Crestwood’s public schools score below 83% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Crestwood’s districts is 11%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Crestwood, 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.
Crestwood’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1490 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Crestwood’s, its schools beat 10%, lower than their 17% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 16% 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 Cook County School District 130 $22,624, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then five middle and three 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 Crestwood’s grade
C−: better than 17% of Illinois school districts, #663 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 Crestwood, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Crestwood · depends on your address
Nathan Hale Primary School
Grades PK–3 · 334 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Horace Mann School
Grades PK · 182 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Blue Island
Spaulding School
Grades PK · 134 students · 27:1 students per teacher · in Midlothian
9th grade in Crestwood · depends on your address
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,916 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Palos Heights
DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,818 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Blue Island
H L Richards High Sch(Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,702 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
10th grade in Crestwood · depends on your address
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,916 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Palos Heights
DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,818 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Blue Island
H L Richards High Sch(Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,702 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
11th grade in Crestwood · depends on your address
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,916 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Palos Heights
DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,818 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Blue Island
H L Richards High Sch(Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,702 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
12th grade in Crestwood · depends on your address
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,916 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Palos Heights
DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,818 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Blue Island
H L Richards High Sch(Campus)
Grades 9–12 · 1,702 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
Parts of Crestwood (11%, 11%, 4% and 3% of its land) are served by Bremen Community High School District 228, Forest Ridge School District 142, Palos Heights School District 128 and Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Crestwood
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
Crestwood vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Crestwood’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Crestwood | C− | Cook County School District 130 PK–8 · Midlothian School District 143 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
| Robbins | C− | Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5 PK–8 · Cook County School District 130 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
| Midlothian | C | Midlothian School District 143 PK–8 · Forest Ridge School District 142 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
| Alsip | C− | Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126 PK–8 · Cook County School District 130 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Cook County School District 130 with Crestwood for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Crestwood
13 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 Crestwood’s schools
Are Crestwood’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Crestwood children attend score below 83% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #663 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Crestwood in?
Community High School District 218, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 5,436 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Crestwood are served by Bremen Community High School District 228, Forest Ridge School District 142, Palos Heights School District 128 and Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5.
Where do Crestwood kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: A B Shepard High Sch (Campus), DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus) and H L Richards High Sch(Campus).
What is Crestwood’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 Crestwood spend per student?
$25,321 in Community High School District 218, $22,624 in Cook County School District 130 and $20,106 in Midlothian School District 143 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Crestwood 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.