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S T E M Academy

PublicMiddleGrades 8

1650 Pulaski Rd, Calumet City, IL 60409 · (708) 868-7595 · Part of Dolton School District 149

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

Directions
Students
243
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
8
The gist

What stands out about S T E M Academy

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 27.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

1650 Pulaski Rd, Calumet City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 8243
Enrollment over time
190’20
180’21
173’22
172’23
243’24

Up 27.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 93%Hispanic 5%White <1%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 S T E M 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
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 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.