Minnie Minoso Academy
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
1,651st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 22%▼ Declining
3527 S Wallace St, Chicago, IL 60609
(773)535-1732NCES ID 170993000952Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Minnie Minoso Academy 1,651st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 22% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 39th in 2019 to 22th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2023) 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 2023), Asian (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2024: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2024: 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 315 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 18.3% | 45.7% | ▲ 27.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 55.0% | 34.6% | ▼ 20.4 pts | |
| White | 17.3% | 12.1% | ▼ 5.2 pts | |
| Asian | 4.3% | 4.8% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.0% | 2.2% | ▼ 1.8 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.7% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.7 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $252K in zip 60609 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 Minnie Minoso Academy
- #1025Armour Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away1,025th of 2,105
ELA 60% ▲22 · Math 28% ▲14Compare - #250Healy Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away250th of 2,105
ELA 73% ▲35 · Math 67% ▲53Compare - #1070Holden Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi away1,070th of 2,105
ELA 43% ▲5 · Math 42% ▲28Compare - #422Ward J Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away422nd of 2,105
ELA 63% ▲25 · Math 63% ▲49Compare - #208Sheridan Elem Math & Science AcadChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away208th of 2,105
ELA 75% ▲37 · Math 70% ▲56Compare - #28Bronzeville Classical Elementary SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away28th of 2,105
ELA 92% ▲54 · Math 80% ▲66Compare - #2084Hendricks Elem Community AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away2,084th of 2,105
ELA 13% ▼25 · Math 9% ▼5Compare - #1923Drake Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away1,923rd of 2,105
ELA 25% ▼13 · Math 10% ▼4Compare
What school district is Minnie Minoso Academy in?
Minnie Minoso Academy is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Minnie Minoso Academy a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Minnie Minoso Academy 1,651st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 22% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Minnie Minoso Academy?
Black 46%, Hispanic 35%, White 12%, Asian 5% (315 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Minnie Minoso Academy cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60609 is $252K 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.