Burbank Elem School

Set in Chicago, Illinois, Burbank Elem School is a heavily attended elementary campus, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It educates 691 students across grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Burbank Elem School sits 81% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (324,396 students total), Burbank Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Burbank Elem School logs that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 4% Black, 2% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Burbank Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Burbank Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.7%; this one delivers 19.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Cook County) records that median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Burbank Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Acero Chtr Roberto Clemente Elem, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Burbank Elem School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 31.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 24%: 907 students in 2018 compared to 691 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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