Barack Obama Leadership & STEM in Chicago Heights, Illinois on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Barack Obama Leadership & STEM is a suburban public school in Chicago Heights, Illinois that is part of Park Forest Chicago Hgt School District 163. It serves 289 students in grades 4 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.3:1. Its teachers have had 3 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 4 - 8

289 Students

31 Teachers

401 Concord Dr

Chicago Heights, IL 60411 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Barack Obama Leadership & STEM Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

92%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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