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Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000633
Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy
9928 S Crandon Ave, Chicago, IL 60617 · (773) 535-6530 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
358 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
21.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
10.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.6% | 10.3% |
| 2023-24 | 14.6% | 4.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy
Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy's state test result (14.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy this school | 374 | 95.7% | 14.9% |
| LEARN Chtr-Campbell Campus Chicago | 357 | 94.7% | 34.2% |
| Smith W Elementary School Chicago | 340 | 95.3% | 17.0% |
| Owens Community Academy Elementary School Chicago | 340 | 95.3% | 24.9% |
| Parker Elementary Community Academy Chicago | 367 | 93.2% | 13.9% |
| LEARN Charter Excel Campus Chicago | 379 | 93.4% | 40.7% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #1,756 of 1,925 | #660 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #1,885 of 2,077 ▼ 3 | #699 of 829 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #1,886 of 2,077 ▼ 110 | #742 of 829 ▼ 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #1,131 of 2,419 | #470 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #443 of 2,035 | #237 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.2% | #1,886 of 2,042 | #723 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #128 of 2,132 | #99 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #216 of 1,461 | #137 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
374
-63 (-14%) vs 2020
+231% since 1990-91, when it was 113
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 374 | 32 | 11.7:1 | 96% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 34 | 12.2:1 | 95% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 32 | 13.2:1 | 94% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 28.9 | 17.9:1 | 96% (496) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 95% (519) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 14 | 20.4:1 | 94% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 27 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 113 | 9 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (518 to 374); teachers up 11% (28.9 to 32).
About Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy
Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy is an elementary school located in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It reported 374 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has 622 schools and 324,396 students, and Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy is one of those schools.
At Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy, 95% of students are Black. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic. Census figures show Cook County is about 22% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy scores 10%.
There are about 11.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy, which has 32. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy is about 96%. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy scores 14.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 16.2%.
The school's county is Cook County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy.
Measured in a straight line, Earhart Elementary Opt for Knowl School is about 0.5 miles from Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 14.9% is below the 29.5% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment decreased 14% over 4 years, reaching 374 in 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Earhart Elementary Opt for Knowl School0.5 mi · 195
- Warren Elementary School0.5 mi · 317
- Black Magnet Elementary School0.6 mi · 336
- YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School0.9 mi · 128
- Schmid Elementary School1.0 mi · 195
- Hoyne Elementary School1.0 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Burnham Elementary Inclusive AcademyHow large is Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy?
Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy serve?
Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy is approximately 11.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy?
At Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy, the student body is approximately 0% White, 5% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy public or private?
Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.