Is Burr Oak Elementary School a good school?

Burr Oak Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Burr Oak Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 294 students attended Burr Oak Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Burr Oak Elementary School?

Students at Burr Oak Elementary School are 72% African American, 26% Hispanic, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Burr Oak Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Burr Oak Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Calumet Elementary School

Burr Oak Elementary School

Summary:

Burr Oak Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Calumet Park, Illinois, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 270 students. The school is part of the Calumet Public School District 132, which is ranked 797 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burr Oak Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 15% of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state and district averages, with only 13.3% of students proficient or better in ELA and 4.7% in Mathematics. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) is also low, with only 16.5% of students proficient or better. While the school's African American and English Language Learner students perform relatively better than their peers in the state, the school's performance for other subgroups, such as female students, male students, and students with special needs, is in the bottom 20-30% of Illinois elementary schools. Additionally, Burr Oak Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.4% to 43.9%, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the Cook County School District 130, Burr Oak Elementary School's performance is generally lower. Schools such as White Elementary Career Academy, Colemon J Elementary Academy, and Higgins Elementary Community Academy tend to outperform Burr Oak on academic metrics, while the nearby Paul Revere Primary School and Paul Revere Intermediate School also outperform Burr Oak despite being in a similarly low-performing district.

Detail:

Public 3-5

1440 W 125th St
Calumet Park, IL 60827-6025

(708) 388-8010

District: Calumet Public School District 132

SchoolDigger Rank:
1806^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,830

Students who attend Burr Oak Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Calumet Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 26.7

Number of students: 294

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.1%

Hispanic:

25.9%

American Indian:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Burr Oak Elementary School ranks worse than 87.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.08. (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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (72.1%), Hispanic (25.9%), American Indian (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Burr Oak Elementary School is 26.7. (See more...)

Compare Burr Oak Elementary School employs 11 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Burr Oak Elementary School is $16,830.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Burr Oak Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Burr Oak Elementary School 1806^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Burr Oak Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Calumet Public School District 132:

SchoolDigger ranks Calumet Public School District 132 797^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Burr Oak Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Burr Oak Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	4.74	1891^st	2020	6.4%
2004	5.95	1884^th	2030	7.2%
2005	7.16	1856^th	2022	8.2%
2006	4.27	1991^st	2086	4.6%
2007	4.39	1999^th	2095	4.6%
2008	8.11	1953^rd	2092	6.6%
2009	11.40	1926^th	2120	9.2%
2010	13.86	1922^nd	2139	10.1%
2011	31.46	1617^th	2147	24.7%
2012	24.59	1768^th	2166	18.4%
2013	29.53	1598^th	2167	26.3%
2014	11.58	1919^th	2093	8.3%
2015	15.46	1827^th	2052	11.0%
2016	13.93	1856^th	2046	9.3%
2017	13.81	1849^th	2044	9.5%
2018	15.12	1817^th	2037	10.8%
2019	18.41	1773^rd	2086	15.0%
2022	13.51	1932^nd	2082	7.2%
2023	18.85	1718^th	2077	17.3%
2024	16.08	1806^th	2067	12.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Burr Oak Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.42	163^rd	718	77.3%
2019	50.18	287^th	743	61.4%
2022	34.77	537^th	768	30.1%
2023	36.98	501^st	788	36.4%
2024	36.54	531^st	826	35.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Burr Oak Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	29.42	867^th	1194	27.4%
2022	22.15	1024^th	1113	8.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Burr Oak Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.89	1452^nd	1765	17.7%
2019	30.61	1356^th	1816	25.3%
2022	20.69	1556^th	1763	11.7%
2023	30.24	1321^st	1808	26.9%
2024	23.75	1484^th	1793	17.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Burr Oak Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.24	1726^th	1964	12.1%
2019	24.70	1555^th	2019	23.0%
2022	15.98	1737^th	1970	11.8%
2023	21.26	1563^rd	1957	20.1%
2024	14.77	1762^nd	1942	9.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Burr Oak Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.77	1762^nd	1972	10.6%
2019	14.43	1847^th	2019	8.5%
2022	12.11	1918^th	1977	3.0%
2023	16.79	1725^th	1984	13.1%
2024	18.81	1616^th	1959	17.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Burr Oak Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.18	424^th	698	39.3%
2019	40.96	378^th	711	46.8%
2022	32.26	469^th	684	31.4%
2023	42.02	349^th	692	49.6%
2024	35.69	417^th	655	36.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Burr Oak Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.01	599^th	938	36.1%
2019	51.53	400^th	955	58.1%
2022	29.61	699^th	954	26.7%
2023	33.87	642^nd	970	33.8%
2024	29.10	707^th	959	26.3%

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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 Burr Oak Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	50	454	n/a	55	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	559
1990	33	436	n/a	54	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	523
1991	23	427	0	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
1992	25	326	0	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	395
1993	29	342	0	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	431
1994	32	372	0	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
1995	8	405	0	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
1996	8	405	0	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
1997	9	410	0	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	477
1998	3	432	0	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
1999	1	400	0	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	429
2000	1	374	0	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	405
2001	3	366	0	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	421
2002	6	363	0	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
2003	6	363	0	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
2004	23	340	0	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	410
2005	1	333	0	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	393
2006	0	326	2	55	0	n/a	n/a	5	388
2007	3	302	0	73	0	n/a	n/a	12	390
2008	1	306	3	71	0	n/a	n/a	6	387
2009	3	300	4	83	0	n/a	n/a	0	390
2010	1	285	1	79	0	n/a	n/a	9	375
2011	0	83	0	21	0	0	1	232	337
2012	2	283	3	77	0	0	2	0	367
2013	2	310	0	72	0	0	3	0	387
2014	5	304	1	60	1	0	2	0	373
2015	9	301	1	63	0	0	3	0	377
2016	5	272	1	63	0	0	3	0	344
2017	5	269	2	59	3	0	11	0	349
2018	3	239	1	75	3	0	8	0	329
2019	3	247	1	68	2	0	9	0	330
2020	0	270	0	64	2	0	9	0	345
2021	3	262	0	64	2	0	4	0	335
2022	3	258	1	72	3	0	6	0	343
2023	0	198	0	69	1	0	2	0	270
2024	0	212	0	76	3	0	3	0	294

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Burr Oak Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	559	32.0	17.4	n/a
1990	523	31.4	16.6	n/a
1991	496	30.5	16.2	n/a
1992	395	27.0	14.6	n/a
1993	431	30.0	14.4	n/a
1994	457	30.0	15.2	n/a
1995	458	30.0	15.3	n/a
1996	458	30.0	15.3	n/a
1997	477	32.0	14.9	n/a
1998	466	32.0	14.6	n/a
1999	429	34.0	12.6	n/a
2000	405	33.0	12.3	n/a
2001	421	25.0	16.8	n/a
2002	442	25.0	17.7	73.3
2003	442	25.0	17.7	73.3
2004	410	26.0	15.8	78.8
2005	393	22.0	17.9	76.3
2006	388	21.0	18.5	77.3
2007	390	23.0	17.0	91
2008	387	19.0	20.4	86.9
2009	390	22.0	17.7	86.7
2010	375	21.1	17.7	88
2011	337	24.5	13.7	300
2012	367	25.5	14.3	85.3
2013	387	28.7	13.4	87.9
2014	373	27.0	13.8	89.5
2015	377	24.0	15.7	92.6
2016	344	24.0	14.3	98.5
2017	349	23.3	14.9	84
2018	329	25.7	12.7	72.9
2019	330	22.0	15.0	61.5
2020	345	21.5	16.0	37.7
2021	335	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	343	20.2	16.9	77.6
2023	270	17.0	15.8	61.1
2024	294	11.0	26.7	39.8

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 Burr Oak Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	559	32.0	17.4	n/a
1990	523	31.4	16.6	n/a
1991	496	30.5	16.2	n/a
1992	395	27.0	14.6	n/a
1993	431	30.0	14.4	n/a
1994	457	30.0	15.2	n/a
1995	458	30.0	15.3	n/a
1996	458	30.0	15.3	n/a
1997	477	32.0	14.9	n/a
1998	466	32.0	14.6	n/a
1999	429	34.0	12.6	n/a
2000	405	33.0	12.3	n/a
2001	421	25.0	16.8	n/a
2002	442	25.0	17.7	73.3
2003	442	25.0	17.7	73.3
2004	410	26.0	15.8	78.8
2005	393	22.0	17.9	76.3
2006	388	21.0	18.5	77.3
2007	390	23.0	17.0	91
2008	387	19.0	20.4	86.9
2009	390	22.0	17.7	86.7
2010	375	21.1	17.7	88
2011	337	24.5	13.7	300
2012	367	25.5	14.3	85.3
2013	387	28.7	13.4	87.9
2014	373	27.0	13.8	89.5
2015	377	24.0	15.7	92.6
2016	344	24.0	14.3	98.5
2017	349	23.3	14.9	84
2018	329	25.7	12.7	72.9
2019	330	22.0	15.0	61.5
2020	345	21.5	16.0	37.7
2021	335	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	343	20.2	16.9	77.6
2023	270	17.0	15.8	61.1
2024	294	11.0	26.7	39.8

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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