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Richard Byrd Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

8259 Lavergne Ave, Burbank, IL 60459 · (708) 499-3049 · Part of Burbank School District 111

Stickney Township’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
266
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Richard Byrd Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 14.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Stickney Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Richard Byrd Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

8259 Lavergne Ave, Burbank

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten34
Grade 145
Grade 248
Grade 343
Grade 444
Grade 551
Enrollment over time
232’20
232’21
230’22
242’23
266’24

Up 14.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 72%White 21%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Richard Byrd Elementary School from Stickney Township families.

Other schools in Burbank School District 111

The district →
F B Mccord Elem School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Burbank
C+
186 students16:1
Luther Burbank Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Burbank
C−
453 students13:1
Maddock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Burbank
C+
356 students11:1
Edward J Tobin Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Burbank
C
346 students13:1
J B Kennedy Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Burbank
C+
295 students13:1
Harry E Fry School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Burbank
C−
268 students14:1

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; Stickney Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.