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Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1936th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 6% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 415 students enrolled. As part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois, Burnham Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burnham Elementary faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 45% over the past few years, and poor academic performance, with only 21.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 10.3% proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, all rank in the bottom 40-50% of their respective subgroups statewide, indicating significant achievement gaps.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Warren Elementary, Black Magnet Elementary, and Earhart Elementary Opt for Knowledge generally outperform Burnham Elementary across academic metrics, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics may be contributing to Burnham's poor performance, which has remained stagnant or declined over the past decade, with no significant improvements in its statewide ranking or academic proficiency rates.

374
Students ?
11.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,325
Per pupil spending ?
95.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 9928 S Crandon Ave
       Chicago, IL  60617-5294

(773) 535-6530

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy usually attend:

High:    Bowen High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
94.7%
Hispanic:
4.5%
Two or more races:
0.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school13%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,936th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,222nd of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 15 pts since 2015
From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
390th of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
698th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202510.31936 of 20565.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.31933 of 20676.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.61985 of 20774.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.51799 of 208213.6%★☆☆☆☆
202114.71770 of 19489.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.21902 of 20868.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.61800 of 203711.6%★☆☆☆☆
201719.91688 of 204417.4%★☆☆☆☆
201620.31682 of 204617.8%★☆☆☆☆
201520.01707 of 205216.8%★☆☆☆☆
201413.51881 of 209310.1%★☆☆☆☆
201350.91143 of 216747.3%★★☆☆☆
201255.41157 of 216646.6%★★☆☆☆
201168.3795 of 214763.0%★★★☆☆
201061.01022 of 213952.2%★★★☆☆
200956.51116 of 212047.4%★★☆☆☆
200839.51468 of 209229.8%★☆☆☆☆
200727.61722 of 209517.8%★☆☆☆☆
200622.61754 of 208615.9%★☆☆☆☆
200515.01779 of 202212.0%★☆☆☆☆
20047.71862 of 20308.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200310.51778 of 202012.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.3496 of 68827.9%★☆☆☆☆
202431.1482 of 65526.4%★☆☆☆☆
202327.9553 of 69220.1%★☆☆☆☆
202241.2348 of 68449.1%★★☆☆☆
202134.8266 of 42837.9%★★☆☆☆
201935.6448 of 71137.0%★★☆☆☆
201840.1375 of 69846.3%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.0771 of 104926.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.41732 of 194210.8%★☆☆☆☆
202414.31781 of 19428.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.91872 of 19574.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.41718 of 197012.8%★☆☆☆☆
202111.61622 of 16803.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.41835 of 20199.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.51631 of 196417.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.91663 of 18007.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.61647 of 17938.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.81702 of 18085.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.01446 of 176318.0%★☆☆☆☆
202123.81271 of 151416.1%★☆☆☆☆
201922.51585 of 181612.7%★☆☆☆☆
201825.11441 of 176518.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202511.61802 of 19477.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.21796 of 19598.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.21860 of 19846.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.71659 of 197716.1%★☆☆☆☆
202112.91642 of 17073.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.61818 of 201910.0%★☆☆☆☆
201814.71793 of 19729.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.11117 of 129213.5%★☆☆☆☆
202328.6824 of 115628.7%★☆☆☆☆
202222.9994 of 111310.7%★☆☆☆☆
201919.71148 of 11943.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.9637 of 76316.5%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.41222 of 136810.7%★☆☆☆☆
202414.11248 of 13638.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.21315 of 13673.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.91186 of 136913.4%★☆☆☆☆
202117.21081 of 124112.9%★☆☆☆☆
201919.91109 of 135618.2%★☆☆☆☆
201821.21031 of 129320.3%★☆☆☆☆
201731.7869 of 129332.8%★★☆☆☆
201627.5936 of 129427.7%★☆☆☆☆
201526.3963 of 130226.0%★☆☆☆☆
201427.21011 of 132223.5%★☆☆☆☆
201364.9456 of 136766.6%★★★☆☆
201264.6524 of 136561.6%★★★☆☆
201166.1517 of 134461.5%★★★☆☆
201047.8819 of 132738.3%★★☆☆☆
200957.7657 of 131850.2%★★★☆☆
200842.1852 of 129334.1%★★☆☆☆
200740.0892 of 128730.7%★★☆☆☆
200641.4855 of 127232.8%★★☆☆☆
200510.61056 of 120912.7%★☆☆☆☆
200410.81056 of 120412.3%★☆☆☆☆
200325.0908 of 118523.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202533.6383 of 57433.3%★★☆☆☆
202428.7407 of 54825.7%★☆☆☆☆
202323.3507 of 56910.9%★☆☆☆☆
202237.7328 of 57342.8%★★☆☆☆
202136.9228 of 38540.8%★★☆☆☆
201945.7261 of 56553.8%★★★☆☆
201847.5216 of 51157.7%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.0455 of 69434.4%★★☆☆☆
202325.6546 of 67419.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.61104 of 124811.5%★☆☆☆☆
202410.41212 of 12513.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.91243 of 12752.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.21224 of 12864.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.21043 of 127618.3%★☆☆☆☆
201819.71006 of 122617.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.61050 of 122914.6%★☆☆☆☆
202419.51069 of 121912.3%★☆☆☆☆
202314.81179 of 12344.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.21056 of 122113.5%★☆☆☆☆
202125.6817 of 101919.8%★☆☆☆☆
201928.7928 of 121723.7%★☆☆☆☆
201830.9839 of 116127.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.41069 of 127115.9%★☆☆☆☆
202419.31048 of 126417.1%★☆☆☆☆
202313.91193 of 12927.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.5912 of 128629.1%★☆☆☆☆
201919.31076 of 129617.0%★☆☆☆☆
201821.7986 of 122319.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.2702 of 81213.5%★☆☆☆☆
202331.1534 of 80533.7%★★☆☆☆
202226.4767 of 7811.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201940.8374 of 79252.8%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
African American (2025)28th percentile+22 vs school
Disabled (2025)27th percentile+21 vs school
Special Education (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school
Male (2025)7th percentile~ school
Middle school
Disabled (2025)34th percentile+24 vs school
African American (2025)33rd percentile+23 vs school
Male (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)12th percentile~ school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts22%-31 vs state
Science11%-32 vs state
Mathematics10%-28 vs state

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Students at Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy are 95% African American, 5% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy.

Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students who attend Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Bowen High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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