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Barack H Obama Learning Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2027^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Barack H Obama Learning Academy is an elementary school located in Markham, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 443 students. The school is part of the Hazel Crest School District 152-5. Despite its consistent ranking in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools, the school has struggled to provide a high-quality education to its students.

Academic performance at Barack H Obama Learning Academy is a significant concern, with only 18% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 3.9% proficient in mathematics, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in the lower grades, with only 7.7% of 3rd graders proficient in both ELA and math. In comparison, the nearby Jesse C White Learning Academy, located just 1.29 miles away, had significantly higher proficiency rates in both subjects.

The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 36.9% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly above the state average. Despite increased per-student spending, reaching $26,042 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's academic outcomes have not shown significant improvement. These persistent challenges suggest that a comprehensive, data-driven approach focused on targeted interventions and support systems may be necessary to address the unique needs of the school's student population and improve educational outcomes.

466

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,608

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16448 S Park Ave
Markham, IL 60428

(708) 825-2400

District: Hazel Crest School District 152-5

Students who attend Barack H Obama Learning Academy usually attend:

High:

Thornwood High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.0%

Hispanic:

18.7%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (9% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg13%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

2,027^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,307^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Hazel Crest School District 152-5

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	2027 of 2056	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1932 of 2067	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1937 of 2077	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1945 of 2082	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1977 of 2086	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	1863 of 2037	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	1918 of 2044	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	1906 of 2046	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	1577 of 2052	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.8	1497 of 2093	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.7	1538 of 2167	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.1	1956 of 2166	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	64.7	907 of 2147	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.1	1266 of 2139	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.4	1003 of 2120	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	30.0	1615 of 2092	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.3	1863 of 2095	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.3	1621 of 2086	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.5	1759 of 2022	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	2.6	1960 of 2030	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.0	1839 of 2020	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	631 of 688	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	515 of 655	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	523 of 692	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	496 of 684	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	523 of 711	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	449 of 698	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1917 of 1942	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1875 of 1942	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1819 of 1957	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1743 of 1970	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1900 of 2019	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1701 of 1964	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	48.0	443 of 970	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.0	684 of 938	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	1762 of 1800	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1610 of 1793	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1641 of 1808	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1598 of 1763	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1677 of 1816	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1550 of 1765	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1887 of 1947	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1730 of 1959	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1848 of 1984	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1920 of 1977	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1891 of 2019	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1834 of 1972	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1307 of 1368	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1262 of 1363	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1282 of 1367	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1229 of 1369	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1275 of 1356	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	1154 of 1293	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	1186 of 1293	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	1170 of 1294	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	504 of 574	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	447 of 548	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	453 of 569	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	388 of 573	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	426 of 565	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	353 of 511	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	673 of 694	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1175 of 1248	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1141 of 1251	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1204 of 1275	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1183 of 1286	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1188 of 1276	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1115 of 1226	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	385 of 669	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1154 of 1229	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1091 of 1219	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1131 of 1234	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1062 of 1221	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1129 of 1217	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	992 of 1161	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	1216 of 1271	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1184 of 1264	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1165 of 1292	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1101 of 1286	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1222 of 1296	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1072 of 1223	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	801 of 812	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2023)54th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-35 vs state

Science8%-35 vs state

Mathematics4%-35 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)	% Pneumococcal (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 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	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	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Barack H Obama Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	16448 S Park Ave	Markham	60428	Cook County	Hazel Crest School District 152-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 825-2400	466	29	16.0	99.6%	5 (1.1%)	359 (77.0%)	87 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	6.8	2027^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.4%		13.3	1932^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	6.5%	95	6.0	9.3	7.7	15.4	18.0	20.8	28.9	15.9	18.0	7.7	1.9	2.0	1.9	11.1	0.0	3.9	96.9	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.1	97.4	97.1	7.7	29.6	$25,608	$5,578	$20,030
Maya Angelou Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15748 Page Ave	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Harvey School District 152	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 333-0740	271	17	16.4	75.6%	0 (0.0%)	224 (82.7%)	42 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	8.8	1976^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.9%		13.4	1927^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.8%	49	7.7		14.3	12.2	27.5				17.9	11.9	7.3	7.5				8.9	91.2	96.1	96.1	96.1		96.1	94.3			$19,279	$3,424	$15,855
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16000 Carse Ave	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Harvey School District 152	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 333-0440	270	17	16.3	77.8%	0 (0.0%)	45 (16.7%)	224 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11.8	1881^st of 2056 public elementary schools	8.5%		15.2	1838^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.1%	43	3.8		20.7	16.7	7.7				15.3	31.0	20.0	3.8				18.8	88.0	89.4	89.4	89.4		88.0	85.3			$18,466	$2,657	$15,809
Taft School	Public	PK, KG-1	393 E 163rd St	Harvey	60426	Cook County	South Holland School District 151	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 339-2710	308	25	12.3	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	200 (64.9%)	102 (33.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										$27,506	$2,990	$24,516
Lincoln School	Public	K-8	1223 173Rd St	E Hazel Crest	60429	Cook County	Hazel Crest School District 152-5	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 335-0790	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jesse C White Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	16910 S Western Ave	Hazel Crest	60429	Cook County	Hazel Crest School District 152-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 825-2190	425	36	11.8	98.6%	1 (0.2%)	383 (90.1%)	27 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	18.2	1714^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.6%		16.1	1805^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.7%	91	5.4	27.5	48.5	13.2	13.2	8.7	7.0	23.5	18.1	53.1	7.9	0.0	4.2	9.1	4.0	11.2	95.7	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.7	8.4	28.7	$23,848	$5,557	$18,291
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	71 E 152nd St	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Harvey School District 152	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 331-1130	197	14	14.5	79.7%	1 (0.5%)	132 (67.0%)	47 (23.9%)	14 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	16.1	1758^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.5%		13.5	1917^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.3%	159	16.1		12.5	19.2	38.7				23.6	21.9	7.7	22.6				18.0	88.7	91.5	91.5	91.5		90.1	89.6			$19,932	$2,304	$17,628
Prairie-Hills STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	3055 W 163Rd St	Markham	60428	Cook County	Prairie-Hills Education Service District 144	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 210-2888	102	6	16.1	98.0%	5 (4.9%)	82 (80.4%)	11 (10.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	35.1	1312^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.2%		44.7	1057^th of 2067 public elementary schools	48.9%	255	4.2		52.6	61.1	37.5				49.2	31.6	27.8	16.7				24.6	98.1	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	96.2	97.2	10.4		$15,352	$2,914	$12,438
Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14700 Main St	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Harvey School District 152	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 331-1390	294	19	15.8	75.2%	4 (1.4%)	191 (65.0%)	73 (24.8%)	19 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	44.5	1116^th of 2056 public elementary schools	45.7%		35.9	1249^th of 2067 public elementary schools	39.6%	133	29.5		40.0	29.7	61.4				44.3	50.0	21.6	46.7				40.9	85.1	90.3	90.3	90.3		89.0	86.4			$22,204	$2,536	$19,668
Martin L King Elementary School	Public	1-4	14600 Seeley Ave	Dixmoor	60426	Cook County	W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 385-5400	320	20	16.0	82.5%	1 (0.3%)	177 (55.3%)	137 (42.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	14.8	1788^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.0%		14.2	1880^th of 2067 public elementary schools	9.0%	92			37.5	15.5					26.6	18.3	1.4					9.9	96.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	96.9	95.9	96.9			$30,744	$7,275	$23,469

Frequently Asked Questions about Barack H Obama Learning Academy

Is Barack H Obama Learning Academy a good school?

Barack H Obama Learning Academy ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Barack H Obama Learning Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Barack H Obama Learning Academy.

What district is Barack H Obama Learning Academy in?

Hazel Crest School District 152-5

What schools do graduates of Barack H Obama Learning Academy attend?

Students who attend Barack H Obama Learning Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Thornwood High School

What is the racial makeup of Barack H Obama Learning Academy?

Students at Barack H Obama Learning Academy are 77% African American, 19% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

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