Enrollment
243
Middle
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOLTON SD 149·NCES 171242006240
S T E M Academy
1650 Pulaski Rd, Calumet City, IL 60409 · (708) 868-7595 · Cook County
GRADES 08–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Illinois public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
242 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 8 | 243 | 100% |
Student demographics
13%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
Feeds from
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
32.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
7.5%
IL avg 37.9% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.3% | 7.5% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 12.9% |
% 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
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 S T E M Academy
S T E M Academy's state test result (20.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| S T E M Academy this school | 243 | 99.6% | 20.7% |
| School of Fine Arts Calumet City | 224 | 99.1% | 12.8% |
| Creative Communications Academy Calumet City | 246 | 100.0% | 13.7% |
| Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center Ford Heights | 156 | 98.7% | 16.3% |
| East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School East Saint Louis | 359 | 98.9% | 16.0% |
| Lincoln Junior High School Dolton | 168 | 98.8% | 12.8% |
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 S T E M Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #520 of 578 | #101 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.5% | #616 of 640 ▼ 123 | #139 of 146 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #553 of 640 ▼ 38 | #123 of 146 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #515 of 691 | #132 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #552 of 558 | #135 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #523 of 560 | #126 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #5 of 581 | #4 of 117 |
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
243
+53 (+28%) vs 2020
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 | 243 | 11.5 | 21.1:1 | 100% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 172 | 6.7 | 25.8:1 | 99% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 173 | 7.7 | 22.6:1 | 99% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 190 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 10.3 | 19.0:1 | 100% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 204 | 14 | 14.6:1 | 100% (204) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for S T E M Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (196 to 243); teachers up 11% (10.3 to 11.5).
About S T E M Academy
S T E M Academy is one of the public schools in Calumet City, Illinois. It is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. It enrolled 243 students in grade 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students each.
S T E M Academy is one of the 8 schools that make up Dolton SD 149 (2,192 students in total).
S T E M Academy enrolls a student body that is 93% Black. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic. Census figures show Cook County is about 22% Black. S T E M Academy has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 21.1:1, with 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, S T E M Academy receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, S T E M Academy would be expected to post about 14.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.7%.
Federal survey data for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. S T E M Academy is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
The closest other public school is Creative Communications Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, S T E M Academy is ahead of the 16.5% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
S T E M Academy 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.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 28%, from 190 to 243.
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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
- Carol Moseley Braun SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Creative Communications AcademyMiddle · 246 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
- Creative Communications Academy0.0 mi · 246
- School of Fine Arts0.0 mi · 224
- Carol Moseley Braun School0.1 mi · 264
- Caroline Sibley Elementary School0.5 mi · 434
- New Beginnings Learning Academy0.5 mi · 288
- Diekman Elementary School0.9 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About S T E M AcademyHow large is S T E M Academy?
S T E M Academy enrolls approximately 243 students in grades 08-08.
Is S T E M Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
S T E M Academy is a middle school covering grades 08-08.
How many teachers does S T E M Academy have?
S T E M Academy employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the student diversity at S T E M Academy?
Student demographics at S T E M Academy are roughly 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 93% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is S T E M Academy public or private?
S T E M Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dolton SD 149.
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