Richard Byrd Elementary School
Burbank, IL · Burbank SD 111
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large
1,091st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 48%▲ Improving
8259 Lavergne Ave, Burbank, IL 60459
(708)499-3049NCES ID 173681003794Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Richard Byrd Elementary School 1,091st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 48% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 42th in 2019 to 48th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2023) stops before 2024: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 242 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 53.4% | 69.4% | ▲ 16.0 pts | |
| White | 40.8% | 24.0% | ▼ 16.8 pts | |
| Asian | 0.6% | 2.9% | ▲ 2.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.6% | 2.9% | ▲ 1.3 pts | |
| Black | 3.6% | 0.8% | ▼ 2.8 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $312K in zip 60459 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Richard Byrd Elementary School in?
Richard Byrd Elementary School is part of the Burbank SD 111 district in Burbank, Illinois.
Is Richard Byrd Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Richard Byrd Elementary School 1,091st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 48% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Richard Byrd Elementary School?
Hispanic 69%, White 24%, Asian 3%, Two or more races 3% (242 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Richard Byrd Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60459 is $312K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.