Calumet Township’s public schools score below 84% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 11% of Calumet Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the five public school districts serving Calumet 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.
Calumet Township’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 13% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% 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 Calumet Public School District 132 $18,349, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle and six high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Walter St. Benedict Elementary School (private) is 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 Calumet Township’s grade
C−: better than 16% of Illinois school districts, #673 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 Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Calumet Township · depends on your address
Burr Oak Academy
Grades PK–2 · 289 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Calumet Park
Gen George Patton Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 184 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Riverdale
4th grade in Calumet Township · depends on your address
Burr Oak Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 290 students · 32:1 students per teacher · in Calumet Park
Gen George Patton Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 184 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Riverdale
Paul Revere Intermediate School
Grades 4–5 · 180 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Blue Island
5th grade in Calumet Township · depends on your address
Burr Oak Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 290 students · 32:1 students per teacher · in Calumet Park
Gen George Patton Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 184 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Riverdale
Paul Revere Intermediate School
Grades 4–5 · 180 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Blue Island
6th grade in Calumet Township · depends on your address
Calumet Elem School
Grades 6–8 · 316 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Calumet Park
Gen George Patton Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 184 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Riverdale
7th grade in Calumet Township · depends on your address
Calumet Elem School
Grades 6–8 · 316 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Calumet Park
Gen George Patton Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 184 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Riverdale
8th grade in Calumet Township · depends on your address
Calumet Elem School
Grades 6–8 · 316 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Calumet Park
Gen George Patton Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 184 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Riverdale
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Five districts serve Calumet 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
Calumet Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Calumet Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Calumet Township | C− | Calumet Public School District 132 PK–8 · General George Patton School District 133 PK–8 · Cook County School District 130 PK–8 |
| Chicago | C | Chicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Riverdale | D | Dolton School District 148 PK–8 · General George Patton School District 133 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Calumet Park | C− | Calumet Public School District 132 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
| Worth | C | Community High School District 218 |
| Thornton | C− | Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 · Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 9–12 |
| Blue Island | C− | Cook County School District 130 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Community High School District 218 with Calumet Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Calumet Township
14 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 Township’s schools
Are Calumet Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Calumet Township children attend score below 84% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #673 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Calumet Township in?
Community High School District 218, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 5,436 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Calumet Township kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: A B Shepard High Sch (Campus), Thornwood High School, DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus), H L Richards High Sch(Campus), Thornton Township High School and Thornridge High School.
What is Calumet Township’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 Calumet Township spend per student?
$25,321 in Community High School District 218, $18,349 in Calumet Public School District 132, $34,660 in Thornton Township High School District 205, $32,229 in General George Patton School District 133 and $22,624 in Cook County School District 130 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Calumet Township?
Yes: St. Walter St. Benedict Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 109 students).
Parents talk
What Calumet Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Calumet Township → They have their own page.
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.