Acero Chtr Sch Network - Esmeralda Santiago Elem Sch
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Charter · Grades K - 8 · City, large
1,575th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 25%▼ Declining
2510 W Cortez St, Chicago, IL 60622
(312)455-5410NCES ID 170993006521Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Acero Chtr Sch Network - Esmeralda Santiago Elem Sch 1,575th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 25% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 39th in 2019 to 25th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 223 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2017, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2017 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 95.1% | 89.2% | ▼ 5.9 pts | |
| Black | 2.1% | 8.1% | ▲ 6.0 pts | |
| White | 2.1% | 1.3% | ▼ 0.8 pts | |
| Asian | 0.4% | 0.9% | ▲ 0.5 pts |
Typical home value $642K in zip 60622 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Acero Chtr Sch Network - Esmeralda Santiago Elem Sch
- #2026Chopin Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.2 mi away2,026th of 2,105
ELA 20% ▼14 · Math 8% ▼15Compare - #1963De Diego Elem Community AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away1,963rd of 2,105
ELA 21% ▼13 · Math 11% ▼12Compare - #1429Ruth Bader Ginsburg ElementaryChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away1,429th of 2,105
ELA 40% ▲6 · Math 25% ▲2Compare - #2008Erie Elem Charter SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away · charter2,008th of 2,105
ELA 19% ▼15 · Math 10% ▼13Compare - #2049Sabin Elem Magnet SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away2,049th of 2,105
ELA 15% ▼19 · Math 10% ▼13Compare - #536Mitchell Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away536th of 2,105
ELA 65% ▲31 · Math 53% ▲30Compare - #206Pritzker Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away206th of 2,105
ELA 78% ▲44 · Math 67% ▲44Compare - #385LaSalle II Lang Acad Elem SchChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away385th of 2,105
ELA 68% ▲34 · Math 61% ▲38Compare
What school district is Acero Chtr Sch Network - Esmeralda Santiago Elem Sch in?
Acero Chtr Sch Network - Esmeralda Santiago Elem Sch is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Acero Chtr Sch Network - Esmeralda Santiago Elem Sch a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Acero Chtr Sch Network - Esmeralda Santiago Elem Sch 1,575th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 25% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Acero Chtr Sch Network - Esmeralda Santiago Elem Sch?
Hispanic 89%, Black 8%, White 1% (223 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Acero Chtr Sch Network - Esmeralda Santiago Elem Sch cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60622 is $642K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.