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Calumet Elem School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1440 W Vermont Ave, Calumet Park, IL 60827 · (708) 388-8820 · Part of Calumet Public School District 132

Calumet Township’s School Grade C− better than 16% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
316
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Calumet Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Calumet Township kids: 6 high schools

On the path

Where Calumet Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Calumet Elem SchoolYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1440 W Vermont Ave, Calumet Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 696
Grade 7100
Grade 8120
Enrollment over time
360’20
345’21
310’22
289’23
316’24

Down 12.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 73%Hispanic 25%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Calumet Elem School from Calumet Township families.

Other schools in Calumet Public School District 132

The district →
Burr Oak Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Calumet Park
289 students14:1
Burr Oak Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Calumet Park
B−
290 students32:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Calumet Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.