Acero Chtr Sch Network - Octavio Paz Elem School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Charter · Grades K - 8 · City, large
1,615th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 23%▲ Improving
2651 W 23rd St, Chicago, IL 60608
(773)890-1054NCES ID 170993006482Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Acero Chtr Sch Network - Octavio Paz Elem School 1,615th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 23% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 8th in 2019 to 23th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
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 125 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2017, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2017 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 91.6% | 97.6% | ▲ 6.0 pts | |
| Black | 7.3% | 1.6% | ▼ 5.7 pts | |
| White | 0.3% | 0.8% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.5 pts |
Typical home value $359K in zip 60608 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 - Octavio Paz Elem School
- #1795Hammond Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away1,795th of 2,105
ELA 30% ▲3 · Math 13% ▼15Compare - #1849Finkl Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away1,849th of 2,105
ELA 26% ▼1 · Math 13% ▼15Compare - #1695Telpochcalli Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away1,695th of 2,105
ELA 34% ▲7 · Math 15% ▼13Compare - #1858Maria Saucedo STEAM Magnet AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away1,858th of 2,105
ELA 25% ▼2 · Math 13% ▼15Compare - #1994Spry Elem Community SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away1,994th of 2,105
ELA 21% ▼6 · Math 9% ▼19Compare - #976Pickard Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away976th of 2,105
ELA 61% ▲34 · Math 30% ▲2Compare - #1720Ruiz Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,720th of 2,105
ELA 32% ▲5 · Math 16% ▼12Compare - #1958Kanoon Elem Magnet SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,958th of 2,105
ELA 21% ▼6 · Math 11% ▼17Compare
What school district is Acero Chtr Sch Network - Octavio Paz Elem School in?
Acero Chtr Sch Network - Octavio Paz Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Acero Chtr Sch Network - Octavio Paz Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Acero Chtr Sch Network - Octavio Paz Elem School 1,615th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 23% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Acero Chtr Sch Network - Octavio Paz Elem School?
Hispanic 98%, Black 2% (125 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Acero Chtr Sch Network - Octavio Paz Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60608 is $359K 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.