Monarcas Academy, Chicago IL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Monarcas Academy

Monarcas Academy serves early grades from Pre-K through 5th grade on Chicago's South Side in an enrollment that is small by current district standards, with a student body that is heavily Hispanic and where nearly all students tested demonstrate full participation in state assessments. The school sits within Chicago Public Schools' shift toward strengthening neighborhood-based options as the district phases out selective enrollment and expands its embrace of the school-choice model that long defined the system.

The school's academic profile shows uneven performance across tested subjects and grades. In English language arts, third graders are performing at about the midline for proficiency, and fifth graders reach above that threshold. Third-grade math proficiency sits comparable to third-grade reading, but fourth and fifth grades show noticeably lower proficiency in math, with a marked decline in fourth grade. Science results at fifth grade are modest. Across the grades tested, proficiency varies substantially by grade level and subject, with no single clear trajectory. When compared against other schools in Cook County, the overall proficiency index places the school below the county median.

State testing data was available only for grades 3 through 5; the school does not report results for kindergarten and grades 1 and 2, as those grades are not tested under Illinois Assessment of Readiness. The data payload does not provide information on chronic absenteeism, graduation rates, or four-year outcomes, none of which apply to an early-grades-only school. Enrollment counts, free-and-reduced-price-lunch status, special education identification rates, and English learner counts were not available in the data.

The school's zipcode on the South Side carries housing values modestly below the statewide benchmark and rents that are stable year-over-year. The surrounding Cook County housing market shows modest listing activity and stable pricing, reflecting broad regional conditions rather than neighborhood-specific pressure.

Beyond the state assessment results shown in the data, information on school staffing, discipline practices, course breadth, after-school programming, and other support services was not available. A parent or prospective family may want to consult the school's own website or reach out directly to understand how the school supports students across the early grades, what additional services it offers, and how it approaches instruction in the grades not yet tested. The transition across CPS toward accountability measures that move beyond test scores alone means families now have access to broader school-experience data through the district's new profile dashboards, which may offer a fuller picture of what Monarcas Academy provides.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 347%

School 47% · District 38% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 29% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 24% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 36% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 436%

School 36% · District 39% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 43% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Science

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 29% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

This schoolChicago Public Schools Dist 299, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.