Barack H Obama Learning Academy

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Markham, Illinois

Barack H Obama Learning Academy in Markham, Illinois enrolled 466 students in 2024-25 with 29.0 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 7% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 2% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

468 students in 2022-23, 443 students in 2023-24, 466 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 29.0.

Students enrolled at Barack H Obama Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 46602004006002022-234682023-244432024-25466
Students enrolled at Barack H Obama Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 46602004006002022-234682023-244432024-25466
Students enrolled at Barack H Obama Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 46602004006002022-234682023-244432024-25466
Students enrolled at Barack H Obama Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 46602004006002022-234682023-244432024-25466
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346830.015.6
2023-2444325.017.7
2024-2546629.016.1

16.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools

Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 16.1; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.1state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 16.1; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.1state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 16.1; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.1state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 16.1; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.1state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 417 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Barack H Obama Learning Academy enrolled 417 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 417 of the 417 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent37.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.0% of students were Black, 18.7% Hispanic, 2.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black77.0%
  2. Hispanic18.7%
  3. Two or more races2.8%
  4. White1.1%
  5. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Barack H Obama Learning Academy scored proficient or above: 7% in reading in 2021-22 and 2% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-227%9%29.9%
Math, 2022-232%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Markham

3 public elementary schools in Markham report 2024-25 enrollment; Barack H Obama Learning Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Barack H Obama Learning Academy46616.1not reported
Markham Park Elementary School29223.4not reported
Prairie-Hills STEAM Academy10216.2not reported

All public schools in Markham →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Barack H Obama Learning Academy

  1. Maya Angelou Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 271 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Holmes Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 270 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Barack H Obama Learning Academy with Maya Angelou Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hazel Crest SD 152-5 spends per student$22,022 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,022
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisBarack H Obama Learning Academy is the number 671 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#671 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.16.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Barack H Obama Learning Academy

  1. How many students attend Barack H Obama Learning Academy?
    466 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 468 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Markham, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Barack H Obama Learning Academy?
    16.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Barack H Obama Learning Academy a Title I school?
    Barack H Obama Learning Academy ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Barack H Obama Learning Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Barack H Obama Learning Academy scored proficient or above: 7% in reading in 2021-22 and 2% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Barack H Obama Learning Academy in?
    Hazel Crest SD 152-5, NCES district ID 1718600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171860002152 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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