Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Bridgeview’s public schools outscore 80% of Illinois districts
44% of students in Bridgeview’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Bridgeview, 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.
Bridgeview’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1439 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bridgeview’s, its schools beat 95%, higher than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 33% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Argo Community High School District 217 spends $26,897 per student and Indian Springs School District 109 $19,837, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then two middle and four 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 Bridgeview’s grade
A−: better than 80% of Illinois school districts, #152 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bridgeview, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Bridgeview · depends on your address
Dr Kenneth M Sorrick School
Grades PK–1 · 449 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Palos Hills
Dorn Elementary School
Grades PK–1 · 431 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Hickory Hills
Gladness V Player ECC
Grades PK · 146 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Justice
7th grade in Bridgeview · depends on your address
H H Conrady Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,047 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Hickory Hills
Geo T Wilkins Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 508 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Justice
8th grade in Bridgeview · depends on your address
H H Conrady Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,047 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Hickory Hills
Geo T Wilkins Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 508 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Justice
Parts of Bridgeview (12%, 7%, 7%, 4% and 4% of its land) are served by Summit School District 104, Oak Lawn Community High School District 229, Ridgeland School District 122, Reavis Township High School District 220 and Burbank School District 111 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Four districts serve Bridgeview
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Bridgeview vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Bridgeview’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgeview | A− | Indian Springs School District 109 PK–8 · North Palos School District 117 PK–8 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| Burbank | C | Burbank School District 111 PK–8 · Reavis Township High School District 220 9–12 |
| Bedford Park | — | Burbank School District 111 PK–8 · Summit School District 104 PK–8 · Reavis Township High School District 220 9–12 |
| Justice | B− | Indian Springs School District 109 PK–8 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| Hickory Hills | A | North Palos School District 117 PK–8 · Consolidated High School District 230 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 |
| Palos Hills | A | North Palos School District 117 PK–8 · Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–8 · Consolidated High School District 230 9–12 |
| Worth | C | Community High School District 218 |
| Palos | A | Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–8 · North Palos School District 117 PK–8 · Willow Springs School District 108 PK–8 |
| Lyons | A− | Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| Chicago Ridge | C | Chicago Ridge School District 127-5 PK–8 · Ridgeland School District 122 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
| Stickney | C− | Burbank School District 111 PK–8 · Central Stickney School District 110 PK–8 · Reavis Township High School District 220 9–12 |
3 of the 11 neighbors share Argo Community High School District 217 with Bridgeview for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Bridgeview
12 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 Bridgeview’s schools
Are Bridgeview’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bridgeview children attend outscore 80% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #152 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 95%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bridgeview in?
Argo Community High School District 217, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,817 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Bridgeview are served by Summit School District 104, Oak Lawn Community High School District 229, Ridgeland School District 122, Reavis Township High School District 220 and Burbank School District 111.
Where do Bridgeview kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Carl Sandburg High School, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Victor J Andrew High School and Argo Community High School.
What is Bridgeview’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Consolidated High School District 230 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Bridgeview spend per student?
$26,897 in Argo Community High School District 217, $19,837 in Indian Springs School District 109, $25,716 in Consolidated High School District 230 and $18,641 in North Palos School District 117 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Bridgeview 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.