Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOLTON SD 149·NCES 171242003924
Carol Moseley Braun School
1655 153rd St, Calumet City, IL 60409 · (708) 868-9470 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
16.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
264 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Based on grade levels within Dolton SD 149. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
27.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
23.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.5% | 23.7% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 11.9% |
% 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
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 Carol Moseley Braun School
Carol Moseley Braun School's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Moseley Braun School this school | 264 | 100.0% | 23.6% |
| Washington Elementary School Riverdale | 282 | 99.6% | 12.7% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Dolton | 248 | 100.0% | 15.0% |
| Berger-Vandenberg Elementary School Dolton | 266 | 99.6% | 15.1% |
| New Beginnings Learning Academy South Holland | 288 | 99.3% | 14.8% |
| Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School Chicago | 293 | 99.3% | 34.7% |
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 Carol Moseley Braun School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #1,491 of 1,925 | #498 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #1,493 of 2,077 ▲ 42 | #482 of 829 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #1,722 of 2,077 ▼ 39 | #640 of 829 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #1,748 of 2,419 | #719 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,794 of 2,035 | #744 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #1,838 of 2,042 | #700 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #5 of 2,132 | #3 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #464 of 1,461 | #269 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
264
-21 (-7%) vs 2020
-55% since 2000-01, when it was 589
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 | 264 | 16 | 16.5:1 | 100% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 14.3 | 20.0:1 | 100% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 15 | 17.9:1 | 100% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 16 | 20.5:1 | 99% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 15 | 22.2:1 | 99% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 14 | 23.6:1 | 92% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 24 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carol Moseley Braun School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (328 to 264); teachers unchanged (16 to 16).
About Carol Moseley Braun School
Carol Moseley Braun School is a small elementary school based in Calumet City, Illinois. The school's 264 students are in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 31% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
The district for Carol Moseley Braun School is Dolton SD 149, with 8 schools and 2,192 students.
Most students at Carol Moseley Braun School are Black: 94% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 71 points above the 22% share among Cook County residents. By the diversity index, Carol Moseley Braun School comes in at 12%.
Teachers at Carol Moseley Braun School total 16 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.5:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 264 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. Among public schools in Cook County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
allk12 grades Carol Moseley Braun School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Carol Moseley Braun School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.6% is 9.8 points above the 13.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
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.
Nearby, S T E M Academy is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Carol Moseley Braun School is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Carol Moseley Braun School as Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 264 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 285.
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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 Dolton SD 149
- Caroline Sibley Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- New Beginnings Learning AcademyElementary · 288 students
- Berger-Vandenberg Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Creative Communications AcademyMiddle · 246 students
- S T E M AcademyMiddle · 243 students
- Diekman Elementary SchoolElementary · 227 students
Other schools in Calumet City
- Thornton Fractnl No High SchoolHigh · 1,425 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Caroline Sibley Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Wentworth Intermediate SchoolElementary · 315 students
Nearby schools
- S T E M Academy0.1 mi · 243
- School of Fine Arts0.1 mi · 224
- Creative Communications Academy0.1 mi · 246
- Caroline Sibley Elementary School0.5 mi · 434
- New Beginnings Learning Academy0.6 mi · 288
- Diekman Elementary School0.9 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About Carol Moseley Braun SchoolHow large is Carol Moseley Braun School?
Carol Moseley Braun School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Carol Moseley Braun School serve?
Carol Moseley Braun School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Carol Moseley Braun School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Carol Moseley Braun School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carol Moseley Braun School?
At Carol Moseley Braun School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 94% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Carol Moseley Braun School public or private?
Carol Moseley Braun School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dolton SD 149.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.