Is Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center a good school?

Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center?

In the 2022-23 school year, 294 students attended Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center.

What is the racial makeup of Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center?

Students at Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center are 86% African American, 13% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center attend?

Students who attend Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center usually go on to attend: High : Bowen High School

Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center

Summary:

Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 294 students. Despite being part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois, Ninos Heroes Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, far below-average test scores, and poor performance across all student subgroups. For example, in 2023-2024, only 14.7% of students were proficient or better in ELA, and just 5.2% were proficient in Math, compared to 30.5% and 18.3% for the district, and 41.2% and 28.4% for the state. Interestingly, nearby schools like LEARN Charter - South Chicago Campus, which is less than a mile away, significantly outperform Ninos Heroes Elementary across these key metrics.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($19,032 in 2022-2023) than the district average, Ninos Heroes Elementary has been unable to improve its outcomes over time, suggesting deep-rooted challenges that the school has been unable to address. With over 92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, but the nearby schools with similar demographics also outperform Ninos Heroes, indicating that factors beyond just poverty are at play.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

8344 S Commercial Ave
Chicago, IL 60617-2145

(773) 535-6694

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1998^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,364

Students who attend Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center usually attend:

High:

Bowen High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 294

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.4%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Two or more races:

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center ranks worse than 96.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 414^th among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.33. (See more...)

Compare Details Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center ranks worse than 75% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.96. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center is $22,364, which is the 173^rd highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center:

SchoolDigger ranks Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center 1998^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center 1022^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 all elementary school students at Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	9.84	1787^th	2020	11.5%
2004	9.21	1839^th	2030	9.4%
2005	5.06	1882^nd	2022	6.9%
2006	2.73	2017^th	2086	3.3%
2007	4.52	1996^th	2095	4.7%
2008	6.10	1983^rd	2092	5.2%
2009	9.59	1952^nd	2120	7.9%
2010	6.50	2032^nd	2139	5.0%
2011	20.79	1818^th	2147	15.3%
2012	17.46	1903^rd	2166	12.1%
2013	18.86	1824^th	2167	15.8%
2014	12.31	1905^th	2093	9.0%
2015	14.56	1855^th	2052	9.6%
2016	15.41	1819^th	2046	11.1%
2017	10.26	1954^th	2044	4.4%
2018	13.67	1861^st	2037	8.6%
2019	10.27	2005^th	2086	3.9%
2021	12.66	1874^th	1948	3.8%
2022	14.44	1887^th	2082	9.4%
2023	13.58	1922^nd	2077	7.5%
2024	11.33	1998^th	2067	3.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.40	1543^rd	1765	12.6%
2019	12.67	1764^th	1816	2.9%
2021	18.76	1423^rd	1514	6.0%
2022	20.36	1570^th	1763	10.9%
2023	20.99	1606^th	1808	11.2%
2024	17.52	1668^th	1793	7.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.92	1734^th	1964	11.7%
2019	10.83	1923^rd	2019	4.8%
2022	15.17	1766^th	1970	10.4%
2023	13.63	1820^th	1957	7.0%
2024	9.82	1921^st	1942	1.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.19	1841^st	1972	6.6%
2019	11.12	1928^th	2019	4.5%
2022	13.85	1848^th	1977	6.5%
2023	16.38	1737^th	1984	12.4%
2024	14.50	1785^th	1959	8.9%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.36	477^th	698	31.7%
2019	24.39	623^rd	711	12.4%
2021	25.25	398^th	428	7.0%
2022	32.80	461^st	684	32.6%
2023	32.45	484^th	692	30.1%
2024	26.95	541^st	655	17.4%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	17.10	978^th	1185	17.5%
2004	19.03	970^th	1204	19.4%
2005	17.85	994^th	1209	17.8%
2006	12.76	1117^th	1272	12.2%
2007	10.98	1154^th	1287	10.3%
2008	9.41	1178^th	1293	8.9%
2009	10.73	1203^rd	1318	8.7%
2010	15.46	1161^st	1327	12.5%
2011	11.61	1238^th	1344	7.9%
2012	39.63	940^th	1365	31.1%
2013	30.63	1012^th	1367	26.0%
2014	31.56	955^th	1322	27.8%
2015	20.02	1075^th	1302	17.4%
2016	11.94	1227^th	1294	5.2%
2017	12.58	1209^th	1293	6.5%
2018	17.62	1094^th	1293	15.4%
2019	19.70	1116^th	1356	17.7%
2021	28.80	849^th	1241	31.6%
2022	23.83	1026^th	1369	25.1%
2023	23.98	1027^th	1367	24.9%
2024	23.96	1022^nd	1363	25.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.65	910^th	1161	21.6%
2019	30.38	901^st	1217	26.0%
2021	43.72	520^th	1019	49.0%
2022	35.93	746^th	1221	38.9%
2023	39.89	717^th	1234	41.9%
2024	28.73	888^th	1219	27.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.90	994^th	1226	18.9%
2019	21.65	1015^th	1276	20.5%
2022	22.94	998^th	1286	22.4%
2023	24.31	960^th	1275	24.7%
2024	24.09	943^rd	1251	24.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.17	1073^rd	1223	12.3%
2019	19.87	1065^th	1296	17.8%
2022	24.31	970^th	1286	24.6%
2023	25.53	955^th	1292	26.1%
2024	27.99	873^rd	1264	30.9%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.99	372^nd	511	27.2%
2019	41.81	301^st	565	46.7%
2021	48.37	146^th	385	62.1%
2022	40.77	284^th	573	50.4%
2023	49.58	224^th	569	60.6%
2024	43.42	267^th	548	51.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	68.86	131^st	590	77.8%

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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 Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	75	361	n/a	326	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	762
1990	58	431	n/a	305	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	794
1991	42	433	0	261	0	n/a	n/a	0	736
1992	21	500	0	264	0	n/a	n/a	0	785
1993	26	478	1	235	0	n/a	n/a	0	740
1994	16	494	1	217	0	n/a	n/a	0	728
1995	8	502	0	187	0	n/a	n/a	0	697
1996	8	502	0	187	0	n/a	n/a	0	697
1997	7	517	0	229	1	n/a	n/a	0	754
1998	4	584	0	218	0	n/a	n/a	0	806
1999	3	646	0	209	0	n/a	n/a	0	858
2000	4	654	0	183	1	n/a	n/a	0	842
2001	3	654	0	203	0	n/a	n/a	0	860
2002	3	661	2	205	0	n/a	n/a	0	871
2003	3	661	2	205	0	n/a	n/a	0	871
2004	1	643	0	209	1	n/a	n/a	0	854
2005	3	611	0	174	6	n/a	n/a	0	794
2006	2	616	0	171	0	n/a	n/a	2	791
2007	0	594	0	153	0	n/a	n/a	1	748
2008	2	553	0	135	1	n/a	n/a	11	702
2009	1	487	0	132	0	n/a	n/a	0	620
2010	1	413	0	116	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
2011	2	394	0	98	3	0	1	0	498
2012	3	338	0	90	2	0	3	0	436
2013	4	344	1	98	3	0	7	0	457
2014	3	335	0	82	3	0	1	0	424
2015	2	320	0	72	2	0	1	0	397
2016	2	302	0	72	1	0	0	0	377
2017	1	295	0	62	0	0	2	0	360
2018	2	318	0	51	1	0	0	0	372
2019	2	293	0	37	1	0	1	0	334
2020	2	274	0	45	1	0	1	0	323
2021	3	252	0	42	1	0	1	0	299
2022	1	278	0	49	1	0	1	0	330
2023	0	254	0	38	0	0	2	0	294

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	762	36.0	21.1	n/a
1990	794	34.0	23.3	n/a
1991	736	38.0	19.3	n/a
1992	785	40.0	19.6	n/a
1993	740	42.0	17.6	n/a
1994	728	36.5	19.9	n/a
1995	697	35.0	19.9	n/a
1996	697	35.0	19.9	n/a
1997	754	36.0	20.9	n/a
1998	806	38.0	21.2	n/a
1999	858	41.0	20.9	n/a
2000	842	42.0	20.0	n/a
2001	860	41.0	21.0	n/a
2002	871	45.0	19.4	91.2
2003	871	45.0	19.4	91.2
2004	854	39.4	21.7	89
2005	794	43.3	18.3	91.7
2006	791	44.0	18.0	89.6
2007	748	37.0	20.2	90.8
2008	702	38.0	18.5	96.8
2009	620	37.0	16.8	91.6
2010	530	31.0	17.1	98.3
2011	498	27.0	18.4	97.6
2012	436	23.0	18.9	97.7
2013	457	23.1	19.7	93.4
2014	424	22.1	19.1	97.4
2015	397	21.0	18.9	98.7
2016	377	22.0	17.1	97.3
2017	360	16.8	21.3	97.8
2018	372	17.3	21.4	97.8
2019	334	14.5	23.0	93.1
2020	323	18.5	17.4	95
2021	299	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	330	20.5	16.0	92.7
2023	294	24.0	12.2	92.5

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 Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	762	36.0	21.1	n/a
1990	794	34.0	23.3	n/a
1991	736	38.0	19.3	n/a
1992	785	40.0	19.6	n/a
1993	740	42.0	17.6	n/a
1994	728	36.5	19.9	n/a
1995	697	35.0	19.9	n/a
1996	697	35.0	19.9	n/a
1997	754	36.0	20.9	n/a
1998	806	38.0	21.2	n/a
1999	858	41.0	20.9	n/a
2000	842	42.0	20.0	n/a
2001	860	41.0	21.0	n/a
2002	871	45.0	19.4	91.2
2003	871	45.0	19.4	91.2
2004	854	39.4	21.7	89
2005	794	43.3	18.3	91.7
2006	791	44.0	18.0	89.6
2007	748	37.0	20.2	90.8
2008	702	38.0	18.5	96.8
2009	620	37.0	16.8	91.6
2010	530	31.0	17.1	98.3
2011	498	27.0	18.4	97.6
2012	436	23.0	18.9	97.7
2013	457	23.1	19.7	93.4
2014	424	22.1	19.1	97.4
2015	397	21.0	18.9	98.7
2016	377	22.0	17.1	97.3
2017	360	16.8	21.3	97.8
2018	372	17.3	21.4	97.8
2019	334	14.5	23.0	93.1
2020	323	18.5	17.4	95
2021	299	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	330	20.5	16.0	92.7
2023	294	24.0	12.2	92.5

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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