Catalyst Charter - Maria ES
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Charter · Grades K - 12 · City, large
6th of 10 Illinois schools statewide · better than 40%· Stable
6727 S California Ave, Chicago, IL 60629
(773)993-1770NCES ID 170993006243Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Catalyst Charter - Maria ES 6th of 10 Illinois schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 40% of schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 44th in 2019 to 44th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (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.
White (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 1,102 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2012, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2012 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 45.8% | 55.4% | ▲ 9.6 pts | |
| Black | 45.4% | 42.8% | ▼ 2.6 pts | |
| White | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 7.2% | 0.6% | ▼ 6.6 pts |
Typical home value $270K in zip 60629 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 Catalyst Charter - Maria ES
- #4Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest CharterChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.8 mi away · charter4th of 10
ELA 44% ▲11 · Math 22% ▲1Compare - #1Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Park Charter SchHorizon Science Acad-McKinley Park Charter Sch · 3.6 mi away · charter1st of 10
ELA 64% ▲31 · Math 38% ▲17Compare - #8CICS - Longwood CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 3.9 mi away · charter8th of 10
ELA 22% ▼11 · Math 9% ▼12Compare - –Thomas Early Childhood CenterChicago Public Schools District 299 · 4 mi awayCompare
- –District 99 Early Childhood CenterCicero SD 99 · 5.3 mi awayCompare
- –Vick Early Childhood & Family CtrChicago Public Schools District 299 · 5.7 mi awayCompare
- –J Sterling Morton Freshman CntrJ S Morton HSD 201 · 6.9 mi awayCompare
- –Gladness V Player Early Childhood CenterIndian Springs SD 109 · 7 mi awayCompare
What school district is Catalyst Charter - Maria ES in?
Catalyst Charter - Maria ES is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Catalyst Charter - Maria ES a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Catalyst Charter - Maria ES 6th of 10 Illinois schools (better than 40% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Catalyst Charter - Maria ES?
Hispanic 55%, Black 43% (1,102 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Catalyst Charter - Maria ES cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60629 is $270K 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.