Photo: Cresthilladmin · CC BY-SA 3.0Crest Hill’s public schools outscore 66% of Illinois districts
35% of students in Crest Hill’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Crest Hill, 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.
Crest Hill’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1495 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Crest Hill’s, its schools beat 77%, higher than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 31% and math 35% 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
Lockport Township High School District 205 spends $20,557 per student and Richland School District 88A $18,665, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Lockport Township High Sch East. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. 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 Crest Hill’s grade
B+: better than 66% of Illinois school districts, #312 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 Crest Hill, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Crest Hill
Richland Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 774 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Crest Hill · depends on your address
Richland Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 774 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Chaney-Monge School
Grades K–8 · 479 students
1st grade in Crest Hill · depends on your address
Richland Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 774 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Chaney-Monge School
Grades K–8 · 479 students
2nd grade in Crest Hill · depends on your address
Richland Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 774 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Chaney-Monge School
Grades K–8 · 479 students
3rd grade in Crest Hill · depends on your address
Richland Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 774 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Chaney-Monge School
Grades K–8 · 479 students
4th grade in Crest Hill · depends on your address
Richland Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 774 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Chaney-Monge School
Grades K–8 · 479 students
5th grade in Crest Hill · depends on your address
Richland Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 774 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Chaney-Monge School
Grades K–8 · 479 students
6th grade in Crest Hill · depends on your address
Richland Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 774 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Chaney-Monge School
Grades K–8 · 479 students
7th grade in Crest Hill · depends on your address
Richland Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 774 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Chaney-Monge School
Grades K–8 · 479 students
8th grade in Crest Hill · depends on your address
Richland Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 774 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Chaney-Monge School
Grades K–8 · 479 students
9th grade in Crest Hill
Lockport Township High Sch East
Grades 9–12 · 3,678 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lockport
10th grade in Crest Hill
Lockport Township High Sch East
Grades 9–12 · 3,678 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lockport
Parts of Crest Hill (11%, 6% and 4% of its land) are served by Valley View Community Unit School District 365U, Plainfield School District 202 and Joliet Township High School District 204 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Crest Hill
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Crest Hill vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Crest Hill’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Crest Hill | B+ | Richland School District 88A PK–8 · Chaney-Monge School District 88 K–8 · Lockport Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Joliet | C− | Joliet Public School District 86 PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Romeoville | B | Valley View Community Unit School District 365U PK–12 · Lockport Township High School District 205 9–12 |
Every school in Crest Hill
3 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 Crest Hill’s schools
Are Crest Hill’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Crest Hill children attend outscore 66% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #312 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Crest Hill in?
Lockport Township High School District 205, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,678 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Crest Hill are served by Valley View Community Unit School District 365U, Plainfield School District 202 and Joliet Township High School District 204.
Where do Crest Hill kids go to high school?
Lockport Township High Sch East in Lockport, with 3,678 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Crest Hill’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Lockport Township High School District 205 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Crest Hill spend per student?
$20,557 in Lockport Township High School District 205, $18,665 in Richland School District 88A and $21,976 in Chaney-Monge School District 88 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Crest Hill 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.