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B−

Barack H Obama Learning Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

16448 S Park Ave, Markham, IL 60428 · (708) 825-2400 · Part of Hazel Crest School District 152-5

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

Directions
Students
466
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Barack H Obama Learning Academy

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state

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 ↗

16448 S Park Ave, Markham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K32
Kindergarten44
Grade 148
Grade 256
Grade 339
Grade 451
Grade 559
Grade 649
Grade 745
Grade 843
Enrollment over time
465’20
459’21
468’22
443’23
466’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 77%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 3%White 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 Barack H Obama Learning Academy from Thornton Township families.

Other schools in Hazel Crest School District 152-5

The district →
Jesse C White Learning Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hazel Crest
B−
425 students12:1

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.