Photo: LonelyBeacon · CC BY-SA 3.0Alsip’s public schools score below 78% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Alsip’s districts is 13%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Alsip, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Alsip’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 19% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Community High School District 218 spends $25,321 per student and Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126 $20,173, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then four middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Alsip’s grade
C−: better than 22% of Illinois school districts, #622 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Alsip, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Alsip · depends on your address
Nathan Hale Primary School
Grades PK–3 · 334 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Crestwood
Horace Mann School
Grades PK · 182 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Blue Island
District 126 Early Childhood Ctr
Grades PK · 122 students · 24:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Alsip · depends on your address
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,916 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Palos Heights
DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,818 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Blue Island
H L Richards High Sch(Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,702 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
10th grade in Alsip · depends on your address
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,916 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Palos Heights
DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,818 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Blue Island
H L Richards High Sch(Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,702 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
11th grade in Alsip · depends on your address
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,916 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Palos Heights
DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,818 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Blue Island
H L Richards High Sch(Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,702 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
12th grade in Alsip · depends on your address
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,916 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Palos Heights
DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,818 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Blue Island
H L Richards High Sch(Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,702 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
Parts of Alsip (8% and 5% of its land) are served by Palos Heights School District 128 and Atwood Heights School District 125 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Alsip
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Alsip vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Alsip’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Alsip | C− | Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126 PK–8 · Cook County School District 130 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
| Blue Island | C− | Cook County School District 130 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
| Oak Lawn | C+ | Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 PK–8 · Ridgeland School District 122 PK–8 · Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 9–12 |
| Crestwood | C− | Cook County School District 130 PK–8 · Midlothian School District 143 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
| Chicago | C | Chicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Worth | C | Community High School District 218 |
4 of the 5 neighbors share Community High School District 218 with Alsip for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Alsip
14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Alsip’s schools
Are Alsip’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Alsip children attend score below 78% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #622 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Alsip in?
Community High School District 218, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 5,436 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Alsip are served by Palos Heights School District 128 and Atwood Heights School District 125.
Where do Alsip kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: A B Shepard High Sch (Campus), DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus) and H L Richards High Sch(Campus).
What is Alsip’s graduation rate?
83% of the class of 2023 in Community High School District 218 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Alsip spend per student?
$25,321 in Community High School District 218, $20,173 in Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126 and $22,624 in Cook County School District 130 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Alsip families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Alsip → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.