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Caroline Sibley Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1550 Sibley Blvd, Calumet City, IL 60409 · (708) 868-1870 · Part of Dolton School District 149

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

Directions
Students
434
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Caroline Sibley Elem School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 25 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiencyunder 1%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1550 Sibley Blvd, Calumet City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten57
Grade 160
Grade 273
Grade 383
Grade 479
Grade 577
Grade 65
Enrollment over time
520’20
524’21
518’22
525’23
434’24

Down 16.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 93%Hispanic 6%Two or more races <1%White <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Caroline Sibley Elem School from Thornton Township families.

Other schools in Dolton School District 149

The district →
Diekman Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dolton
D−
227 students19:1
New Beginnings Learning Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South Holland
D
288 students19:1
Berger-Vandenberg Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dolton
D
266 students19:1
Carol Moseley Braun School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Calumet City
D
264 students16:1
Creative Communications Acad
Middle · Grades 6 · Calumet City
D−
246 students20:1
School of Fine Arts
Middle · Grades 7 · Calumet City
D
224 students20:1

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