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S T E M Academy

Public Grades 8

1075^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

S T E M Academy is an 8th-grade-only middle school in Calumet City, part of Dolton School District 149, with 243 students. Its most pressing concern is math: just 9% of students were proficient in 2025–26, compared with 35% statewide.

ELA is the school’s strongest tested subject relative to its other results, but its 34% proficiency rate was well below the state’s 63% and matched the district’s 34%. It was also lower than every nearby school with a reported 8th-grade result: Lincoln Junior High School had the lowest of those results at 39.5%, 6 points above S T E M Academy, while McKinley Junior High School reached 62.7%. Math was near the bottom of nearby results too: S T E M Academy’s 8.6% was close to Brooks Middle School at 8.3%, and below the other reported nearby scores. Science was a relative bright spot within the nearby group, with 31% proficient—nearby results ranged from 13.2% to 38.0%—though the school remained below the state’s 52%.

ELA proficiency rose from 28% in 2023–24 to 34% in 2025–26, but the gap with the state widened from 13 to 23 points. Math fell from 13% to 9% as the state improved, widening the gap from 16 to 31 points. SchoolDigger’s overall rating also declined, from the 35th percentile in 2023–24 to the 5th percentile and 0 stars in 2025–26. Its subgroup rankings show a notable difference: in 2024–25, SchoolDigger ranked the school’s effectiveness for Hispanic students at the 49th percentile, versus the 14th percentile overall; its ranking for African American students fell from the 66th percentile in 2023–24 to the 12th in 2025–26. Other context: the 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 21.1, higher than every nearby school’s reported ratio, and the school reported Community Eligibility (all students receive free meals) for 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism improved to 15% in 2025–26, below the state rate of 24% but just above the district’s 15%.

243

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,343

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

94.3%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

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: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (25% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 31 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg24%

Illinois avg49%

1,075^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2026	7.3	1075 of 1126	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.2	196 of 224	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	4.5	838 of 867	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.4	712 of 788	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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

Disabled (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile+8 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts34%-22 vs state

Science31%-21 vs state

Mathematics9%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	—	2 (0.8%)	226 (93.0%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	7.3	1075^th of 1126 public middle schools	4.5%		16.6	1183^rd of 1368 public middle schools	13.5%	108	31.2			33.8	33.8			8.6	8.6	94.3%		$23,343	$3,478	$19,865
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	—	1 (0.4%)	209 (93.3%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			26.4		26.4		13.2		13.2	94.5%		$19,726	$3,983	$15,743
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	—	0 (0.0%)	235 (95.5%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		19.8			19.8	6.6			6.6	85%		$21,941	$3,594	$18,347
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%)	15.8	965^th of 1126 public middle schools	14.3%		20.3	1109^th of 1368 public middle schools	18.9%	144	32.2	30.3	34.7	50.6	38.0		14.3	32.2	16.5	100%		$23,656	$1,798	$21,858
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%)	16.9	957^th of 1126 public middle schools	15.0%		16.6	1181^st of 1368 public middle schools	13.7%	224	32.6	43.9	44.2	53.7	47.4		14.7	13.7	11.2	98.9%		$26,425	$2,772	$23,653
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	—	1 (0.6%)	145 (86.3%)	18 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	4	1112^th of 1126 public middle schools	1.2%		10.7	1299^th of 1368 public middle schools	5.0%	187	13.2		15.7	39.5	26.7					100%		$23,888	$1,190	$22,698
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%)	30.3	784^th of 1126 public middle schools	30.4%		38.4	799^th of 1368 public middle schools	41.6%	15	35.3	66.3	42.4	62.7	57.9	32.7	18.8	25.5	26.0	98.6%		$22,335	$1,281	$21,054
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	—	2 (1.5%)	120 (92.3%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	24.5	851^st of 1126 public middle schools	24.4%		18.9	1142^nd of 1368 public middle schools	16.5%	291	28.2		51.4	54.1	52.8				9.8	100%		$24,010	$1,193	$22,816
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	—	4 (0.9%)	298 (64.8%)	155 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22	881^st of 1126 public middle schools	21.8%		33.6	886^th of 1368 public middle schools	35.2%	5	38.0	52.9	41.9	50.3	48.7	26.3	21.3	24.0	24.0	99.1%		$24,680	$1,364	$23,316
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%)	7.9	1062^nd of 1126 public middle schools	5.7%		19.4	1129^th of 1368 public middle schools	17.5%	67	21.2	33.3	31.2	47.4	37.2	11.1	12.8	8.3	10.8	98%		$19,904	$2,263	$17,641

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 4.5% 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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