Barack Obama Sch of Leadership and STEM
Chicago Heights, IL · Park Forest - Chicago Heights School District 163
Regular public school · Grades 4 - 6 · Suburb, large
1,482nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 30%▲ Improving
401 Concord Dr, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
(708)668-9101NCES ID 173081003202Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Barack Obama Sch of Leadership and STEM 1,482nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 30% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 23th in 2019 to 30th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2019) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2019) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: 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 315 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 78.2% | 81.9% | ▲ 3.7 pts | |
| Hispanic | 6.3% | 11.1% | ▲ 4.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 9.4% | 4.8% | ▼ 4.6 pts | |
| White | 4.6% | 1.9% | ▼ 2.7 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 $177K in zip 60411 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Barack Obama Sch of Leadership and STEM in?
Barack Obama Sch of Leadership and STEM is part of the Park Forest - Chicago Heights School District 163 district in Chicago Heights, Illinois.
Is Barack Obama Sch of Leadership and STEM a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Barack Obama Sch of Leadership and STEM 1,482nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 30% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Barack Obama Sch of Leadership and STEM?
Black 82%, Hispanic 11%, Two or more races 5%, White 2% (315 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Barack Obama Sch of Leadership and STEM cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60411 is $177K 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.