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Schools in Blue Island · Community High School District 218, Cook County School District 130

Blue Island’s public schools score below 79% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Blue Island, 14% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Blue Island, 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.

#628of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
17%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
14%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
83%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.3K
▲ 17% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Community High School District 218
Students per teacher
13.9
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
7,699 students on the public path
In brief

Blue Island’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% 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 Cook County School District 130 $22,624, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Blue Island’s grade

C− Test scoresC Graduation

C−: better than 21% of Illinois school districts, #628 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 21%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1246)Better than 22%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,406 test results and a graduating class of 1,365 could put Blue Island anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Blue Island’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,436 in math, 3,355 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Blue Island, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Blue Island runs its own schools through grade 8 (Cook County School District 130). From grade 9, students attend the Community High School District 218, shared with Alsip, Calumet Park, Calumet, Chicago Ridge, Crestwood, Merrionette Park, Oak Lawn, Palos Heights, Robbins, Worth and Worth. Its elementary school is in Blue Island. Parts of Blue Island (15%, 14%, 8% and 8% of its land) are served by Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5, Calumet Public School District 132, West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147 and Thornton Township High School District 205 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Blue Island

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Community High School District 218Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 5,436 students · 14.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,321IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Cook County School District 130Grades PK–8 · 11 schools · 2,950 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$22,624IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Community High School District 21816%
State average 29.9% · 1333 students tested
Math · 9–12, Community High School District 21814%
State average 25.8% · 1436 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Cook County School District 13017%
State average 29.9% · 2022 students tested
Math · PK–8, Cook County School District 13010%
State average 25.8% · 27 students tested · the state reports 0–20%

Blue Island vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Blue Island’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Blue IslandC−Cook County School District 130 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12
Calumet ParkC−Calumet Public School District 132 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12
AlsipC−Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126 PK–8 · Cook County School District 130 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12
RiverdaleDDolton School District 148 PK–8 · General George Patton School District 133 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12
RobbinsC−Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5 PK–8 · Cook County School District 130 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12
ChicagoCChicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12
DixmoorDWest Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12
CalumetC−Calumet Public School District 132 PK–8 · General George Patton School District 133 PK–8 · Cook County School District 130 PK–8
PosenCPosen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12

4 of the 8 neighbors share Community High School District 218 with Blue Island for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Blue Island

10 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).

Also serving Blue Islandin other towns
Nathan Hale Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Crestwood
334 students13:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3
342 students14:1Rate it →
Paul Revere Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–3
318 students14:1Rate it →
George Washington Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alsip
270 students13:1Rate it →
Veterans Memorial Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
361 students12:1Rate it →
Nathan Hale Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crestwood
334 students11:1Rate it →
Everett F Kerr Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
304 students10:1Rate it →
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)
High · Grades 9–12 · Palos Heights
B−
1,916 students15:1Rate it →
DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)
High · Grades 9–12
C
1,818 students13:1Rate it →
H L Richards High Sch(Campus)
High · Grades 9–12 · Oak Lawn
C+
1,702 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Blue Island’s schools

Are Blue Island’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Blue Island children attend score below 79% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #628 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Blue Island in?

Two districts: Cook County School District 130 runs grades PK–8, and Community High School District 218 runs grades 9–12, shared with Alsip, Calumet Park, Calumet, Chicago Ridge, Crestwood, Merrionette Park, Oak Lawn, Palos Heights, Robbins, Worth and Worth.

Where do Blue Island 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 Blue Island’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 Blue Island spend per student?

$25,321 in Community High School District 218 and $22,624 in Cook County School District 130 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.