Our SchoolEmiliano Zapata Academy is a neighborhood Chicago Public School located in Little Village. Zapata Academy is a Level 1 Chicago Public School. To learn more about Zapata Academy, click here to view the school profile. Emiliano Zapata Academy was listed as #30 on Chicago Magazine's 2019 Best Public Schools list. We are very proud of our students and teachers! Zapata Academy was featured in a Chicago Sun-Times article on test scores on October 31, 2016. Zapata topped the average for CPS and the State for PARCC averages. Excerpt from the Chicago-Sun Times article: Zapata Elementary Academy, 2728 S. Kostner Ave., focuses on reading and writing, longtime Principal Ruth Garcia said. Most of her staff can teach bilingual students in the top-rated school of about 800 until they’re ready for English instruction. Staff stability also has paid off, she said, with some 35 percent of students proficient in English and 37.8 percent in math. “The rules haven’t changed, the outlook hasn’t changed, the vision hasn’t changed,” Garcia said. School Hours 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Contact Information Main Building 773-534-1390 Fax 773-534-1398 |
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