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Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz ES

CPS choice · PK,K-8

CPS-published· verified Oct 2026

At a glance

6% of students were chronically absent in 2025 - below what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025). Adjusted for low-income share, results sit in the top 10% of CPS schools with published IAR results (adjusted view, disclosed method - ISBE Report Card 2025). In 2025–26, 160 applications were recorded for 24 offers (GoCPS, 2025–26 school year - the most recent seat data SchoolNav has).

Academic performance
Adjusted for low-income share, results sit in the top 10% of CPS schools with published IAR results (adjusted view, disclosed method - ISBE Report Card 2025). 71% of students met or exceeded standards on the 2025 IAR - in the top 10% of CPS elementary schools with published results (ISBE Report Card 2025).
Academic fit
84% 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 26.2; about 16 students per teacher, computed from all-teacher staffing.
Social-emotional fit
78% 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).

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
4034 W 56TH
Neighborhood
West Elsdon
Phone
(773)535-8280
Hours
Unknown - not verified yet
Website
https://sorjuana.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

Accordion, Drawing, Film and Video, Band/Orchestra, Ethnic/Folk Dance, Rock Band, Student Art Club, Graphic Design, Media and Production Workshops, Choir/Chorus

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

Football, Girls' Basketball, Girls' Volleyball, Pom-Pon, Boys' Baseball, Chess, Yoga/Pilates, Boys' Basketball, Boys' Soccer, Basketball, Dance, 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
Neutral (56 of 99)
Supportive environment
Neutral (53 of 99)
Ambitious instruction
Neutral (49 of 99)
Effective leaders
Neutral (53 of 99)
Collaborative teachers
Neutral (46 of 99)
Safety (student-reported)
Strong (62 of 99)

UChicago 5Essentials, spring 2026 survey, verified 2026-09-23. Each score runs from 1 to 99 and is compared with spring 2024 results; the level uses the survey site’s own bands (Neutral is 40 to 59, Strong 60 to 79). These are not percentages. A school can answer mostly positively and still score below typical.

5Essentials - the latest survey in detail

Student Peer Relationships, Safety, and Parent Involvement in School are rated above the CPS average; Reflective Dialogue, English Instruction, and Teacher-Teacher Trust 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. The levels above come from this same survey.

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Ambitious Instruction

49 ▼ below the CPS average (56)

Supportive Environment

53 ▬ about the CPS average (51)

Collaborative Teachers

46 ▼ below the CPS average (52)

Effective Leaders

53 ▬ about the CPS average (52)

Involved Families

56 ▬ about the CPS average (53)

Supplemental measures

Additional survey topics UChicago reports outside the five core measures.

CPS-published · verified Jul 2026Response rates: students 100%, teachers 81%, 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.

Pre-K

CPS-published· verified Sep 2026

This school has Pre-K. Families apply for Pre-K through Chicago Early Learning, not GoCPS.

  • Full-day Pre-K · for children age 4

    Seats: limited availability, as of Sep 24, 2026.

Quality rating
ExceleRate Gold Circle of Quality

Apply through Chicago Early Learning · How Pre-K applications work

Programs (1)

ProgramEntry gradesHow seats are offeredTest requiredEvidence

STEAM

Magnet

K–8Lottery
NoCPS-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, December 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
  • Wednesday, January 13, 2027 at 4:00 PM
  • Wednesday, February 10, 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

  • Megan E Kehr · Principal
  • Amy Stanislawski · Parent
  • Ann Galvan · Parent
  • Nichole Mumby · Parent
  • Cecilia Contreras · Parent
  • Juan Mosqueda · Community member
  • DELFINA ORTEGA · Community member
  • Jesus Herrera · Teacher
  • Rebekah Dousias · Teacher
  • Silvia Cervantes · School staff (non-teaching)

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.