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New Beginnings Learning Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

15703 Clyde Ave, South Holland, IL 60473 · (708) 768-5200 · Part of Dolton School District 149

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

Directions
Students
288
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about New Beginnings Learning Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 17.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
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 ↗

15703 Clyde Ave, South Holland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten48
Grade 153
Grade 248
Grade 350
Grade 436
Grade 550
Grade 62
Enrollment over time
350’20
320’21
326’22
317’23
288’24

Down 17.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 97%Hispanic 2%White <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about New Beginnings Learning Academy 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
Caroline Sibley Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Calumet City
D
434 students25:1
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.