S T E M Academy

S T E M Academy, a close-knit 6-8 campus in Calumet City, Illinois, overseen by Dolton SD 149, works with 243 students, covering grade 8. That puts it 47% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Within Dolton SD 149, which oversees 8 schools and 2,192 students, S T E M Academy is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, S T E M Academy logs that nearly all students (93%) are Black. Other groups include 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, S T E M Academy logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, S T E M Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 14.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.7%.

Across the wider county, Cook County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. S T E M Academy is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is School of Fine Arts, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around S T E M Academy. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), S T E M Academy ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 16.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 24%: 196 students in 2018 compared to 243 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 in 2025.

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