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Marine Leadership Academy at Ames

CPS choice · 7-12

CPS-published· verified Oct 2026

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 2025). 59% of students were chronically absent in 2025 - above what's typical for CPS elementary schools. In 2025–26, 445 applications were recorded for 111 offers (GoCPS, 2025–26 school year - the most recent seat data SchoolNav has).

Cultural fit
59% of students were chronically absent in 2025 - above what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025).
Academic performance
Adjusted for low-income share, results sit in the lower quarter of CPS schools with published IAR results (adjusted view, disclosed method - ISBE Report Card 2025).
Academic fit
87% of teachers stayed from one year to the next - about what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025). Average class size is 18.3; about 12.4 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. How the adjusted view works

Basics

CPS-published · verified Nov 2024

Address
1920 N HAMLIN AVE
Neighborhood
Logan Square
Phone
(773)534-4970
Hours
Unknown - not verified yet
Website
http://marine.cps.edu
Before and after care

Supplemental care not found.

SchoolNav searched the school’s website and the main care providers’ pages in Sep 2026 and found no before or after care. Some programs are never posted online, so ask the school office or on a tour.

Arts and creative

Drawing, Painting, Band/Orchestra, Fundamentals/Theory of Music, Student Art Club, Art Studio, Dance, Guitar, Web Design, Choir/Chorus, Drama

From the school’s CPS profile, for the 2026-27 school year. Checked Sep 2026. Offerings change each year, so confirm on a tour.

Sports

Cheerleading, Wrestling, Chess, Baseball, Running, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball

From the school’s CPS profile, for the 2026-27 school year. Checked Sep 2026. Offerings change each year, so confirm on a tour.

Climate survey
Involved families
Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
Supportive environment
Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
Ambitious instruction
Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
Effective leaders
Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
Collaborative teachers
Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
Safety (student-reported)
Weak
Overall organization
Not published - too few responses or not surveyed

UChicago 5Essentials levels from the spring 2024 survey (CPS Progress Reports SY2425, verified 2026-09-25) - benchmarked categories relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages. A school can answer mostly positively and still rate below the benchmark typical.

5Essentials - the latest survey in detail

Classroom Disruptions, Student Responsibility, and Teacher Safety are rated above the CPS average; Innovation, Reflective Dialogue, and Instructional Leadership 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

51 ▼ below the CPS average (60)

Supportive Environment

47 ▼ below the CPS average (56)

Collaborative Teachers

39 ▼ below the CPS average (52)

Effective Leaders

43 ▼ below the CPS average (52)

Involved Families

46 ▼ below the CPS average (50)

Supplemental measures

Additional survey topics UChicago reports outside the five core measures.

CPS-published · verified Jul 2026Response rates: students 96%, teachers 71%, parents 0%Full 2026 measures report (UChicago)

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)

ProgramEntry gradesHow seats are offeredTest requiredEvidence

Military & Service Leadership

Military

Your child must take the HSAT to apply.

9Point-based
YesCPS-published · verified Oct 2026

Local School Council

CPS-published· verified Oct 2026

The Local School Council is a group of parents, staff, and neighbors who help run this school. They vote on the budget and the school plan. Their meetings are open to the public, so you can go and listen.

Next meetings

  • Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
  • Wednesday, December 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
  • Wednesday, January 6, 2027 at 4:00 PM

CPS lists the date and time. Ask the school office where the meeting will be held.

Members for 2026 to 2028

  • Pedro Beiza · Principal
  • Ivonne Guerrero · Parent
  • Luis Giron · Parent
  • Laura Llanos · Parent
  • Maria Villamil · Parent
  • Graciela Correa · Parent
  • Carina Jimenez · Parent
  • Mercy Lamourt · Community member
  • Ericka Gomez Gomez · Community member
  • Jose Ramirez · Teacher
  • Rocio Salamanca · Teacher
  • Fernando Barrios · Advocate
  • Leobardo Guzman · Advocate
  • Miguel Cruz · JROTC instructor

CPS keeps the official list of council meetings and members. See the CPS council list.

Parent questions & conversation

What parents and people who know this school are asking, answering, and talking about - their own words, experiences and opinions rather than verified facts.

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SchoolNav is not affiliated with CPS. Details change - each fact above shows when it was last verified. Application decisions should always be confirmed in GoCPS.