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Schools in Frankfort Square · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210, Summit Hill School District 161

Frankfort Square’s public schools outscore 87% of Illinois districts

On the state math tests, 41% of Frankfort Square’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Frankfort Square, 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.

#98of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
47%
▲ 17 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 15 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 9 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.5K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210
Students per teacher
14.9
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,953 students on the public path
In brief

Frankfort Square’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 41% 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

Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 spends $19,546 per student and Summit Hill School District 161 $21,914, 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 Frankfort Square’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 87% of Illinois school districts, #98 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 87%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (599)Better than 87%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,309 test results and a graduating class of 1,588 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Frankfort Square’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,293 in math, 3,326 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Frankfort Square, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Dr Julian Rogus Schoolin FrankfortA−
7–8Summit Hill Junior High Schoolin FrankfortA
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Frankfort Square runs its own schools through grade 8 (Summit Hill School District 161). From grade 9, students attend the Lincoln Way Community High School District 210, shared with Frankfort, Frankfort, Green Garden, Manhattan, Manhattan, Mokena, New Lenox, New Lenox, Tinley Park and Wilton. Its elementary school is in Frankfort. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Frankfort Square

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

Lincoln Way Community High School District 210Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 6,734 students · 17.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,546IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Summit Hill School District 161Grades PK–8 · 5 schools · 2,333 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,914IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Lincoln Way Community High School District 21050%
State average 29.9% · 1570 students tested
Math · 9–12, Lincoln Way Community High School District 21044%
State average 25.8% · 1696 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Summit Hill School District 16144%
State average 29.9% · 1756 students tested
Math · PK–8, Summit Hill School District 16138%
State average 25.8% · 1597 students tested

Frankfort Square vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Frankfort Square’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Frankfort SquareASummit Hill School District 161 PK–8 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 9–12
FrankfortA+Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C PK–8 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 9–12
Tinley ParkA−Kirby School District 140 PK–8 · Community Consolidated School District 146 PK–8 · Summit Hill School District 161 PK–8
RichC−Elementary School District 159 PK–8 · Matteson Elementary School District 162 PK–8 · Rich Township High School District 227 9–12
MattesonC−Elementary School District 159 PK–8 · Matteson Elementary School District 162 PK–8 · Rich Township High School District 227 9–12
Frankfort TownshipAFrankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C PK–8 · Summit Hill School District 161 PK–8 · Mokena School District 159 PK–8

3 of the 5 neighbors share Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 with Frankfort Square for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Frankfort Square

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 Frankfort Squarein other towns
Dr Julian Rogus School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Frankfort
A−
653 students10:1Rate it →
Summit Hill Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Frankfort
A
566 students11:1Rate it →
Lincoln-Way East High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Frankfort
A
2,696 students18:1Rate it →
Lincoln Way West
High · Grades 9–12 · New Lenox
A−
2,047 students18:1Rate it →
Lincoln-Way Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Lenox
A
1,991 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Frankfort Square’s schools

Are Frankfort Square’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Frankfort Square children attend outscore 87% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #98 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 87%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Frankfort Square in?

Two districts: Summit Hill School District 161 runs grades PK–8, and Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 runs grades 9–12, shared with Frankfort, Frankfort, Green Garden, Manhattan, Manhattan, Mokena, New Lenox, New Lenox, Tinley Park and Wilton.

Where do Frankfort Square kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Lincoln-Way East High School, Lincoln Way West and Lincoln-Way Central High School.

What is Frankfort Square’s graduation rate?

97% of the class of 2023 in Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Frankfort Square spend per student?

$19,546 in Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 and $21,914 in Summit Hill School District 161 (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.