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Schools in Frankfort · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210, Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C

Frankfort’s public schools outscore 97% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 63% of Frankfort’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Frankfort, 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.

#11of 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
63%
▲ 33 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
55%
▲ 30 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
16.6
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
9,410 students on the public path
In brief

Frankfort’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 63% and math 55% 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 Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C $15,648, 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’s grade

A+ Test scoresA Graduation

A+: better than 97% of Illinois school districts, #11 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 97%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (263)Better than 97%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,344 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’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,358 in math, 3,330 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolFrankfort Community Consolidated School District 157CNo scores
3–5Chelsea Elem SchoolFrankfort Community Consolidated School District 157CA+
6–8Hickory Creek Middle SchoolFrankfort Community Consolidated School District 157CA+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Frankfort runs its own schools through grade 8 (Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C). From grade 9, students attend the Lincoln Way Community High School District 210, shared with Frankfort, Green Garden, Manhattan, Manhattan, Mokena, New Lenox, New Lenox, Tinley Park and Wilton. Its elementary school is in Frankfort. Parts of Frankfort (12%, 8% and 7% of its land) are served by Summit Hill School District 161, Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U and Peotone Community Unit School District 207U instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Frankfort

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
Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157CGrades PK–8 · 3 schools · 2,676 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,648IL $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, Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C75%
State average 29.9% · 1760 students tested
Math · PK–8, Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C67%
State average 25.8% · 1662 students tested

Frankfort vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
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
Richton ParkC−Elementary School District 159 PK–8 · Matteson Elementary School District 162 PK–8 · Rich Township High School District 227 9–12
MokenaAMokena School District 159 PK–8 · Summit Hill School District 161 PK–8 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 9–12
Frankfort TownshipAFrankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C PK–8 · Summit Hill School District 161 PK–8 · Mokena School District 159 PK–8
Green GardenAPeotone Community Unit School District 207U PK–12 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 9–12
ManhattanAManhattan School District 114 PK–8 · Peotone Community Unit School District 207U PK–12 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 9–12
New LenoxA−New Lenox School District 122 PK–8 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 9–12
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

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

Every school in Frankfort

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).

Also serving Frankfortin other towns
Grand Prairie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
840 students16:1Rate it →
Chelsea Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
A+
893 students15:1Rate it →
Hickory Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A+
943 students15:1Rate it →
Lincoln-Way East High School
High · Grades 9–12
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’s schools

Are Frankfort’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Frankfort children attend outscore 97% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #11 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Frankfort in?

Two districts: Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C runs grades PK–8, and Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 runs grades 9–12, shared with Frankfort, Green Garden, Manhattan, Manhattan, Mokena, New Lenox, New Lenox, Tinley Park and Wilton.

Where do Frankfort 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’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 spend per student?

$19,546 in Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 and $15,648 in Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C (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.