State/Public Elementary Open

Burnham Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 13945 S Green Bay Ave, Burnham, Cook County, 60633

170
Pupils
14.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Burnham Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Burnham, Cook County. The school has 170 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Pozdzal. It is part of the Burnham SD 154-5 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Jennifer Pozdzal
School district
Burnham SD 154-5

Enrollment & staffing

Burnham Elem School enrolls 170 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.

Male students
86 (51%)
Female students
84 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
11.8
Student-teacher ratio
14.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 39% Black or African American and 4.7% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino8952%
Black or African American6639%
White84.7%
Two or more races74.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

159 of the school's 170 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“8Title I

Burnham Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-20, state senate district 17, state house district 33.

School district: Burnham SD 154-5

Burnham Elem School is one of 1 schools in Burnham SD 154-5, based in Burnham, Illinois. The district serves 141 students district-wide and employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 170 students, Burnham Elem School is larger than the district average of about 141 students per school.

141
District students
1
Schools
11
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

15%
Reading proficient
31%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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