📍 1440 W 125th St, Calumet Park, Cook County, 60827
Burr Oak Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Calumet Park, Cook County. The school has 270 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Vernetta Banks. It is part of the Calumet Public SD 132 school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Burr Oak Elem School enrolls 270 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 26% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 198 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
165 of the school's 270 students (61%) 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.
Burr Oak 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-10, state senate district 14, state house district 28.
Burr Oak Elem School is one of 3 schools in Calumet Public SD 132, based in Calumet Park, Illinois. The district serves 895 students district-wide and employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 270 students, Burr Oak Elem School is close to the district average of about 298 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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