Flossmoor’s public schools outscore 64% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Flossmoor, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 21% of Flossmoor’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). 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.
Flossmoor’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 505 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Flossmoor’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Flossmoor runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Parker Junior High School (6–8) is Flossmoor’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 with Homewood: Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor. The high school’s own results earn a B−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 31% and math 21% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Flossmoor School District 161 spends $19,241 per student and Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 $27,139, 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.
What’s behind Flossmoor’s grade
B: better than 64% of Illinois school districts, #342 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Flossmoor, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Flossmoor · depends on your address
Western Avenue Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 499 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Flossmoor Hills Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 357 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Flossmoor
Parker Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 822 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Flossmoor
Parker Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 822 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Flossmoor
Parker Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 822 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Flossmoor
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,707 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Flossmoor
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,707 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Flossmoor
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,707 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Flossmoor
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,707 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Flossmoor runs its own schools through grade 8 (Flossmoor School District 161). From grade 9, students attend the Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233, shared with Homewood. Its elementary school is in Flossmoor. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Flossmoor
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
Flossmoor vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Flossmoor’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Flossmoor | B | Flossmoor School District 161 PK–8 · Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 9–12 |
| Homewood | B | Homewood School District 153 PK–8 · Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 9–12 |
| Chicago Heights | C | Chicago Heights School District 170 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| Country Club Hills | C− | Country Club Hills School District 160 PK–8 · Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
| Olympia Fields | C− | Matteson Elementary School District 162 PK–8 · Rich Township High School District 227 9–12 |
| Bloom | C− | Bloom Township High School District 206 |
| Rich | C− | Elementary School District 159 PK–8 · Matteson Elementary School District 162 PK–8 · Rich Township High School District 227 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 |
Every school in Flossmoor
6 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 Flossmoor’s schools
Are Flossmoor’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Flossmoor children attend outscore 64% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #342 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Flossmoor in?
Two districts: Flossmoor School District 161 runs grades PK–8, and Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 runs grades 9–12, shared with Homewood.
Where do Flossmoor kids go to high school?
Homewood-Flossmoor High School, with 2,707 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Flossmoor’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Flossmoor spend per student?
$19,241 in Flossmoor School District 161 and $27,139 in Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 (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.