Enrollment
290
Elementary
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALUMET PUBLIC SD 132·NCES 170813000426
Burr Oak Elementary School
1440 W 125th St, Calumet Park, IL 60827 · (708) 388-8010 · Cook County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Illinois public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
32.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
76 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 96 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Burr Oak Elementary School→Calumet Elementary School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Calumet Public SD 132. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
26.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.7pp since 2023
Math
11.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 11.2% |
| 2023-24 | 13.3% | 4.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-40.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Burr Oak Elementary School
Burr Oak Elementary School's state test result (16.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burr Oak Elementary School this school | 290 | 26.2% | 16.4% |
| Galapagos Rockford Charter School Rockford | 384 | 24.7% | 20.8% |
| Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter Rockford | 234 | 19.7% | 25.1% |
| Wilson Elementary School Calumet City | 349 | 16.3% | N/A |
| Kellogg Elementary School Chicago | 299 | 31.8% | 53.6% |
| Jackson Charter School Rockford | 243 | 36.2% | 9.8% |
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 Burr Oak Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #1,719 of 1,925 | #638 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #1,859 of 2,077 ▲ 19 | #683 of 829 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,776 of 2,077 ▲ 44 | #676 of 829 ▲ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #1,597 of 2,419 | #655 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 32.2:1 | #2,029 of 2,035 | #815 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #1,039 of 2,042 | #384 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #1,844 of 2,132 | #723 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #818 of 1,461 | #423 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
290
-45 (-13%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 496
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 | 290 | 9 | 32.2:1 | 26% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 11 | 26.7:1 | 40% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 17 | 15.9:1 | 61% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 25.7 | 12.8:1 | 73% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 99% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 93% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 496 | 30 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burr Oak Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (329 to 290); teachers down 65% (25.7 to 9).
About Burr Oak Elementary School
Burr Oak Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Calumet Public SD 132 in Calumet Park, Illinois. It covers grades 3 through 5, with a total enrollment of 290 students. Enrollment is 24% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Calumet Public SD 132 is the district for Burr Oak Elementary School. It has 3 schools and 895 students.
Black students account for 67% of enrollment at Burr Oak Elementary School. Enrollment also includes 31% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 45 points above the 22% share among Cook County residents. By the diversity index, Burr Oak Elementary School comes in at 45%.
With 9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Burr Oak Elementary School was 32.2:1. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. Burr Oak Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 26%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
allk12 grades Burr Oak Elementary School an F. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Burr Oak Elementary School is a bottom-10% school in Illinois on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 16.4% against a predicted 56.4%.
Cook County census figures show that median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
Of nearby public schools, Burr Oak Academy is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Burr Oak Elementary School ranks 8th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 290 was 13% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 335.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Calumet Public SD 132
- Calumet Elementary SchoolMiddle · 316 students
- Burr Oak AcademyElementary · 289 students
Other schools in Calumet Park
- Calumet Elementary SchoolMiddle · 316 students
- Burr Oak AcademyElementary · 289 students
Other Burr Oak Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Burr Oak Elementary. Burr Oak Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Burr Oak Elementary SchoolBURR OAK, MI · 138 students
Nearby schools
- Burr Oak Academy0.1 mi · 289
- Calumet Elementary School0.4 mi · 316
- White Elementary Career Academy0.5 mi · 116
- Colemon J Elementary Academy0.7 mi · 166
- Brown R Elementary Community Academy1.0 mi · 279
- Paul Revere Primary School1.0 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Burr Oak Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Burr Oak Elementary School?
Burr Oak Elementary School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Burr Oak Elementary School serve?
Burr Oak Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Burr Oak Elementary School?
Approximately 32.2:1 students per teacher at Burr Oak Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Burr Oak Elementary School?
Student demographics at Burr Oak Elementary School are roughly 31% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Burr Oak Elementary School public or private?
Burr Oak Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Calumet Public SD 132.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.