Schools in East Hazel Crest · Thornton Township High School District 205, Hazel Crest School District 152-5

East Hazel Crest’s public schools score below 92% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In East Hazel Crest, 7% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving East Hazel Crest, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

▼ 23 pts vs IL 30%

2020–21

Math proficiency

▼ 19 pts vs IL 26%

2020–21

Graduate on time

82%

▼ 6 pts vs IL 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$34.7K

▲ 61% vs IL $21.6K

FY2024 · Thornton Township High School District 205

Students per teacher

13.8

IL 13.6

Schools in town

5,400 students on the public path

In brief

East Hazel Crest’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 7% of tested students were proficient in reading and 7% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide. The grade ↓

Graduation

82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Thornton Township High School District 205 spends $34,660 per student and Hazel Crest School District 152-5 $23,696, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind East Hazel Crest’s grade

D Test scoresC⁻ Graduation

D: better than 8% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 8%

Lower resultsHigher results

Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1051)Better than 7%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,587 test results and a graduating class of 1,216 wouldn’t change the letter.

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve East Hazel Crest, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in East Hazel Crest · depends on your address

Barack H Obama Learning Academy

Grades PK–8 · 466 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Markham

B⁻

Jesse C White Learning Academy

Grades PK–8 · 425 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hazel Crest

B⁻

The path, start to finish

PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB⁻

9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C⁻

East Hazel Crest runs its own schools through grade 8 (Hazel Crest School District 152-5). From grade 9, students attend the Thornton Township High School District 205, shared with Calumet City, Calumet, Dixmoor, Dolton, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Phoenix, Riverdale, South Holland, Thornton and Thornton. Its school is in Markham. Parts of East Hazel Crest (6% of its land) are served by Thornton School District 154 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve East Hazel Crest

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Thornton Township High School District 205Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 4,509 students, down 7% since 2021–22 · 13.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$34,660IL $21,567 · FY2024

Hazel Crest School District 152-5Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 891 students · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$23,696IL $21,567 · FY2024

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Thornton Township High School District 2056%

State average 29.9% · 1117 students tested

Math · 9–12, Thornton Township High School District 2057%

State average 25.8% · 898 students tested

Reading · PK–8, Hazel Crest School District 152-59%

State average 29.9% · 579 students tested

Math · PK–8, Hazel Crest School District 152-524%

State average 25.8% · 14 students tested · the state reports 0–49%

East Hazel Crest vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share East Hazel Crest’s borders.

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
East Hazel Crest	D	Hazel Crest School District 152-5 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12
Homewood	B	Homewood School District 153 PK–8 · Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 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
Harvey	D	Harvey School District 152 PK–8 · West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12
Hazel Crest	C⁻	Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 PK–8 · Hazel Crest School District 152-5 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Thornton Township High School District 205 with East Hazel Crest for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in East Hazel Crest

5 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).

Also serving East Hazel Crestin other towns

Barack H Obama Learning Academy

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Markham

B⁻

466 students16:1Rate it →

Jesse C White Learning Academy

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hazel Crest

B⁻

425 students12:1Rate it →

Thornwood High School

High · Grades 9–12 · South Holland

C⁻

1,843 students13:1Rate it →

Thornton Township High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Harvey

1,697 students14:1Rate it →

Thornridge High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Dolton

C⁻

969 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about East Hazel Crest’s schools

Are East Hazel Crest’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools East Hazel Crest children attend score below 92% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is East Hazel Crest in?

Two districts: Hazel Crest School District 152-5 runs grades PK–8, and Thornton Township High School District 205 runs grades 9–12, shared with Calumet City, Calumet, Dixmoor, Dolton, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Phoenix, Riverdale, South Holland, Thornton and Thornton.

Where do East Hazel Crest kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Thornwood High School, Thornton Township High School and Thornridge High School.

What is East Hazel Crest’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 East Hazel Crest spend per student?

$34,660 in Thornton Township High School District 205 and $23,696 in Hazel Crest School District 152-5 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.