆☆☆
202126.21205 of 151420.4%★☆☆☆☆
201936.21211 of 181633.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20257.51907 of 19472.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.01609 of 195917.9%★☆☆☆☆
202318.51656 of 198416.5%★☆☆☆☆
202232.11262 of 197736.2%★★☆☆☆
202118.71443 of 170715.5%★☆☆☆☆
201921.31643 of 201918.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202511.01279 of 12921.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202436.0717 of 119540.0%★★☆☆☆
202339.5621 of 115646.3%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.11136 of 136817.0%★☆☆☆☆
202413.81253 of 13638.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.21178 of 136713.8%★☆☆☆☆
202219.51116 of 136918.5%★☆☆☆☆
202114.31143 of 12417.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.81026 of 135624.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202555.2203 of 57464.6%★★★☆☆
202442.4276 of 54849.6%★★☆☆☆
202357.5167 of 56970.7%★★★★☆
202252.8197 of 57365.6%★★★☆☆
201969.1109 of 56580.7%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.4405 of 48316.1%★☆☆☆☆
202428.9397 of 48618.3%★☆☆☆☆
202331.4379 of 48021.0%★☆☆☆☆
202246.8175 of 45461.5%★★★☆☆
201945.5147 of 33956.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.81076 of 124813.8%★☆☆☆☆
20249.81222 of 12512.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.61106 of 127513.3%★☆☆☆☆
202220.01062 of 128617.4%★☆☆☆☆
201932.3874 of 127631.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20258.3666 of 6690.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.0639 of 6430.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.4653 of 6611.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.8644 of 6622.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.8581 of 6399.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.0868 of 122929.4%★☆☆☆☆
202419.41071 of 121912.1%★☆☆☆☆
202323.81014 of 123417.8%★☆☆☆☆
202224.31007 of 122117.5%★☆☆☆☆
202122.1888 of 101912.9%★☆☆☆☆
201937.0767 of 121737.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.3977 of 127123.1%★☆☆☆☆
202420.21027 of 126418.8%★☆☆☆☆
202319.01087 of 129215.9%★☆☆☆☆
202219.71050 of 128618.4%★☆☆☆☆
201918.61091 of 129615.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202437.5433 of 80246.0%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.5576 of 69817.5%★☆☆☆☆
202425.6506 of 69727.4%★☆☆☆☆
202312.0618 of 69911.6%★☆☆☆☆
202210.9631 of 6999.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.7611 of 68811.2%★☆☆☆☆
201922.0555 of 70120.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.0136 of 32357.9%★★★☆☆
202478.534 of 29988.6%★★★★☆
202338.5154 of 30148.8%★★☆☆☆
202228.1206 of 29429.9%★★☆☆☆
202141.7126 of 28155.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.6163 of 28442.6%★★☆☆☆
202454.965 of 24873.8%★★★★☆
202323.1201 of 2177.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.1552 of 68519.4%★☆☆☆☆
202428.5457 of 66431.2%★★☆☆☆
202313.6566 of 65613.7%★☆☆☆☆
202215.3553 of 65816.0%★☆☆☆☆
202112.3571 of 63910.6%★☆☆☆☆
201923.9506 of 66523.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.7330 of 3669.8%★☆☆☆☆
202418.7288 of 33614.3%★☆☆☆☆
202313.0320 of 3333.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.3331 of 3351.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.9315 of 3170.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.8227 of 31728.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.1534 of 67220.5%★☆☆☆☆
202444.0325 of 63949.1%★★☆☆☆
202318.3547 of 64415.1%★☆☆☆☆
202210.7612 of 6262.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.0508 of 61116.9%★☆☆☆☆
201936.9409 of 63936.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.4599 of 68512.6%★☆☆☆☆
202422.7508 of 66824.0%★☆☆☆☆
202311.4604 of 6689.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.8645 of 6642.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.5575 of 65311.9%★☆☆☆☆
201924.4518 of 67523.3%★☆☆☆☆
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
African American (2025)23rd percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school
Female (2025)8th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school
Male (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school
Disabled (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)65th percentile+48 vs school
Special Education (2024)46th percentile+38 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile~ school
Female (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-17 vs school
High school
African American (2025)58th percentile+40 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)19th percentile~ school
Male (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts19%-34 vs state
Science17%-26 vs state
Mathematics10%-28 vs state

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Students at Acero Charter Sor Juana Ines de la are 51% African American, 42% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Acero Charter Sor Juana Ines de la.

Acero Charter Sor Juana Ines de la ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Illinois alternative schools.

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