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Markham Park Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

16239 Lawndale Ave, Markham, IL 60428 · (708) 210-2869 · Part of Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144

Bremen Township’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
292
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Markham Park Elem School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 23 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Bremen Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Bremen Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Markham Park Elem SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

16239 Lawndale Ave, Markham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten36
Grade 144
Grade 253
Grade 332
Grade 439
Grade 557
Grade 61
Enrollment over time
285’20
303’21
308’22
290’23
292’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 66%Hispanic 33%Two or more races <1%White <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Markham Park Elem School from Bremen Township families.

Other schools in Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144

The district →
Mae Jemison School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hazel Crest
C−
368 students20:1
Highlands Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hazel Crest
C−
311 students28:1
Chateaux School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hazel Crest
D
249 students19:1
Fieldcrest Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oak Forest
C+
217 students17:1
Nob Hill Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Country Club Hills
D
164 students16:1
Prairie-Hills STEAM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Markham
102 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Bremen Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.