Photo: vxla · CC BY 2.0Calumet City’s public schools score below 89% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Calumet City’s districts is 5%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the five public school districts serving Calumet City, 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.
Calumet City’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 9% of tested students were proficient in reading and 5% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 spends $25,124 per student and Thornton Township High School District 205 $34,660, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then three middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 7% since 2021–22. 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 Calumet City’s grade
D: better than 11% of Illinois school districts, #726 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 Calumet City, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Calumet City · depends on your address
Hoover Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 571 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Wilson Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 349 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Diekman Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 227 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Dolton
6th grade in Calumet City · depends on your address
Wentworth Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 302 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Schrum Memorial School
Grades 6–8 · 274 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Creative Communications Acad
Grades 6 · 246 students · 20:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Calumet City · depends on your address
Wentworth Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 302 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Schrum Memorial School
Grades 6–8 · 274 students · 18:1 students per teacher
School of Fine Arts
Grades 7 · 224 students · 20:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Calumet City · depends on your address
Wentworth Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 302 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Schrum Memorial School
Grades 6–8 · 274 students · 18:1 students per teacher
S T E M Academy
Grades 8 · 243 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Parts of Calumet City (16% and 2% of its land) are served by Lincoln Elementary School District 156 and South Holland School District 150 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Five districts serve Calumet City
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
Calumet City vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Calumet City’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Calumet City | D | Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157 PK–8 · Calumet City School District 155 PK–8 · Dolton School District 149 PK–8 |
| Lansing | C− | Lansing School District 158 PK–8 · Sunnybrook School District 171 PK–8 · Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 9–12 |
| South Holland | D | South Holland School District 151 PK–8 · South Holland School District 150 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Burnham | C− | Calumet City School District 155 PK–8 · Burnham School District 154-5 K–8 · Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 9–12 |
| Dolton | D | Dolton School District 149 PK–8 · Dolton School District 148 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 with Calumet City for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Hammond, IN borders Calumet City but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Calumet City
15 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 Calumet City’s schools
Are Calumet City’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Calumet City children attend score below 89% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #726 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Calumet City in?
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,228 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Calumet City are served by Lincoln Elementary School District 156 and South Holland School District 150.
Where do Calumet City kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Thornwood High School, Thornton Fractnl So High School, Thornton Township High School, Thornton Fractnl No High School and Thornridge High School.
What is Calumet City’s graduation rate?
82% of the class of 2023 in Thornton Township High School District 205 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Calumet City spend per student?
$25,124 in Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215, $34,660 in Thornton Township High School District 205, $22,298 in Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157, $19,409 in Calumet City School District 155 and $21,677 in Dolton School District 149 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Calumet City 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.