Burnham School District 154-5

Burnham School District 154-5 is a small school district in Illinois that serves the community of Burnham. The district has only one school, Burnham Elementary School, which provides education for students from kindergarten through 8th grade.

Based on the available data, Burnham Elementary School does not appear to be a standout performer in the district or the state. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests, such as the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), are consistently below the state averages, particularly in mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's IAR English Language Arts proficiency rate was 36.5%, compared to the state average of 53.1%, and its IAR Mathematics proficiency rate was 19.8%, compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school's performance on the ISA Science assessment was also below the state average, with 5th-grade students scoring 10.5% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 40.6%, and 8th-grade students scoring 27.8% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 45.4%.

The school also faces challenges with a high rate of chronic absenteeism, at 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 95.27% in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite the district's relatively high per-student spending of $21,759 and a low student-teacher ratio of 15.1, the school's performance does not seem to reflect the level of resources available, suggesting the need for a closer examination of the district's strategies and interventions to support student success.