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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURBANK SD 111·NCES 173681003790
Luther Burbank Elementary School
8235 Linder Ave, Burbank, IL 60459 · (708) 499-0838 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
298 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Luther Burbank Elementary School→Liberty Junior High School
Based on grade levels within Burbank SD 111. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.2pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.3% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 20.9% |
% 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Luther Burbank Elementary School
Luther Burbank Elementary School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Burbank Elementary School this school | 453 | 65.8% | 37.5% |
| Salt Creek Elementary School Elk Grove Village | 410 | 63.4% | 38.7% |
| Clifford Johnson School Warrenville | 473 | 63.0% | 51.0% |
| Rhodes Elementary School River Grove | 499 | 68.5% | 31.6% |
| Chaney-Monge School Crest Hill | 479 | 68.5% | 24.9% |
| Edward J Tobin Elementary School Burbank | 346 | 63.6% | 42.4% |
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 Luther Burbank Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #1,003 of 1,925 | #278 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #1,177 of 2,077 ▼ 34 | #357 of 829 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,065 of 2,077 ▲ 195 | #346 of 829 ▲ 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #740 of 2,419 | #345 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #953 of 2,035 | #438 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #843 of 2,042 | #306 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #850 of 2,132 | #497 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #636 of 1,461 | #348 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
453
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 597
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 | 453 | 34.4 | 13.2:1 | 66% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 31.2 | 14.2:1 | 70% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 32.9 | 16.3:1 | 39% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 62% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 49% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 694 | 37 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 597 | 30 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luther Burbank Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (537 to 453); teachers up 4% (32.9 to 34.4).
About Luther Burbank Elementary School
Luther Burbank Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Burbank, Illinois. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 453 students.
Burbank SD 111 enrolls 3,257 students, and its 8 schools include Luther Burbank Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Luther Burbank Elementary School is 62% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 30% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 35 points above the 27% share among Cook County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
Teacher count: 34.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.2:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Roughly 66% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.5%. Luther Burbank Elementary School scores 37.5%.
In Cook County, home to about 5,182,090 people, 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 Luther Burbank Elementary School.
Liberty Junior High School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Luther Burbank Elementary School is 5th among 9 schools close by.
Luther Burbank Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (463) and 2024-25 (453).
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Burbank SD 111
- Liberty Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,087 students
- Maddock Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Edward J Tobin Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- J B Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Harry E Fry SchoolElementary · 268 students
- Richard Byrd Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
Other schools in Burbank
- Reavis High SchoolHigh · 1,930 students
- Liberty Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,087 students
- Maddock Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Edward J Tobin Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- J B Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Harry E Fry SchoolElementary · 268 students
Other Luther Burbank Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Luther Burbank Elementary. Luther Burbank Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Luther Burbank ElementaryMerced, CA · 716 students
- Luther Burbank ElementarySan Jose, CA · 426 students
- Luther Burbank ElementarySanta Rosa, CA · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Junior High School0.6 mi · 1,087
- Richard Byrd Elementary School0.6 mi · 266
- J B Kennedy Elementary School0.8 mi · 295
- Reavis High School1.1 mi · 1,930
- Edward J Tobin Elementary School1.2 mi · 346
- Harry E Fry School1.2 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Luther Burbank Elementary SchoolHow large is Luther Burbank Elementary School?
Luther Burbank Elementary School enrolls approximately 453 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Luther Burbank Elementary School serve?
Luther Burbank Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Luther Burbank Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Luther Burbank Elementary School.
How diverse is Luther Burbank Elementary School?
Luther Burbank Elementary School reports a student body of 30% White, 62% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Luther Burbank Elementary School?
Luther Burbank Elementary School is overseen by Burbank SD 111 in Cook County.
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