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Barack H Obama Learning Academy

Regular School · Markham, IL

Barack H Obama Learning Academy is a regular school school in Markham, Illinois, serving grades PK–08 with 466 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
466
Teachers (FTE)
29.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 359 77%
Hispanic/Latino 87 19%
Two or more races 13 3%
White 5 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Total enrollment 466 235M / 231F

English Language Learners: 7 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <50% 27.7% 7
Reading Proficiency <50% 32.7% 7

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)
-0.58 grade levels
Math
-0.34 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
198
42.5% 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.) 466 100%

Contact & Location

16448 S Park Ave

Markham, IL 60428

Phone: (708)825-2400

http://www.sd1525.org

District

Hazel Crest SD 152-5

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,415

District enrollment: 895

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

171860002152

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