Enrollment
141
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURNHAM SD 154-5·NCES 170786000400
Burnham Elementary School
13945 S Green Bay Ave, Burnham, IL 60633 · (708) 862-8636 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
134 students
STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 1 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 39% smaller than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
36.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
19.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.5% | 19.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 8.9% |
% 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
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 School
Burnham Elementary School's state test result (28.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham Elementary School this school | 141 | 95.0% | 28.0% |
| Turner Elementary School Crestwood | 148 | 96.6% | N/A |
| Jefferson Elementary School Chicago Heights | 157 | 92.4% | 27.5% |
| Wilson Elementary School Chicago Heights | 160 | 99.4% | 32.3% |
| Mark Twain Primary School Kankakee | 192 | 93.8% | 8.1% |
| Greenbriar Elementary School Chicago Heights | 174 | 98.3% | 44.8% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,341 of 1,925 | #436 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #1,610 of 2,077 ▲ 56 | #537 of 829 ▲ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,463 of 2,077 ▼ 107 | #519 of 829 ▼ 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 141 | #2,241 of 2,419 | #876 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.0% | #152 of 2,132 | #115 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.5% | #187 of 1,461 | #117 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
141
-33 (-19%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 169
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 | 141 | 10 | 14.1:1 | 95% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 9.8 | 15.1:1 | 95% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 11.8 | 14.4:1 | 94% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 174 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 200 | 12 | 16.7:1 | 99% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 214 | 13 | 16.5:1 | 98% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 179 | 10 | 17.9:1 | 94% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 199 | 11 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 169 | 9 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burnham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (200 to 141); teachers down 17% (12 to 10).
About Burnham Elementary School
At 13945 S Green Bay Ave in Burnham, Illinois, Burnham Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. The school had 141 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 63% smaller than that.
Burnham Elementary School is listed under Burnham SD 154-5 in federal data.
Burnham Elementary School's enrollment is 58% Hispanic. Next come 36% Black and 4% White. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Cook County residents. By the diversity index, Burnham Elementary School comes in at 53%.
Its 10 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.1:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. That rate is above the 66% average among public schools in Cook County.
Test results at Burnham Elementary School are 11.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (28.0% actual, 16.6% predicted).
Among Cook County residents, median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
Clay Elementary School is the public school closest to Burnham Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Burnham Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Burnham Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 28.0% versus a 21.6% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Burnham Elementary School had 174 students in 2020-21 and 141 in 2024-25, a 19% decrease.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Burnham Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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- Clay Elementary School0.9 mi · 578
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School1.4 mi · 565
- Wentworth Intermediate School1.5 mi · 315
- Wentworth Jr High School1.5 mi · 302
- Grissom Elementary School1.5 mi · 287
- Wilson Elementary School1.6 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Burnham Elementary SchoolHow large is Burnham Elementary School?
Burnham Elementary School enrolls approximately 141 students in grades KG-08.
Is Burnham Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Burnham Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Burnham Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Burnham Elementary School.
How diverse is Burnham Elementary School?
Burnham Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 58% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Burnham Elementary School?
Burnham Elementary School is overseen by Burnham SD 154-5 in Cook County.
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