Summary:
Burr Oak Elementary School and Burr Oak Academy are the two elementary schools in Calumet Public School District 132, together serving preschool through grade 5; their enrollments are nearly identical, at 290 and 289 students. The available 2025–2026 test scores are for Burr Oak Elementary only, so they do not show how the schools compare academically. The key concern in the reported results is that Burr Oak Elementary’s proficiency was well below state results: 21% in all-grades ELA and 8% in math, compared with 56% and 40% statewide, while fifth-grade science was 11% versus 48%.
Burr Oak Academy stands out for having lower chronic absenteeism than its school neighbor: 33% in 2025–2026, compared with 37% at Burr Oak Elementary School. Both rates were above the state’s 24%, by 9 and 13 percentage points, respectively. Burr Oak Elementary is also ranked near the bottom of the state by SchoolDigger: 1,731st of 1,737, in the 0th percentile with zero stars. The Academy’s lower absenteeism is a relative bright spot, but neither school was below the state rate.
Burr Oak Elementary’s reported proficiency declined from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 while state results rose. Its all-grades ELA fell from 26% to 21%, widening its state shortfall from 27 to 36 points; math fell from 11% to 8%, and the shortfall grew from 27 to 32 points. Fifth-grade science also fell, from 15% to 11%, while the state result rose, widening the gap from 26 to 36 points. Other school characteristics differ despite similar enrollments: in 2024–2025, the Elementary’s student-teacher ratio was 32.2, versus 14 at the Academy, and 26% of its students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with 6% at the Academy. These are observations about the schools, not explanations for test results.
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