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S T E M Academy

Public Grades 8

1183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

S T E M Academy is a public middle school located in Calumet City, Illinois, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 172 students. The school is part of the Dolton School District 149, which is ranked 796 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

S T E M Academy faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with only 32.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 7.5% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly below the state averages. The school's performance in science is also low, with only 20.3% of 8th-grade students proficient or better. This low academic performance has been consistent over the past several years, with the school ranking in the bottom 20% of Illinois middle schools. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 99.42% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 34.6%.

While the nearby schools in the Dolton School District 149, such as School of Fine Arts and Creative Communications Academy, also perform poorly academically, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Washington Junior High and McKinley Junior High School, perform better academically, suggesting that factors beyond just the district and demographics may be contributing to the low performance of S T E M Academy and other Dolton schools.

243

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,234

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1650 Pulaski Rd
Calumet City, IL 60409-3828

(708) 868-7595

District: Dolton School District 149

Students who attend S T E M Academy usually attend:

High:

Thornridge High School

Feeder schools for S T E M Academy:

Elementary:	Berger-Vandenberg Elementary School
	Carol Moseley Braun School
	Caroline Sibley Elementary School
	Diekman Elementary School
	More...
	New Beginnings Learning Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.0%

Hispanic:

4.9%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 35th percentile in 2024 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg18%

Illinois avg46%

1,183^rd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

796^th of 811Dolton School District 149 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1183 of 1368	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	889 of 1363	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	992 of 1367	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	979 of 1369	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	943 of 1241	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1166 of 1356	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1090 of 1293	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	1173 of 1293	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	1212 of 1294	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	1204 of 1302	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	340 of 574	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	187 of 548	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	187 of 569	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	190 of 573	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	132 of 385	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	286 of 565	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	241 of 511	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	578 of 694	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	983 of 1248	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	834 of 1251	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	924 of 1275	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	952 of 1286	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	798 of 1017	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1045 of 1276	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	966 of 1226	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	338 of 669	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	958 of 1229	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.7	615 of 1219	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	736 of 1234	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	699 of 1221	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	666 of 1019	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	993 of 1217	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	908 of 1161	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1183 of 1271	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	815 of 1264	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	924 of 1292	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	903 of 1286	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	883 of 1048	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1196 of 1296	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1121 of 1223	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	729 of 812	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	517 of 805	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	621 of 792	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-21 vs state

Science20%-25 vs state

Mathematics8%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
S T E M Academy	Public	8	1650 Pulaski Rd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 868-7595	243	12	21.1	99.6%	2 (0.8%)	226 (93.0%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	16.6	1183^rd of 1368 public middle schools	13.5%		30.7	889^th of 1363 public middle schools	34.8%	294	20.3			32.3	32.3			7.5	7.5	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	89.4	$21,234	$3,550	$17,683
School of Fine Arts	Public	7	1650 Pulaski Rd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 868-7565	224	11	20.3	99.1%	1 (0.4%)	209 (93.3%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			18.8		18.8		8.2		8.2	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	84.5	$22,007	$3,617	$18,390
Creative Communications Academy	Public	6	1650 Pulaski Rd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 868-7585	246	12	20.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	235 (95.5%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		25.3			25.3	6.4			6.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	87.4	$22,143	$2,890	$19,253
Wentworth Junior High School	Public	6-8	560 Superior Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Calumet City School District 155	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-0750	302	29	10.4	56.6%	3 (1.0%)	168 (55.6%)	119 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	20.3	1109^th of 1368 public middle schools	18.9%		15.8	1211^th of 1363 public middle schools	11.2%	102	24.0	20.6	27.0	32.7	26.6	6.9	13.5	25.3	15.2	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.1	$22,477	$2,007	$20,470
Schrum Memorial School	Public	6-8	485 165th St	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-4236	274	15	18.2	51.1%	1 (0.4%)	220 (80.3%)	45 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	16.6	1181^st of 1368 public middle schools	13.7%		22.5	1050^th of 1363 public middle schools	23.0%	131	19.3	35.5	25.0	33.7	31.4	9.7	10.2	2.4	7.6	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	$24,091	$3,303	$20,787
Lincoln Junior High School	Public	7-8	14151 Lincoln Ave	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 201-2075	168	11	15.1	98.8%	1 (0.6%)	145 (86.3%)	18 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	10.7	1299^th of 1368 public middle schools	5.0%		11.6	1302^nd of 1363 public middle schools	4.5%	3	10.8		27.5	25.3	26.4		1.3	4.8	3.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,858	$2,102	$21,756
McKinley Junior High School	Public	6-8	16949 Cottage Grove Ave	South Holland	60473	Cook County	South Holland School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 339-8500	287	21	13.6	77.4%	0 (0.0%)	256 (89.2%)	27 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.4	799^th of 1368 public middle schools	41.6%		44.5	679^th of 1363 public middle schools	50.2%	120	22.8	44.7	44.1	61.3	50.0	20.0	19.6	24.7	21.4	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	$20,795	$1,322	$19,473
Roosevelt Junior High School	Public	7-8	111 W 146th St	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 201-2071	130	9	13.9	100.0%	2 (1.5%)	120 (92.3%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	18.9	1142^nd of 1368 public middle schools	16.5%		30	905^th of 1363 public middle schools	33.6%	237	22.7		25.0	34.8	30.0		14.1	12.1	13.1	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	93.5	90.2	$24,494	$2,152	$22,342
Coolidge Middle School	Public	6-8	15500 7th Ave	Phoenix	60426	Cook County	South Holland School District 151	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 339-5300	460	39	11.7	99.3%	4 (0.9%)	298 (64.8%)	155 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	33.6	886^th of 1368 public middle schools	35.2%		28.6	932^nd of 1363 public middle schools	31.6%	46	31.7	43.0	41.0	48.6	44.1	18.0	18.8	18.6	18.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.4	$24,647	$1,978	$22,669
Brooks Middle School	Public	6-8	14741 Wallace St	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Harvey School District 152	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 333-6390	455	26	17.5	89.0%	5 (1.1%)	263 (57.8%)	171 (37.6%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	19.4	1129^th of 1368 public middle schools	17.5%		18	1151^st of 1363 public middle schools	15.6%	22	20.3	31.9	29.8	31.0	31.0	15.5	7.2	15.1	12.9	95.1	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.3	95.3	96.6	85.4	$19,746	$2,455	$17,291

Frequently Asked Questions about S T E M Academy

How many students attend S T E M Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended S T E M Academy.

Is S T E M Academy a good school?

S T E M Academy ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Illinois middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of S T E M Academy?

Students at S T E M Academy are 93% African American, 5% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of S T E M Academy attend?

Students who attend S T E M Academy usually go on to attend Thornridge High School

What district is S T E M Academy in?

Dolton School District 149

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