Photo: AlphaBeta135 · CC BY 4.0Burbank’s public schools score below 75% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Burbank’s districts is 14%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Burbank, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Burbank’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1452 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Burbank’s, its schools beat 17%, lower than their 25% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Burbank runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Liberty Junior High School (6–8) is Burbank’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Reavis Township High School District 220 with Bedford Park, Forest View and Stickney: Reavis High School in Burbank. The high school’s own results earn a C+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 19% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Reavis Township High School District 220 spends $18,645 per student and Burbank School District 111 $14,562, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Burbank’s grade
C: better than 25% of Illinois school districts, #615 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Burbank, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Burbank
Liberty Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,087 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Burbank
Liberty Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,087 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Burbank
Liberty Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,087 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Burbank
Reavis High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,930 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Burbank
Reavis High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,930 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Burbank
Reavis High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,930 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Burbank
Reavis High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,930 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Burbank runs its own schools through grade 8 (Burbank School District 111). From grade 9, students attend the Reavis Township High School District 220, shared with Bedford Park, Forest View and Stickney. Its elementary school is in Burbank. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Burbank
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Burbank vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Burbank’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Burbank | C | Burbank School District 111 PK–8 · Reavis Township High School District 220 9–12 |
| Bridgeview | A− | Indian Springs School District 109 PK–8 · North Palos School District 117 PK–8 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| Bedford Park | — | Burbank School District 111 PK–8 · Summit School District 104 PK–8 · Reavis Township High School District 220 9–12 |
| Stickney | C− | Burbank School District 111 PK–8 · Central Stickney School District 110 PK–8 · Reavis Township High School District 220 9–12 |
| Chicago | C | Chicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Oak Lawn | C+ | Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 PK–8 · Ridgeland School District 122 PK–8 · Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 9–12 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Burbank School District 111 with Burbank for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Burbank
8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Burbank’s schools
Are Burbank’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Burbank children attend score below 75% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #615 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Burbank in?
Two districts: Burbank School District 111 runs grades PK–8, and Reavis Township High School District 220 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bedford Park, Forest View and Stickney.
Where do Burbank kids go to high school?
Reavis High School, with 1,930 students; its own test results earn a C+.
What is Burbank’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Reavis Township High School District 220 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Burbank spend per student?
$18,645 in Reavis Township High School District 220 and $14,562 in Burbank School District 111 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.