Bremen Township’s public schools score below 64% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
16% of students in Bremen Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Bremen Township, 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.
Bremen Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1466 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bremen Township’s, its schools beat 31%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Bremen Community High School District 228 spends $25,258 per student and Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 $19,068, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then two middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Damian School (private), Trinity Lutheran School (private), St. Christopher School (private), St. George School (private), Phenomenal Kids Academey Inc (private) and Academic Mastery Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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 Bremen Township’s grade
C+: better than 36% of Illinois school districts, #542 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bremen Township, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Bremen Township · depends on your address
Prairie-Hills Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 766 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Markham
Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 725 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Tinley Park
7th grade in Bremen Township · depends on your address
Prairie-Hills Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 766 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Markham
Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 725 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Tinley Park
8th grade in Bremen Township · depends on your address
Prairie-Hills Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 766 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Markham
Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 725 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Tinley Park
Parts of Bremen Township (13%, 13%, 12%, 10%, 9%, 6%, 4% and 3% of its land) are served by Forest Ridge School District 142, Arbor Park School District 145, Community High School District 218, Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5, Midlothian School District 143, Country Club Hills School District 160, Consolidated High School District 230 and Cook County School District 130 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Bremen Township
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
Bremen Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Bremen Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bremen Township | C+ | Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 PK–8 · Community Consolidated School District 146 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
| Thornton | C− | Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 · Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 9–12 |
| Orland | A− | Orland School District 135 PK–8 · Kirby School District 140 PK–8 · Consolidated High School District 230 9–12 |
| Rich | C− | Elementary School District 159 PK–8 · Matteson Elementary School District 162 PK–8 · Rich Township High School District 227 9–12 |
| Worth | C | Community High School District 218 |
| Tinley Park | A− | Kirby School District 140 PK–8 · Community Consolidated School District 146 PK–8 · Summit Hill School District 161 PK–8 |
| Dixmoor | D | West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Posen | C | Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
2 of the 7 neighbors share Bremen Community High School District 228 with Bremen Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Bremen Township
43 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).
Left off: 9 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Developmental Learning Pgm DLP, Braun Educational Center, Project Challenge, DESTINY Program, Communication Dev Program, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program, Southwest Coop at Morton Gingerwo, Delta Learning Center and Delta Academy and Achieve).
Questions about Bremen Township’s schools
Are Bremen Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bremen Township children attend score below 64% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #542 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bremen Township in?
Bremen Community High School District 228, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 4,885 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Bremen Township are served by Forest Ridge School District 142, Arbor Park School District 145, Community High School District 218, Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5, Midlothian School District 143, Country Club Hills School District 160, Consolidated High School District 230 and Cook County School District 130.
Where do Bremen Township kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Bremen High School, Oak Forest High School, Hillcrest High School and Tinley Park High School.
What is Bremen Township’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Bremen Community High School District 228 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Bremen Township spend per student?
$25,258 in Bremen Community High School District 228, $19,068 in Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 and $22,783 in Community Consolidated School District 146 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Bremen Township?
Yes: St. Damian School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 315 students), Trinity Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 245 students), St. Christopher School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 218 students), St. George School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 170 students), Phenomenal Kids Academey Inc (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 45 students) and Academic Mastery Academy (special education, grades K–8, 26 students).
Parents talk
What Bremen Township families are saying about school.
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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.