Is Monarcas Academy a good school?

Monarcas Academy ranks 1044 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Monarcas Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 805 students attended Monarcas Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Monarcas Academy?

Students at Monarcas Academy are 96% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Monarcas Academy attend?

Students who attend Monarcas Academy usually go on to attend: Middle : Hernandez Middle School High : Solorio Academy High School

Monarcas Academy

Summary:

Monarcas Academy is an elementary school located in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 791. It is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Monarcas Academy faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, low test scores, and mixed subgroup performance. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.8% in 2019-2020 to 31.1% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Monarcas Academy's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across all grades and subjects, with only 30.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2023-2024, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. However, the school's performance in the Hispanic and English Language Learner subgroups is relatively strong, suggesting that it may have effective strategies in place to support these students.

While Monarcas Academy performs better than some of the nearby schools, such as Peck Elementary School, Sawyer Elementary School, and Eberhart Elementary School, it still lags behind the district and state averages, as well as the exceptional performance of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, a nearby school that consistently outperforms Monarcas Academy and the surrounding schools. Addressing the challenges faced by Monarcas Academy and learning from the successful strategies of higher-performing schools could help the school improve its educational outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

5815 S Homan Ave
Chicago, IL 60629-3636

(773) 535-9280

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1044^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,313

Students who attend Monarcas Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Hernandez Middle School
High:	Solorio Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.2

Number of students: 805

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.9%

African American:

2.0%

White:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Monarcas Academy ranks worse than 50.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 91^st among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.18. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95.9%), African American (2%), White (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Monarcas Academy is 14.2. 292 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Monarcas Academy employs 56.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Monarcas Academy is $18,313. 347 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Monarcas Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Monarcas Academy 1044^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Monarcas Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Monarcas Academy

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Rank History for all students at Monarcas Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	15.66	1716^th	2020	15.0%
2004	16.66	1747^th	2030	13.9%
2005	16.36	1770^th	2022	12.5%
2006	27.80	1689^th	2086	19.0%
2007	38.12	1537^th	2095	26.6%
2008	15.47	1844^th	2092	11.9%
2009	13.92	1895^th	2120	10.6%
2010	22.50	1785^th	2139	16.5%
2011	24.72	1755^th	2147	18.3%
2012	27.37	1719^th	2166	20.6%
2013	29.47	1601^st	2167	26.1%
2014	30.48	1526^th	2093	27.1%
2015	39.10	1150^th	2052	44.0%
2016	41.95	1129^th	2046	44.8%
2017	41.92	1124^th	2044	45.0%
2018	39.23	1197^th	2037	41.2%
2019	42.92	1130^th	2086	45.8%
2021	17.36	1668^th	1948	14.4%
2022	30.78	1376^th	2082	33.9%
2023	41.76	1141^st	2077	45.1%
2024	45.18	1044^th	2067	49.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Monarcas Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.28	296^th	718	58.8%
2019	37.75	485^th	743	34.7%
2021	24.85	508^th	537	5.4%
2022	45.61	353^rd	768	54.0%
2023	61.34	187^th	788	76.3%
2024	60.12	197^th	826	76.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Monarcas Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.18	738^th	763	3.3%
2019	21.45	1095^th	1194	8.3%
2022	30.83	751^st	1113	32.5%
2023	67.12	270^th	1156	76.6%
2024	60.28	357^th	1195	70.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Monarcas Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.31	474^th	1765	73.1%
2019	63.58	492^nd	1816	72.9%
2021	26.08	1210^th	1514	20.1%
2022	49.83	780^th	1763	55.8%
2023	64.87	451^st	1808	75.1%
2024	66.23	417^th	1793	76.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Monarcas Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	57.85	16^th	52	69.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Monarcas Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.34	1091^st	1964	44.5%
2019	45.80	1046^th	2019	48.2%
2021	17.61	1436^th	1680	14.5%
2022	35.30	1195^th	1970	39.3%
2023	44.54	1004^th	1957	48.7%
2024	47.96	923^rd	1942	52.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Monarcas Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.76	597^th	907	34.2%
2024	46.78	382^nd	886	56.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Monarcas Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.89	1186^th	1972	39.9%
2019	40.15	1146^th	2019	43.2%
2021	15.58	1552^nd	1707	9.1%
2022	26.87	1393^rd	1977	29.5%
2023	37.41	1160^th	1984	41.5%
2024	41.31	1055^th	1959	46.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Monarcas Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.95	306^th	938	67.4%
2019	58.69	294^th	955	69.2%
2021	25.59	620^th	742	16.4%
2022	43.85	484^th	954	49.3%
2023	62.34	259^th	970	73.3%
2024	62.81	254^th	959	73.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Monarcas Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	390	60	6	195	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	651
1989	392	42	6	244	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	684
1990	350	30	3	357	1	n/a	n/a	0	741
1991	267	13	5	377	0	n/a	n/a	0	662
1992	201	6	0	449	1	n/a	n/a	0	657
1993	167	6	1	498	2	n/a	n/a	0	674
1994	151	8	2	570	1	n/a	n/a	0	732
1995	154	10	6	901	1	n/a	n/a	0	1072
1996	154	10	6	901	1	n/a	n/a	0	1072
1997	124	9	14	934	2	n/a	n/a	0	1083
1998	112	15	6	1000	0	n/a	n/a	0	1133
1999	94	25	7	1108	0	n/a	n/a	0	1234
2000	50	33	5	846	0	n/a	n/a	0	934
2001	33	35	5	959	1	n/a	n/a	0	1033
2002	26	22	3	1049	0	n/a	n/a	0	1100
2003	26	22	3	1049	0	n/a	n/a	0	1100
2004	26	14	1	1063	0	n/a	n/a	0	1104
2005	21	15	0	1079	1	n/a	n/a	0	1116
2006	11	12	0	1021	0	n/a	n/a	15	1059
2007	19	14	0	1072	0	n/a	n/a	9	1114
2008	15	65	1	1235	1	n/a	n/a	17	1334
2009	15	51	1	1203	2	n/a	n/a	0	1272
2010	11	31	2	856	1	n/a	n/a	0	901
2011	11	33	1	882	4	0	2	0	933
2012	7	29	1	951	5	0	3	0	996
2013	7	34	1	927	4	0	3	0	976
2014	10	21	1	1037	4	0	4	0	1077
2015	10	17	0	1032	4	0	7	0	1070
2016	13	18	3	1058	1	0	10	0	1103
2017	13	18	1	1021	3	0	4	0	1060
2018	12	16	1	1018	3	0	2	0	1052
2019	9	16	1	916	3	0	20	0	965
2020	4	22	1	881	3	0	2	0	913
2021	4	19	1	826	4	0	12	0	866
2022	7	16	1	820	6	0	0	0	850
2023	7	20	0	758	6	0	0	0	791
2024	13	16	0	772	4	0	0	0	805

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Monarcas Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	651	27.0	24.1	n/a
1989	684	27.0	25.3	n/a
1990	741	29.0	25.5	n/a
1991	662	27.0	24.5	n/a
1992	657	29.0	22.6	n/a
1993	674	30.0	22.5	n/a
1994	732	34.0	21.5	n/a
1995	1072	47.0	22.8	n/a
1996	1072	47.0	22.8	n/a
1997	1083	53.0	20.4	n/a
1998	1133	53.0	21.4	n/a
1999	1234	54.0	22.9	n/a
2000	934	53.0	17.6	n/a
2001	1033	45.0	23.0	n/a
2002	1100	44.0	25.0	76
2003	1100	44.0	25.0	76
2004	1104	32.7	33.8	79.3
2005	1116	38.3	29.1	79.4
2006	1059	42.0	25.2	81
2007	1114	41.0	27.2	97.6
2008	1334	51.0	26.2	91.5
2009	1272	59.5	21.4	94.9
2010	901	47.0	19.1	99.1
2011	933	46.0	20.2	99.5
2012	996	48.0	20.7	98.1
2013	976	64.6	15.1	98.8
2014	1077	56.0	19.2	98.2
2015	1070	57.0	18.7	98.3
2016	1103	57.0	19.3	96
2017	1060	51.7	20.4	95.7
2018	1052	54.1	19.4	94.4
2019	965	58.0	16.6	90.8
2020	913	59.5	15.3	93.5
2021	866	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	850	60.5	14.0	93.5
2023	791	54.0	14.6	91
2024	805	56.5	14.2	93.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Monarcas Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	651	27.0	24.1	n/a
1989	684	27.0	25.3	n/a
1990	741	29.0	25.5	n/a
1991	662	27.0	24.5	n/a
1992	657	29.0	22.6	n/a
1993	674	30.0	22.5	n/a
1994	732	34.0	21.5	n/a
1995	1072	47.0	22.8	n/a
1996	1072	47.0	22.8	n/a
1997	1083	53.0	20.4	n/a
1998	1133	53.0	21.4	n/a
1999	1234	54.0	22.9	n/a
2000	934	53.0	17.6	n/a
2001	1033	45.0	23.0	n/a
2002	1100	44.0	25.0	76
2003	1100	44.0	25.0	76
2004	1104	32.7	33.8	79.3
2005	1116	38.3	29.1	79.4
2006	1059	42.0	25.2	81
2007	1114	41.0	27.2	97.6
2008	1334	51.0	26.2	91.5
2009	1272	59.5	21.4	94.9
2010	901	47.0	19.1	99.1
2011	933	46.0	20.2	99.5
2012	996	48.0	20.7	98.1
2013	976	64.6	15.1	98.8
2014	1077	56.0	19.2	98.2
2015	1070	57.0	18.7	98.3
2016	1103	57.0	19.3	96
2017	1060	51.7	20.4	95.7
2018	1052	54.1	19.4	94.4
2019	965	58.0	16.6	90.8
2020	913	59.5	15.3	93.5
2021	866	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	850	60.5	14.0	93.5
2023	791	54.0	14.6	91
2024	805	56.5	14.2	93.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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