Howard B Thomas Grade School

Regular School · Burlington, IL

Howard B Thomas Grade School is a regular school school in Burlington, Illinois, serving grades PK–05 with 678 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

678

Teachers (FTE)

44.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	325	48%
Asian	170	25%
Hispanic/Latino	136	20%
Two or more races	28	4%
Black or African American	14	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	1%
Total enrollment	678	373M / 305F

English Language Learners: 108 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	24.0% -3.7pp	27.7%	278
Reading Proficiency	32.0% -0.7pp	32.7%	277

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.29 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

8.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	678	100%

Contact & Location

44W575 Plato Rd

Burlington, IL 60109

Phone: (847)464-6008

http://hbt.central301.net/

District

Central CUSD 301

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,184

District enrollment: 4,860

Other Schools in District

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 60109) → CensusDepth.com
Illinois population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Illinois teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

170783000398

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD