📍 16448 S Park Ave, Markham, Cook County, 60428
Barack H Obama Learning Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Markham, Cook County. The school has 468 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Darren Jones. It is part of the Hazel Crest SD 152-5 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Barack H Obama Learning Academy enrolls 468 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Black or African American, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 384 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 75 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
466 of the school's 468 students (100%) 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.
Barack H Obama Learning Academy 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 15, state house district 30.
Barack H Obama Learning Academy is one of 2 schools in Hazel Crest SD 152-5, based in Hazel Crest, Illinois. The district serves 891 students district-wide and employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 468 students, Barack H Obama Learning Academy is close to the district average of about 446 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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