Enrollment
316
Middle
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALUMET PUBLIC SD 132·NCES 170813000427
Calumet Elementary School
1440 W Vermont Ave, Calumet Park, IL 60827 · (708) 388-8820 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
177 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 96 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 38% |
Student demographics
40%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
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
37.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.2pp since 2023
Math
4.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.9% | 4.8% |
| 2023-24 | 20.7% | 2.7% |
% 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
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% 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 Calumet Elementary School
Calumet Elementary School's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calumet Elementary School this school | 316 | 56.0% | 18.6% |
| Rickover Jr High School Sauk Village | 371 | 51.5% | 13.9% |
| Schrum Memorial School Calumet City | 274 | 51.1% | 20.3% |
| Heritage Middle School Lansing | 500 | 59.4% | 30.4% |
| Brookwood Jr High School Glenwood | 226 | 65.0% | 33.4% |
| Wentworth Jr High School Calumet City | 302 | 56.6% | 20.1% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Calumet Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #532 of 578 | #105 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.8% | #628 of 640 ▼ 5 | #142 of 146 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #512 of 640 ▲ 55 | #110 of 146 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #439 of 691 | #118 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #555 of 558 | #136 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #337 of 560 | #93 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #227 of 581 | #73 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #145 of 440 | #37 of 97 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
316
-44 (-12%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 483
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 | 316 | 14 | 22.6:1 | 56% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 14 | 20.6:1 | 65% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 14 | 22.1:1 | 71% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 20.9 | 18.0:1 | 78% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 100% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 97% (335) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 26 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 34 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calumet Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (377 to 316); teachers down 33% (20.9 to 14).
About Calumet Elementary School
Calumet Elementary School, located in Calumet Park, Illinois, is a small middle school. The school counted 316 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 32% below the average for middle schools in Illinois.
Calumet Elementary School is run by Calumet Public SD 132, whose 3 schools enroll 895 students.
More than half of enrollment at Calumet Elementary School is Black: 73%. Other groups make up 25% Hispanic. Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1. Compared with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 56% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
After accounting for student poverty, Calumet Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 18.6% is 20.6 points below the 39.2% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
For Cook County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Measured in a straight line, Burr Oak Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Calumet Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 18.6% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
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.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 360 to 316, a 12% decrease.
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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
- Burr Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Burr Oak AcademyElementary · 289 students
Other schools in Calumet Park
- Burr Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Burr Oak AcademyElementary · 289 students
Other Calumet Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Calumet Elementary. Calumet Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Calumet Elementary SchoolCalumet, OK · 191 students
Nearby schools
- Burr Oak Elementary School0.4 mi · 290
- Burr Oak Academy0.5 mi · 289
- White Elementary Career Academy0.9 mi · 116
- Brown R Elementary Community Academy1.0 mi · 279
- Lincoln Elementary School1.1 mi · 342
- Colemon J Elementary Academy1.1 mi · 166
Frequently asked questions
About Calumet Elementary SchoolHow large is Calumet Elementary School?
Calumet Elementary School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades 06-08.
Is Calumet Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Calumet Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Calumet Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Calumet Elementary School is approximately 22.6:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Calumet Elementary School?
Calumet Elementary School reports a student body of 25% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Calumet Elementary School public or private?
Calumet Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Calumet Public SD 132.
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