📍 1441 W 124th St, Calumet Park, Cook County, 60827
Burr Oak Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Calumet Park, Cook County. The school has 318 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Wilsando Seegars. It is part of the Calumet Public SD 132 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Burr Oak Academy enrolls 318 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Black or African American, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 225 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.6% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
46 of the school's 318 students (14%) 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 Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-10, state senate district 14, state house district 28.
Burr Oak Academy 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 318 students, Burr Oak Academy 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