Enrollment
224
Middle
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOLTON SD 149·NCES 171242006209
School of Fine Arts
1650 Pulaski Rd, Calumet City, IL 60409 · (708) 868-7565 · Cook County
GRADES 07–07MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Illinois public middle schools
- FTest 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
20.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
222 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 7 | 217 | 97% |
| Grade 8 | 7 | 3% |
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
Students here typically continue to
School of Fine Arts→S T E M Academy
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
18.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
8.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 19 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% | 8.2% |
| 2023-24 | 11.6% | 2.9% |
% 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
12.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% 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 School of Fine Arts
School of Fine Arts's state test result (12.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School of Fine Arts this school | 224 | 99.1% | 12.8% |
| S T E M Academy Calumet City | 243 | 99.6% | 20.7% |
| Creative Communications Academy Calumet City | 246 | 100.0% | 13.7% |
| Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center Ford Heights | 156 | 98.7% | 16.3% |
| Lincoln Junior High School Dolton | 168 | 98.8% | 12.8% |
| LEARN Chtr - Middle School Chicago | 176 | 92.6% | 27.9% |
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 School of Fine Arts ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #563 of 578 | #115 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.2% | #604 of 640 ▲ 16 | #136 of 146 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #626 of 640 ▲ 2 | #146 of 146 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #536 of 691 | #137 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #550 of 558 | #133 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #529 of 560 | #127 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #11 of 581 | #8 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #51 of 127 | #19 of 40 |
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
224
+16 (+8%) 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 | 224 | 11 | 20.4:1 | 99% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 7.7 | 23.8:1 | 100% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 8.7 | 20.2:1 | 99% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 203 | 11.4 | 17.9:1 | 100% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 202 | 9 | 22.4:1 | 100% (202) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School of Fine Arts.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (203 to 224); teachers down 3% (11.4 to 11).
About School of Fine Arts
School of Fine Arts is one of the public schools in Calumet City, Illinois. It is a small middle-grades school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 224 students in grade 7. Against the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 52% lower.
Federal data list 8 schools in Dolton SD 149, with 2,192 students enrolled.
School of Fine Arts's enrollment is 93% Black. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic. Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school's share is higher. School of Fine Arts's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 11 full-time equivalents, or about 20.4 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Illinois have 13.0:1, compared with 20.4:1 here. About 99% of students, or 222, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, School of Fine Arts receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
School of Fine Arts sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 12.8% and a predicted 14.3%.
Across Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
The closest public school to School of Fine Arts is S T E M Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 12.8% is below the 17.5% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for School of Fine Arts is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 16 students since 2020-21, to 224.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- S T E M AcademyMiddle · 243 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 Academy0.0 mi · 243
- Creative Communications Academy0.0 mi · 246
- 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 School of Fine ArtsWhat is the total enrollment at School of Fine Arts?
School of Fine Arts enrolls approximately 224 students in grades 07-07.
What grades does School of Fine Arts serve?
School of Fine Arts serves grades 07-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at School of Fine Arts?
The student-to-teacher ratio at School of Fine Arts is approximately 20.4:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is School of Fine Arts?
School of Fine Arts reports a student body of 0% White, 5% Hispanic, 93% Black.
What district is School of Fine Arts in?
School of Fine Arts is part of Dolton SD 149.
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