Acero Charter Schools - Carlos Fuentes
Charter · K-8
At a glance
90% of students with IEPs spend most of the school day in general classrooms, above what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2026). On the 2026 IAR, 21% of students met or exceeded standards, in the lower quarter of CPS elementary schools with published results. ISBE did not publish math for 39 schools where fewer than 10 students met the standard; these schools are not in this comparison.
- Cultural fit
- 33% of students were chronically absent in 2026 - about what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2026).
- Academic performance
- 21% of students met or exceeded standards on the 2026 IAR - in the lower quarter of CPS elementary schools with published results (ISBE Report Card 2026). ISBE did not publish math for 39 schools where fewer than 10 students met the standard, so they are not in this comparison.
- Academic fit
- 86% of teachers stayed from one year to the next - about what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2026). Average class size is 19.8; about 10 students per teacher, computed from all-teacher staffing.
Computed from published data with its source and year on every clause - a description, never a grade.
Basics
CPS-published · verified Nov 2024
- Address
- 2845 W BARRY AVE
- Neighborhood
- Avondale
- Phone
- (773)279-9826
- Hours
- Unknown - not verified yet
- Website
- http://cf.aceroschools.org
- Before and after care
- Unknown - SchoolNav found no before or after care listed for this school. Ask on a tour.
- Climate survey
- Unknown - no CPS school ID on record
5Essentials - the latest survey in detail
Safety, Emotional Health, and Student-Teacher Trust are rated above the CPS average; English Instruction, Inquiry-Based Science Instruction, and Academic Personalism are rated below it this year.
From the 2026 CPS 5Essentials survey (25-26). Scores are benchmarked 1–99 (not percentages) - higher is stronger, and each is shown against the CPS average that same year. This is a newer survey on a different benchmark than the component levels above, so the two aren’t directly comparable.
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Ambitious Instruction
44 ▼ below the CPS average (56)- Academic Press· students-reported42 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- English Instruction· students-reported41 ▼ below the CPS average (59)
- Math Instruction· students-reported48 ▼ below the CPS average (57)
- Quality of Student Discussion· teachers-reportednot enough responses
Supportive Environment
51 ▬ about the CPS average (51)- Academic Personalism· students-reported38 ▼ below the CPS average (51)
- Peer Support for Academic Work· students-reported47 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- Safety· students-reported62 ▲ above the CPS average (48)
- Student-Teacher Trust· students-reported55 ▲ above the CPS average (50)
Collaborative Teachers
- Collaborative Practices· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Collective Responsibility· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Quality Professional Development· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- School Commitment· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Teacher-Teacher Trust· teachers-reportednot enough responses
Effective Leaders
- Instructional Leadership· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Program Coherence· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Teacher Influence· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Teacher-Principal Trust· teachers-reportednot enough responses
Involved Families
- Parent Influence on Decision Making in Schools· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Parent Involvement in School· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Teacher-Parent Trust· teachers-reportednot enough responses
Supplemental measures
Additional survey topics UChicago reports outside the five core measures.
- Academic Engagement· students-reported45 ▼ below the CPS average (57)
- Classroom Disruptions· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Classroom Rigor· students-reported42 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- Course Clarity· students-reported51 ▬ about the CPS average (54)
- Emotional Health· students-reported61 ▲ above the CPS average (55)
- Human & Social Resources in the Community· students-reported50 ▬ about the CPS average (47)
- Innovation· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Inquiry-Based Science Instruction· students-reported44 ▼ below the CPS average (59)
- Parent Supportiveness· students-reported43 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
- Reflective Dialogue· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Rigorous Study Habits· students-reported42 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
- School Connectedness· students-reported53 ▬ about the CPS average (53)
- School Safety· students-reported54 ▬ about the CPS average (54)
- Socialization of New Teachers· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Student Peer Relationships· students-reported52 ▬ about the CPS average (54)
- Student Responsibility· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Teacher Safety· teachers-reportednot enough responses
UChicago Consortium — the 2026 cycle (school year 25-26) is re-benchmarked to spring 2024 (SY25+); it is NOT level-comparable to the spring-2013-benchmarked component levels shown elsewhere.
Programs (1)
| Program | Entry grades | How seats are offered | Test required | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
General enrollment Charter | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | CPS-published · verified Nov 2024 |
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